Luis Suarez's last-wheeze punishment and Antoine Griezmann's first objective since getting back to Atletico Madrid procured the Spanish side a 2-1 triumph more than 10-man AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Griezmann, who rejoined Atletico keep going month on a season-long credit from Barcelona, jumped in the 84th moment to even out, before Suarez snatched Atletico their first success in this current season's opposition in the 97th moment.
After a lightning start in an excited air, Milan dashed into a twentieth moment lead through Rafael Leao, however the home fans were quieted nine minutes after the fact as Franck Kessie was shipped off subsequent to getting two yellow cards with hardly a pause in between.
As the game wore on, Milan withdrew further and further back and Griezmann at long last made the most of the Atletico pressure, terminating into the base corner to even out.
"I'm extremely glad to be here," Griezmann said. "I think the fans need to see me like this like around evening time. I need to bring them satisfaction and they'll be hitting the sack glad this evening."
Pierre Kalulu was then decreed to have taken care of the ball in stoppage time to allow Atletico the opportunity to grab a sensational triumph at the passing, with Suarez changing over from the spot to an ensemble of boos at the Siro.
"I don't think it was the best evening for the ref," Milan mentor Stefano Pioli said. "The mathematical mediocrity constrained us to play one more kind of match, after the shipping off there were numerous hardships."
Milan allies possessed been sitting tight a long energy for this kind of event. Atletico were truth be told the last side to confront them in the Champions League in the San Siro before Tuesday's experience, back in February 2014, when a Diego Costa objective was sufficient to acquire the Spaniards triumph.
The famous arena was swirling in front of the match. Arenas are at present allowed to be just half full in Italy, however most of those fans were amassed together in a pressed Curva Sud and thundered out their group for the warm-up like they had recently won the last.
At the point when the Curva divulged their standard, in English, pre-match, the message was a basic one: "Milan is back".
The rowdy group, who roared out the Champions League hymn with zeal, appeared to give Milan additional energy, as they flew out of the snares from the beginning.
Minutes after Rebic ought to have opened the scoring, Leao did, penetrating home to start wild scenes of festivity in the stands.
That rapture was brief, nonetheless, as Kessie was provided his walking orders following his second reserving for a foul on Marcos Llorente before the half-hour mark, much to the hosts' anger.
"I'm certain [the individuals at home appreciated it] more than us. The finish of the subsequent half was great, the valiance of the group, with an additional a player, having the option to assault all the more openly, yet before that ... Milan were superior to us. They had more cadence, more powerful, they scored," Atletico chief Diego Simeone said.
On Griezmann's exhibition, Simeone said: "I'm truly satisfied with him, an incredible objective from an exceptional player as is he, we need more from him and we'll request it, as he probably is aware."
The outcome leaves Milan without a point at the lower part of Group B, while Atletico are second with four, following pioneers Liverpool by two after the Premier League side's 5-1 success over FC Porto in Portugal.
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