Milan paid the value for insipid ending and sluggish defending, as Parma inflicted their first Serie A defeat for the reason that opening weekend, leaving them 10 factors behind Inter.
The Rossoneri slipped seven factors behind leaders Inter after a rescheduled Week 24 midweek recreation, , which additionally noticed Max Allegri despatched off and due to this fact suspended right here. Strahinja Pavlovic was solely match for the bench and Santiago Gimenez out, however Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek made full recoveries, and Adrien Rabiot . Matteo Gabbia pulled out within the warm-up, changed by Koni De Winter, as Davide Bartesaghi was in a brand new position for the again three. Parma have been coming off back-to-back victories, with Alessandro Circati suspended, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Zion Suzuki, Pontus Almqvist and Matija Frigan injured.
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Ruben Loftus-Cheek of AC Milan leaves the pitch on a stretcher through the Serie A match between AC Milan and Parma Calcio 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Alexis Saelemaekers put in a exceptional rabona cross, however Loftus-Cheek and Edoardo Corvi clashed heads making an attempt to succeed in it. The English midfielder got here off significantly worse and needed to be stretchered off, changed by Ardon Jashari.
Corvi was proper behind efforts from Christian Pulisic and Jashari, then rushed off his line to parry the Pulisic strike from a difficult angle.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Luka Modric of AC Milan appears to be like on through the Serie A match between AC Milan and Parma Calcio 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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There was a giant Milan likelihood simply earlier than half-time when Rabiot nodded down the Bartesaghi ball excessive and Pulisic drilled extensive from 14 yards.
Rafael Leao was booked for simulation after taking place theatrically within the field, however moments later Milan had an enormous double alternative.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Ardon Jashari of AC Milan is challenged by Christian Ordonez of Parma Calcio through the Serie A match between AC Milan and Parma Calcio 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Leao bumped into the Saelemaekers via ball and Corvi rushed out to push it off his toes, Pulisic gathered the rebound and was denied in entrance of an empty internet by the determined Mariano Troilo sort out.
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Parma have been largely pinned again, however got here near taking the lead when Emanuele Valeri at full stretch didn’t join with a cross, forcing Mike Maignan into a difficult save.
Rafael Leao was unlucky to not break the impasse on 64 minutes when a poorly-cleared nook got here again to the far submit, his acrobatic right-foot volley bounced off the within of the close to stick, rolled alongside the road and again out the opposite facet.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Rafael Leao of AC Milan shoots and misses an opportunity on purpose through the Serie A match between AC Milan and Parma Calcio 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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Pavlovic got here off the bench and nodded a free kick extensive, however Parma did get the ball into the online when Mariano Troilo jumped over Bartesaghi on the again submit to nod in a nook. The referee initially awarded a foul, however Valenti stood in the best way of Maignan greater than fouled him, so the purpose was allowed following a VAR overview.
Niclas Fullkrug headed a nook over, then noticed one other try deflected inches extensive of the close to submit.
Milan 0-1 Parma
Troilo 80 (P)