Alberto Brignoni scored the goal that gave his team a draw against Milan and helped him score his first point in the Italian league.
Minute 95. The ghost of a fifteenth consecutive defeat hovered in the field Ciro Vigorito. Benevento lost 1-2 against an almighty Italian league in need of a win to get out of the bad moment he lives, AC Milan now led by Genaro Gattuso. But in soccer, as in all sports, illusion is the last thing that is lost. So when the score is tight and there is a still ball goes up to the goalkeeper to put one more man in the area that has the ability to nod and find an opportunity to tie or win.
This Sunday the goalkeeper Alberto Brignoni went on to the history of Benevento. Not for his saves, but for scoring the goal that gave him the 2-2 draw against the rosonero table and that served to add his first point in the history of Serie A. In the last breath of the game a fee of Danilo Cataldi's free kick went straight to the goalkeeper's head, who surprised the entire Milan defense. Neither the giant Gianluigi Donnaruma could react, remained motionless watching as the ball ended at the bottom of the goal.
Hugs, jumps and joy. So the Benevento players celebrated, as if it were a title. Although his return to Serie B is almost defined, this Sunday December 3 will go down in the history of the team. It's the day they added their first point in Serie A and they did it against a historical team. They avoided the 15 consecutive losses.
Debutante this campaign in Serie A, Benevento is a club in a small town 90 kilometers from Naples, has received 36 goals and has scored eight. On October 23, he decided to substitute coach Marco Baroni for Roberto De Zerbi, but he did not react. In a game in which Milan played the last 15 minutes without Alessio Romagnoli, expelled after a tough entry, the Benevento competed without complexes and looked for the goal until the last moment, achieved its reward and for a few moments will put aside the pressures of occupy the last position in the Italian league.