AC Milan couldn’t secure a victory at their home ground against Bologna, even though Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two goals.

AC Milan’s English midfielder, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, was the hero of the match as he celebrated scoring his team’s first goal in a thrilling encounter against Bologna at the San Siro Stadium. The match ended in a draw, with both teams finding the back of the net in the dying minutes.

The game was marred by a series of controversial refereeing decisions and three penalties, making it an unruly 90 minutes of football. The tone was set early on when Riccardo Calafiori received a yellow card for a minor foul, leading to a string of harsh punishments from referee Davide Massa.

Bologna took a surprise lead in the 29th minute through Joshua Zirkzee, who capitalized on a chance created by his teammates. He confidently slotted the ball through the legs of Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. However, the major point of controversy came when Milan’s Simon Kjaer went down in the box, clutching his face. Despite replays showing no contact, Lewis Ferguson was penalized and booked for the incident.

Olivier Giroud had the opportunity to equalize from the penalty spot, but his shot was saved. Milan didn’t have to wait long for their equalizer, as Loftus-Cheek found himself unmarked in the box and calmly finished a cross from Davide Calabria. The first half saw a total of six yellow cards, with five of them being shown to the home side. Bologna’s manager, Thiago Motta, was even sent off for his objections to the penalty decision.

The second half saw both teams struggling to gain an advantage until Rafael Leao broke through towards the Bologna box. A clash with Sam Beukema resulted in a penalty, which was given even without the need for VAR. Theo Hernandez stepped up to take the penalty, but his shot hit the post and although he scored from the rebound, it didn’t count due to the laws of the game.

Milan thought they had secured the winning goal when Christian Pulisic delivered a delightful cross for Loftus-Cheek to head home. Despite Lukasz Skorupski getting a hand to it, the power behind the header was too much to keep it out. However, Bologna showed resilience and equalized nine minutes later with their own penalty. Victor Kristiansen was deemed to have been pulled back by Filippo Terraciano, and Riccardo Orsolini made no mistake from the spot.

In the end, honors were even between the two teams, with both sides scoring late goals from penalties. It was a match filled with controversy and drama, leaving fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle.