AC Milan defeated Atalanta 3-2 at San Siro on October 18, 2026, moving into fourth place in Serie A under manager Ruben Amorim, who remains unbeaten in his first seven league games. The Rossoneri took the lead through Goncalo Ramos' penalty, with Adrien Rabiot adding a second just before halftime. Despite Ramos missing a second penalty, Mario Gila extended Milan's lead to 3-0 on the hour.
Atalanta fought back with goals from Gianluca Gaetano and Nikola Krstovic, but Milan held on for the win. Christian Pulisic's early goal was ruled out for offside following a VAR check. Milan doubled their lead just before halftime when Diego Moreira found Rabiot at the edge of the area, who cut inside and drilled a low shot into the bottom corner.
The home side was awarded another penalty in the 56th minute following a VAR review after a handball by Thomas Kristensen from Rabiot's volley. Carnesecchi, though, this time guessed right to parry Ramos' spot kick. From the resulting corner, Gila headed in at the back post off Rabiot's flick-on to seemingly put the result beyond doubt.
Atalanta, though, rallied after substitute Gaetano showed neat control in the six-yard box to pull a goal back in the 66th minute and then Krstovic further reduced the deficit after a swift counter attack with nine minutes left, but Ruben Amorim's side dug in to see out the closing stages. Milan, led by former Manchester United coach Amorim, are one of four teams undefeated in Serie A, along with rival Inter Milan, Lazio and Roma.
Source: ESPN Soccer · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing