Gennaro Gattuso was denied victory in his first match as AC Milan coach by Benevento goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli's remarkable late header.
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Benevento goalie scores late goal to deny Gatuso's AC Milan victory
Benevento goalkeeper, Alberto Brignoli, produced a wonderful last minute header to deny Gennaro Gattuso his first win as AC Milan coach as they were held 2-2 draw by the relegation candidates.
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Benevento snatched their first ever point in Serie A in extraordinary fashion thanks to an injury-time equaliser from goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli, denying Gennaro Gattuso victory on his debut as AC Milan coach.
The league's bottom club had lost all 14 games this season prior to Sunday's clash but snatched a 2-2 draw right at the death at their Ciro Vigorito home, leaving Gattuso and his Rossoneri players stunned.
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Milan had won only two of their previous nine Serie A games heading into the encounter and looked short on confidence in the early stages of Gattuso's first game in charge since succeeding Vincenzo Montella as head coach.
Giacomo Bonaventura got the breakthrough for the visitors before half-time but they were deservedly pegged back by George Puscas before the hour mark.
The goal had Benevento fans dreaming of a first point in Italy's top flight until Nikola Kalinic struck six minutes later, but Alessio Romagnoli's red card gave the home fans a glimmer of hope of a famous result.
The opportunity looked to have passed them by until the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, when Brignoli's brilliant header sent the crowd into raptures and dealt another blow to Milan's Champions League ambitions.
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