A half for each team and a protagonist capable of completely changing the match. Lazio–Milan ends 2-2 at the Olimpico, with the Biancocelesti up by two goals at halftime and the Rossoneri able to come back in the second half thanks to a brace from the newly-substituted Diego Moreira.

Gennaro Gattuso’s team starts with completely different intensity and finds the net as early as the 10th minute: Zaccagni crosses the ball from the left and Matteo Cancellieri gets in ahead of Estupiñán, beating Maignan.

Milan struggles to find rhythm, and above all to contain Lazio’s surges. In the 39th minute, the double arrives: Kenneth Taylor’s cross finds Tijjani Noslin, who, after hitting the woodwork with his first shot, manages to put the ball in the net on the rebound. At halftime, the 2-0 score reflects a first half clearly in favor of the home side.

Amorim changes three men, Moreira changes the match

Ruben Amorim acts immediately. As the teams return from the dressing room, he makes three substitutions, among them Christian Pulisic and Diego Moreira. A move that completely shifts the game’s momentum.

In the 65th minute, Pulisic finds Moreira at the far post and the Belgian coordinates himself from a difficult position, scoring a stunning volley for the 2-1. Barely two minutes pass and it happens again: this time it’s Adrien Rabiot setting up Moreira, who from the edge of the area fires in the left-footed shot to make it 2-2.

In two minutes, Milan goes from possible defeat to the chance of completing a sensational comeback.

Moreira, 45 minutes as the protagonist

Sofascore’s numbers tell the story of the 2004-born player’s impact: in just 45 minutes played, Moreira finishes with 2 goals, 4 shots, 23 passes completed out of 25, 2 duels won out of 3, and 41 total touches.

A performance rewarded with a 9.0 rating, the highest of his night. Above all, two goals that come at a delicate time for Milan and show how Much Moreira could become an important option in Amorim’s attacking rotations.

Arriving in the summer from Strasbourg, the Belgian winger needed time to adapt to the new league and team. At the Olimpico, he experienced his first real night as a protagonist in a Rossoneri shirt.

Lazio on top, Milan still unbeaten

In the final stages, it’s mainly Milan looking for the winning goal, but the result doesn’t change. Lazio thus ends their perfect start after three consecutive victories, but moves up to 10 points, temporarily leading Serie A. Milan, on the other hand, now has 8 points, with two wins and two draws from the first four rounds.

For Amorim, there remains a first half to analyze, but also an important reaction to build on. And above all a new certainty: Diego Moreira comes on at halftime, scores twice in two minutes and turns a night that seemed lost into a vital point earned by Milan at the Olimpico.