Lenny Joseph scored twice as Ferencvaros beat AC Milan 2-0 at San Siro on November 5. The visitors won a fourth straight Europa League league-phase match, while Milan remained on three points after four games.
Torriani keeps Milan level before the break
Lorenzo Torriani made his first Milan start in place of the suspended Mike Maignan. He saved Joseph’s early shot and denied him again after Milan lost the ball while trying to play out from the back.
Milan struggled to create clear chances. Alphadjo Cisse fired over after Goncalo Ramos headed a cross into his path, and the first half ended goalless despite Ferencvaros’ opportunities.
Joseph and Zachariassen decide the game
Ruben Amorim made three half-time changes, bringing on Diego Moreira, Mario Gila and Christian Pulisic. But the visitors took the lead in the 52nd minute after Kristoffer Zachariassen pressed Torriani following a back pass, leaving Joseph to finish into an empty net.
Omari Hutchinson shot just wide as Milan tried to respond. Ferencvaros then broke forward in the 66th minute, with Zachariassen again supplying Joseph for the second goal.
The goals came through different situations: pressure on Milan’s goalkeeper for the first, then a counterattack for the second. Both exposed the home side when possession changed hands.
A red card brings no Milan comeback
Substitute Bamidele Yusuf was sent off in the 77th minute for an elbow on Gila, with ESPN reporting a VAR review. Milan could not use the extra player to recover, as Denes Dibusz kept out Hutchinson and Moreira fired over.
The result left Milan outside the top 24, according to ESPN’s match report. It did not mathematically eliminate them. The club’s official report named an away match at Olympiacos as their next European assignment and a trip to Genoa as their next Serie A game.
Sources: AC Milan’s official report and ESPN. For a contrasting result involving an Italian club, read our Lens-Como report.
Correction, November 7, 2026: Yusuf’s dismissal was in the 77th minute, not the 76th. Extra historical and statistical claims not established by the cited reports have been removed.
