Santiago Giménez breaks his losing streak and scores a stunning goal for Milan over Venezia

Mexican striker Santiago Giménez broke his Serie A scoring drought and contributed to AC Milan 's 2-0 victory. against Venezia in a match corresponding to Matchday 34 of the Italian championship. Giménez , who was coming back from an injury and had lost his starting place, took advantage of his opportunity to score again in the final minutes.

Milan quickly took the lead. Just five minutes in, Youssouf Fofana set up Christian Pulisic , who finished with a left-footed shot inside the box to put the Rossoneri ahead. Stefano Pioli 's team capitalized on the early opportunity to control the pace of the match.

Venezia had a response before the break. John Yeboah managed to put the ball in the net in the 34th minute, but after a VAR review, the goal was ruled out for offside. The home side persisted in their search for an equalizer, but found themselves up against a well-established Milan defense and the interventions of goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

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In the second half, Santiago Giménez came on in the 64th minute to replace Tammy Abraham , who had held the starting spot in recent matches. The Mexican provided mobility and presence in attack, helping Milan maintain pressure on their opponents.

Giménez 's reward came in stoppage time. At 90+6 minutes, Tijjani Reijnders launched a long pass that found Giménez sandwiched between defenders. The Mexican forward controlled the ball, waited for the goalkeeper to come out, and finished with a flick over to seal the visitors' victory.

With this result, AC Milan reached 54 points and remains in ninth place in the table, still far from the European places. However, the Lombard club has the chance to secure its place in next season's Europa League if it beats Bologna in the Coppa Italia final.

Giménez , for his part, hopes this goal will allow him to regain prominence in the final stretch of the season.

With information from Excélsior

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