AC Milan missed two penalties and Bologna converted one to snatch a 2-2 draw at San Siro in a match that was briefly halted for an anti-racism message.
The match was stopped for a few seconds in the 16th minute in support of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who was the victim of racist abuse in last weekend’s victory at Udinese. Maignan wears the No. 16 jersey.
Supporters at San Siro were instructed to “transform the stadium into a sea of light with the torches on their smartphone” and it appeared as if all the 71,000 fans did so, while a quote from civil rights icon Martin Luther King was broadcast on the big screens. It read: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.”
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Bologna broke the deadlock with a goal from Joshua Zirkzee in the 29th minute before Ruben Loftus-Cheek equalised just before the break and added his second goal seven minutes from time.
With Milan poised for a home win, Filippo Terracciano tripped Victor Kristiansen in stoppage time and Riccardo Orsolini converted the penalty to secure a draw.
Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez failed to score penalties for Milan in each half. Giroud missed from the spot after Lewis Ferguson fouled Simon Kjaer and Hernandez hit the post following Sam Beukama’s foul on Rafael Leao.
Milan are third in the table with 46 points, seven behind leaders Juventus and five adrift of second-placed Inter Milan. Bologna are seventh with 33 points.
Information from the Associated Press and Reuters was used in this report.
