Another game, another underwhelming performance, another two points dropped. It has become a familiar occurrence forAC Milanof late after they extended their winless run to three games with a disappointing 1-1 drawat home toLazioon Sunday night.After going behind to a MarcoParoloheader inside nine minutes, theRossoneriresponded well, equalising just six minutes later through a neat CarlosBaccafinish.However, despite dominating the vast majority of the match and having a one-man advantage followingSenadLulic’s dismissal, they were unable to secure all three points.And in a weekend where all three of the teams directly above Milan in the race for third place—Inter Milan,Fiorentinaand AS Roma—dropped points, the draw was a particularly unsatisfactory outcome.After the match, Milan head coachSinisaMihajlovicadmitted his frustration at the display, telling Sky SportItalia(h/tFootballItalia):It’s another missed opportunity, we could’veclosed up two points fromFiorentinaand Inter. It’s the usual situation.We dominated the second half and created many chances, but if we don’t put it in the net, it becomes difficult to win.Compared to the last two games at least there was more effort and determination.We tried everything to win in any way possible, but we were unable to get the victory.However amid the doom and gloom, Milan strikerLuizAdriano managed to put in a positive individual performance.The 28-year-old has struggled to find frequent game time sincejoining the clublast summer fromShakhtarDonetskfor a £5.7 million fee, though his latest outing was promising.He won three aerial duels and made three key passes, perWhoScored.com, while causing trouble forLazio’s defensive line with his work rate, pace and aggression. Indeed, it was his intelligent hold-up play and lay-off that led toBaccascoring his first goal since 14 February.That assist from Luiz Adriano 🔴⚫️#MilanLazio#ForzaMilanpic.twitter.com/RcqfsNE5iJ— Deeg (@san_siro_1899)March 20, 2016The Colombian finisher, who is Milan’s top scorer this season, had gone four games without scoring. More notably, he had gone four games without having a single shot on target. It was a remarkable barren run for someone renowned for his nose forgoal and clinical touch.Thanks to Adriano’s assist, however, that run is over. And, furthermore,Mihajlovicmay have stumbled upon his new first-choice strike pairing.On 7 March, it was confirmed that M’BayeNiangwould missthe rest of this season as a result of injuries suffered in a car crash. The Frenchman’s unavailability left Milan with a headache in the form of a lackof attacking options.BehindBacca, Milan’s top scoring strikers are Adriano (three) and MarioBalotelli, who has hit just one goal since returning to the club at the start of the campaign. Yet, withNiangout,Mihajlovichas been forced to trial both strikers in an attempt tofind a workable duet.


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