Watch: Pavlovic puts Milan in the lead against Roma after slick counter attack

Strahinja Pavlovic scored the opening goal at San Siro to put Milan in the lead against Roma.

The goal came against the run of play, with the Giallorossi dominating for a majority of the first half.

However, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side were unable to break the deadlock and missed a number of good chances. And, before they knew it, Milan had hit them on an incisive counter attack.

Alexis Saelemaekers played a lovely ball to Rafael Leao on the flank, with the Portuguese forward charging down the left-hand side. All the while, Pavlovic made his run up from defence, providing support and a man for Leao to square it to.

Rafael Leão puts it on a plate for Strahinja Pavlović to give Milan the lead against Roma 👏

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