Zachary Athekame's long-range goal in injury time saved Serie A leader AC Milan from a 2-2 draw with bottom-place team Pisa on Friday, preventing what would have been the most unexpected outcome of the Italian league season thus far. After a corner, the ball was delivered to Athekame, who was approximately ten yards outside the area. However, his low effort went through and inside the near post, denying Pisa their first victory in Milan since 1981.
Milan started as a huge favorite and took the lead through Rafael Leão after only seven minutes, even though they were missing Christian Pulisic, the injured sensation of the United States. After an hour, however, Juan Cuadrado equalized for Pisa with a penalty kick. With five minutes remaining, M'Bala Nzola controlled a long ball and stroked it under goalkeeper Mike Maignan to give Pisa the lead, seemingly causing a huge shock.