Mbangula hat-trick hands Milan their first Serie A defeat, 4–2 to Bologna at San Siro
Bologna came from 2–1 down at halftime, and Ruben Amorim lost a Serie A match as Milan coach for the first time.
By GoalPost · Reporting from beIN Sports, FootItalia and theScore
Bologna beat AC Milan 4–2 at San Siro on Wednesday night in the ninth round of Serie A.
Samuel Mbangula scored in the eighth minute. Alphadjo Cissè answered twice, in the 14th and 27th minutes, to give Milan a halftime lead. Davide Bartesaghi turned Juan Miranda's free kick into his own net in the 60th minute, Mbangula restored Bologna's lead two minutes later, and he completed his hat-trick in the 86th from Jens Odgaard's pass.
Milan had been unbeaten in the league, with five wins and three draws. They stay fifth on 18 points, seven behind Inter and Lazio, who are level at the top on 25 after Inter won 2–0 at Venezia with two own goals. beIN Sports reports that Raffaele Palladino is the first Bologna coach since Gyorgy Sarosi in 1957 to win each of his first three Serie A away games.
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