Milan missed the chance to finish in the Champions League top eight after a poor performance against Dinamo Zagreb losing 2-1, with Yunus Musah being sent off in the first half.
The Rossoneri were assured of at least a play-off spot but needed a win to secure a top-eight finish. With several key players injured or suspended, including Davide Calabria, Emerson Royal, Malick Thiaw, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alessandro Florenzi, and Kyle Walker, Fikayo Tomori had to play as a makeshift right-back.
This was only Fabio Cannavaro’s third game in charge of Dinamo Zagreb, and they were missing Bruno Petkovic, Petar Sucic, and the suspended Lukas Kacavenda.
Milan got off to a poor start, gifting the first goal to the hosts after 19 minutes in a calamitous mistake. Matteo Gabbia slipped while passing back, allowing Martin Baturina to nutmeg Mike Maignan, who was too far off his line.
Youssouf Fofana fired over from distance, and things got worse for Milan when Musah was sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Stojkovic just outside the box, leaving Milan with 10 men.
In stoppage time, Kulenovic almost added a second for Dinamo Zagreb but shot just wide.
After the break, Luka Stojkovic tapped in a cross from Baturina, but the goal was ruled out due to a handball by Baturina.
Milan responded with an equaliser in the 53rd minute, as Tomori set up Christian Pulisic, who smashed a right-foot shot into the bottom corner, beating the goalkeeper.
Dinamo Zagreb had another goal disallowed for an offside position before they scored again on the hour mark. Marko Pjaca controlled a cross from Pierre-Gabriel and fired into the far bottom corner.
Milan thought they had a penalty when Rafael Leao was fouled by the goalkeeper after running onto a Pulisic pass, but the decision was overturned by VAR after Leao had struck his marker in the face with his arm.
Milan had a couple of other chances, with Pulisic’s header saved and a cross-shot from Filippo Terracciano flapping away, but they never looked likely to get back into the game after their poor start.
