French defender Theo Hernandez‘s first-half penalty gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at home over Fiorentina on Saturday, their first victory in five Serie A matches.
Hernandez broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time after a late challenge from Fabiano Parisi.
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History was made in the second half when Milan brought on Francesco Camarda to become the youngest debutant in Serie A history, aged 15 years, 8 months, 16 days.
Milan are third in the table with 26 points, five behind leaders Inter Milan. Fiorentina are sixth with 20 points.
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Tommaso Pobega had come close to putting Milan ahead late in the first half with a header towards the near post but Fiorentina keeper Pietro Terracciano managed to get a hand to it.
Fiorentina nearly equalised around the hour mark when Nico Gonzalez’s cross deflected off a Milan defender and clipped the far post.
Deep into stoppage time Milan keeper Mike Maignan saved a close-range shot from Rolando Mandragora with his face.
Christian Pulisic started for Milan in his first appearance since Nov. 7 after recovering from a hamstring injury sustained against Paris Saint-Germain. The United States international nearly scored early on but his effort was palmed over the bar by Terracciano.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
