Stefano Pioli demanded a reaction from Milan after losing to Inter in the semi-finals of the Champions League and he got it - the Rossoneri defeated Sampdoria with a hat-trick by Olivier Giroud.

2022-23, Italy - Serie A

AC Milan - Sampdoria 5:1 (3:1)
Goals: Rafael Leão, 9 (1:0); Quagliarella, 20 (1:1); Giroud, 23 (2:1); Giroud, 29 (penalty) (3:1); Diaz Br., 63 (4:1); Giroud, 68 (5:1)

AC Milan: Maignan; Tomori (Ballo-Touré, 81); Theo Hernández (Pobega, 81); Calabria; Thiaw; Junior Messias (Saelemaekers, 60); Krunić; Diaz Br. (De Ketelaere, 70); Tonali (till 81); Giroud; Rafael Leão
Substitution: Kjaer (from 81)
Bench: Mirante; Tatarusanu; Kalulu; Bakayoko; Gabbia; Adli
Yellow Cards: Theo Hernández 75

Sampdoria: Ravaglia; Augello; Zanoli; Nuytinck (Amione, 69); Günter; Winks; Rincon T. (Ilkhan E., 82); Djuricic F. (Paoletti, 82); Léris; Quagliarella (Oikonomou, 69); Gabbiadini (Lammers, 69)
Bench: Tantalocchi; Turk; Murru; Murillo J.; Segovia Telasco; De Luca M.; Jese
Yellow Cards: Günter 27; Zanoli 30; Oikonomou 89