Ante Rebić came to AC Milan’s rescue yet again as his second-half strike was enough to earn I Rossoneri a nervy 1-0 win over Brescia on Friday.

Having endured a slow start to his Milan career, ​Rebić put in a stellar showing last time out against Udinese as he fired two goals – including a 93rd-minute winner – to steer Milan to a 3-2 win.

While his performance against Brescia was far less dramatic, it was a similar result for Rebić, whose goal ensured ​Milan‘s winning run has now stretched to three games in all competitions.

Stefano Pioli’s side did come close to opening the scoring early in the game. Striker Zlatan Ibrahimović had an early penalty appeal turned down, while his looping header came agonisingly close to dropping over the line soon after.

However, it was by no means one-way traffic as Brescia had a number of fantastic opportunities. Milan needed crucial tackles from both Alessio Romagnoli and Andrea Cistana to keep out what looked like certain goals, while Gianluigi Donnarumma also had to claw an effort away off the line.

Shortly before the interval, Ibrahimović will have thought he was set to open the scoring after Theo Hernández’s cross found him six yards out from goal, but the Swede somehow managed to fire wide of the target.

The second half was similar to the first as Brescia attacked with real energy. Ernesto Torregrossa saw an acrobatic effort fire back off the woodwork, before Donnarumma was again called upon to save the day.

The young goalkeeper made a handful of crucial saves, and Brescia were made to pay for their profligacy in the 71st minute. Ibrahimović’s cross towards Samu Castillejo was deflected into the path of Rebić, who poked home to give Milan the lead.

Substitute Emanuele Ndoj should have equalised for Brescia soon after, only for his scuffed effort to make life easy for Donnarumma.

Milan thought they had grabbed a late second through Castillejo, but the goal was eventually ruled out after Ibrahimović was deemed to be offside in the buildup.

Fortunately, it did not matter, as Milan held on to pick up their third win on the trot, climbing up to sixth in the ​Serie A standings as a result.

​Atletico Madrid were stunned by third tier Cultural Leonesa – best known in England for their ‘tuxedo shirt’ kit design a few years ago – in the Copa del Rey round of 32, with Diego Simeone’s side crashing out of the competition with a shocking 2-1 defeat.

Atletico took a second half lead through Angel Correa but the visitors managed to scored a late equaliser before sensationally going on to snatch a winning goal in extra time. The disappointing result heaped further misery on Los Rojiblancos, after they had previously tasted defeat against Eibar on Saturday.

Atletico fielded a fairly strong team, with Joao Felix and Saul Niguez both included in the starting line up. Despite this, the visitors struggled to break down a stubborn Leonesa defence and were starved of scoring opportunities in the first half.

Atleti’s best chance of the opening period came seven minutes in when Vitolo was set free by a fantastic Joao Felix through ball, only for the Spaniard to not convert. Lucas Giffard was then forced into a good save to deny Héctor Herrera, in the only other chance of note during a disappointing opening 45 minutes for Diego Simeone’s side.

Atletico improved after the break, with Vitolo forcing Giffard into another fine save early on. They did manage open the scoring soon after through Correa, when the Argentine latched onto Felix’s clever pass and fired a shot into the back of the net.

Despite dominating possession, Atleti failed to create many more chances and they were made made to pay for their lack of invention when the hosts found an equaliser courtesy of a fine volley from Julen Castaneda. An incredible double save from the Leonesa goalkeeper then sent the game to extra time, much to Simeone’s fury.

The Argentine blood pressure was further increased when the home side registered a sensational winner through Sergio Benito Crujera with just 12 minutes left in the additional period.

Next up, Atleti return to league action, taking on struggling Leganes on Sunday as they look to break out of this worrying spell of form.