Huge late drama as Olivier Giroud sent off for screaming in referee's face as AC Milan blow two-goal lead against Lecce & VAR saves them from ultimate embarrassment

The French forward was first cautioned with a yellow card in the 93rd minute for stamping on an opposition player's foot but after he vehemently protested the booking and even screamed in the referee's face, he was immediately shown a red card and sent off.

Earlier Giroud had opened the scoring for his team in the 28th minute before Tijjani Reijnders doubled Milan's lead. But the Serie A giants squandered their lead in the second half as Nicola Sansone and Lameck Banda brought the hosts back into the game.

Lecce could have even won the tie as Roberto Piccoli found the back of the net from the free-kick that resulted from Giroud's foul. The team had already started celebrating a dramatic win but VAR cancelled the goal

Stefano Pioli's side will be next seen in action on November 25 after the international break when they take on Fiorentina in the Serie A.