Italian Serie A

Internazionale vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Internazionale
  • 38': Ivan Perisic
  • Red Card 90'+7': Alessandro Bastoni
  • Red Card 90'+7':
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AC Milan
  • 75': Olivier Giroud
  • 78': Olivier Giroud
  • Red Card 90'+5': Theo Hernández

AC Milan beat Inter with Olivier Giroud inspired comeback

Olivier Giroud scored twice in the space of three minutes to earn AC Milan a 2-1 comeback win over Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 2': Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 7': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan).
  • 7': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 10': Offside, Inter Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 12': Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 15': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 15': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
  • 16': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 19': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 20': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
  • 21': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
  • 21': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a through ball.
  • 23': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.
  • 33': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 35': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 38': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 38': Goal! Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 0. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 40': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Franck Kessié is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 43': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
  • 45': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 46': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 46': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 48': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 49': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Offside, AC Milan. Junior Messias tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
  • 52': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Hand ball by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 55': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
  • 55': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
  • 59': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
  • 60': Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 62': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 66': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 68': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
  • 68': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 70': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
  • 70': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 72': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 73': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 75': Goal! Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 76': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 77': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Goal! Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 2. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 81': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
  • 81': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 84': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
  • 86': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 88': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
  • 88': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
  • 90'+1': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
  • 90'+3': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 90'+5': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 2.
  • 90'+7': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the red card.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 20
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
54 Possession 46
10 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
360 Accurate Passes 294
430 Passes 349
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
8 Crosses 26
0.1 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 48
28 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 8
19 Effective Clearances 10
19 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 37,918

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 38 +32 82
2 Internazionale 38 +44 81
3 Atalanta 38 +41 74
4 Juventus 38 +23 70
Full Table

Line-Ups

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
95 Alessandro Bastoni
37 Milan Skriniar Yellow Card
20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic
14 Ivan Perisic
2 Denzel Dumfries
10 Lautaro Martínez
9 Edin Dzeko
Internazionale Substitutes:
Alexis Sánchez, Arturo Vidal, Roberto Gagliardini, Federico Dimarco, Andrei Radu, Alex Cordaz, Dennis Curatolo, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Matteo Darmian, Andrea Ranocchia, Aleksandar Kolarov, Matías Vecino.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli Yellow Card
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández Red Card
2 Davide Calabria
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
4 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow Card
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Ciprian Tatarusanu, Daniel Maldini, Rade Krunic, Fikayo Tomori, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Antonio Mirante, Marko Lazetic, Junior Messias, Brahim Díaz, Samu Castillejo, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi.

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