Fiorentina vs AC Milan, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AHakan Calhanoglu's goal keeps AC Milan in Champions League hunt
A Hakan Calhanoglu goal gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at mid-table Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday to keep them in the hunt for a Champions League spot.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Luis Muriel (Fiorentina).
- 2': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Hand ball by Suso (Milan).
- 5': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas.
- 5': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 6': Foul by Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina).
- 6': Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 7': Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ignazio Abate with a cross.
- 10': Fabio Borini (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina).
- 10': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
- 10': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Fabio Borini (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 14': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
- 17': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
- 17': Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 19': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 21': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 21': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Musacchio with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suso.
- 24': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 27': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignazio Abate.
- 29': Foul by Suso (Milan).
- 29': Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Suso.
- 31': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 31': Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
- 34': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Milan 1. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mateo Musacchio.
- 39': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina).
- 39': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Milan 1.
- 48': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 48': Attempt missed. Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Laurini with a headed pass.
- 49': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
- 49': Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
- 50': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Delay in match Suso (Milan) because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 54': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina).
- 54': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 57': Attempt missed. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 57': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas.
- 62': Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 65': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 66': Offside, Milan. Fabio Borini tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
- 67': Fabio Borini (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina).
- 67': Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gerson replaces Vincent Laurini because of an injury.
- 69': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Luis Muriel.
- 70': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina).
- 70': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
- 73': Offside, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Suso is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
- 74': Substitution, Milan. Patrick Cutrone replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alban Lafont.
- 76': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerson.
- 77': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 78': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
- 81': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Suso.
- 82': Fabio Borini (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 83': Foul by Gerson (Fiorentina).
- 83': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Fabio Borini (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 84': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 84': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Nørgaard replaces Bryan Dabo.
- 86': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 86': Fabio Borini (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina).
- 88': Substitution, Milan. Diego Laxalt replaces Fabio Borini because of an injury.
- 89': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 89': Gerson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Ignazio Abate (Milan).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Milan 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Fiorentina 0, Milan 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Fiorentina 0, Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 334 | Accurate Passes | 314 |
| 416 | Passes | 401 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 18 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 26 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 33,250
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 33,250
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 37 | +54 | 86 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 31 | Vitor Hugo |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi  |
| 2 | Vincent Laurini |
| 26 | Edimilson Fernandes |
| 14 | Bryan Dabo |
| 24 | Marco Benassi |
| 29 | Luis Muriel |
| 25 | Federico Chiesa |
| 11 | Kevin Mirallas |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 22 | Mateo Musacchio |
| 68 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 20 | Ignazio Abate |
| 14 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 19 | Krzysztof Piatek |
| 11 | Fabio Borini |
| 8 | Suso |
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