AC Milan vs SPAL, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AC Milan

16': Samu Castillejo
64': Gonzalo Higuaín
89': Suso

FT
2 - 1

SPAL

13': Andrea Petagna

Milan and Higuain end goal droughts in win over SPAL

AC Milan ended a four-match goal drought and striker Gonzalo Higuain was on target for the first time in two months as they beat SPAL on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
5': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
5': Offside, SPAL. Andrea Petagna tries a through ball, but Mirco Antenucci is caught offside.
6': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
6': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
7': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
7': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
7': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Felipe.
8': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alfred Gomis.
8': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
8': Attempt blocked. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Offside, Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Alessio Romagnoli is caught offside.
11': Foul by Filippo Costa (SPAL).
11': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Goal! Milan 0, SPAL 1. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Cionek.
14': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
16': Goal! Milan 1, SPAL 1. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
19': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Dickmann.
20': Foul by Lorenzo Dickmann (SPAL).
20': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt saved. Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella.
22': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
22': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL).
25': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
28': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
36': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
36': Felipe (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan).
37': Foul by Mirco Antenucci (SPAL).
37': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
40': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right following a corner.
41': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
41': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
43': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Filippo Costa.
44': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
44': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso.
45': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
45'+1': First Half ends, Milan 1, SPAL 1.
45': Second Half begins Milan 1, SPAL 1.
45': Substitution, SPAL. Francesco Vicari replaces Lorenzo Dickmann.
49': Attempt blocked. Filippo Costa (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
51': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL).
51': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Delay in match Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) because of an injury.
53': Substitution, SPAL. Mohamed Fares replaces Filippo Costa.
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Suso (Milan).
54': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
56': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Samu Castillejo (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic.
58': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
58': Simone Missiroli (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Mohamed Fares (SPAL).
58': Ignazio Abate (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Delay in match Ignazio Abate (Milan) because of an injury.
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Ignazio Abate.
62': Substitution, Milan. Patrick Cutrone replaces Samu Castillejo.
64': Goal! Milan 2, SPAL 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
65': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
66': Attempt blocked. Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Foul by Suso (Milan).
68': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
69': Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL).
70': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Suso.
72': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
72': Attempt saved. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
73': Foul by Cristián Zapata (Milan).
73': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Cristián Zapata (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, SPAL. Mirko Valdifiori replaces Pasquale Schiattarella.
75': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
75': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
78': Attempt missed. Thiago Cionek (SPAL) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori with a cross following a corner.
79': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Milan).
79': Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Suso (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
81': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
81': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu following a corner.
82': Substitution, Milan. Fabio Borini replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
83': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
85': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirco Antenucci.
85': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
85': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori with a cross following a corner.
87': Attempt blocked. Fabio Borini (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
89': Foul by Suso (Milan).
89': Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Second yellow card to Suso (Milan) for a bad foul.
90': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
90': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
90': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Missiroli with a headed pass.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Mohamed Fares (SPAL) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Cionek with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Mirco Antenucci (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna with a cross.
90'+4': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Milan 2, SPAL 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Milan 2, SPAL 1.

Statistics

SPA		MIL
10	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	11
2	Saves	3
36.3	Possession	63.7
11	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
261	Accurate Passes	513
342	Passes	593
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	2
7	Crosses	27
0.7	Cross %	0.1
52	Long Balls	59
16	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	11
10	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	7
37	Effective Clearances	8
37	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 48,070

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	38	+54	87
2	Napoli	38	+22	76
3	AS Roma	38	+28	73
4	Como	38	+36	71

Full Table

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
13	Alessio Romagnoli
17	Cristián Zapata
68	Ricardo Rodríguez
20	Ignazio Abate
14	Tiemoué Bakayoko
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
79	Franck Kessié
9	Gonzalo Higuaín
7	Samu Castillejo
8	Suso

AC Milan Substitutes:

Andrea Conti, José Mauri, Antonio Donnarumma, Mateo Musacchio, Pepe Reina, Riccardo Montolivo, Patrick Cutrone, Diego Laxalt, Andrea Bertolacci, Fabio Borini, Frank Tsadjout, Davide Calabria.

SPAL (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alfred Gomis (GK)
27	Felipe
14	Kevin Bonifazi
4	Thiago Cionek
19	Jasmin Kurtic
6	Simone Missiroli
28	Pasquale Schiattarella
33	Filippo Costa
24	Lorenzo Dickmann
7	Mirco Antenucci
37	Andrea Petagna

SPAL Substitutes:

Sergio Floccari, Gabriele Moncini, Lorenco Simic, Alberto Paloschi, Giacomo Poluzzi, Mattia Valoti, Mirko Valdifiori, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Mohamed Fares, Francesco Vicari, Everton Luiz, Federico Viviani.

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