Bologna vs AC Milan, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC Milan's Champions League hopes hit in draw with Bologna
AC Milan played out a dull 0-0 draw at Bologna on a freezing, foggy night in Serie A on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Suso.
- 5': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna).
- 5': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 15': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
- 15': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Cristián Zapata (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Federico Santander (Bologna).
- 17': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 20': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 21': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 24': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Bologna).
- 24': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan).
- 26': Offside, Bologna. Ádám Nagy tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Mbaye is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Offside, Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio tries a through ball, but Federico Santander is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 29': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Bologna).
- 29': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Ádám Nagy.
- 31': Cristián Zapata (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Federico Santander (Bologna).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 33': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 33': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 34': Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Suso is caught offside.
- 38': Federico Santander (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 40': Davide Calabria (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 41': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Cristián Zapata.
- 42': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 42': Hand ball by Federico Santander (Bologna).
- 42': Federico Santander (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Milan 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Federico Santander (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 48': Cristián Zapata (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Federico Santander (Bologna).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 54': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ádám Nagy.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso with a through ball.
- 57': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
- 60': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 60': Delay in match Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) because of an injury.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Bologna. Blerim Dzemaili replaces Mattias Svanberg because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 62': Foul by Filip Helander (Bologna).
- 62': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
- 65': Ádám Nagy (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Santander.
- 68': Attempt saved. Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 69': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
- 69': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
- 70': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
- 73': Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
- 73': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso.
- 76': Federico Santander (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
- 76': Second yellow card to Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Milan. José Mauri replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Santander with a headed pass.
- 79': Offside, Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio tries a through ball, but Andrea Poli is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Andrea Poli.
- 83': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 83': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Franck Kessié (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Foul by Filip Helander (Bologna).
- 84': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Filip Helander (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Milan. Diego Laxalt replaces Suso.
- 85': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Milan).
- 86': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
- 86': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
- 88': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Arturo Calabresi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by José Mauri (Milan).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Bologna. Mattia Destro replaces Federico Santander.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Mauri.
- 90'+4': Offside, Bologna. Blerim Dzemaili tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mattia Destro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bologna 0, Milan 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Bologna 0, Milan 0.
Statistics
MIL |
BOL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 71.5 | Possession | 28.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 647 | Accurate Passes | 212 |
| 730 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 13 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 22,214
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 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 23 | Danilo |
| 18 | Filip Helander |
| 33 | Arturo Calabresi |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 16 | Andrea Poli |
| 8 | Ádám Nagy |
| 15 | Ibrahima Mbaye |
| 14 | Federico Mattiello |
| 24 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 9 | Federico Santander |
AC Milan (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 17 | Cristián Zapata |
| 68 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 14 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 8 | Suso |
| 63 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
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