Sampdoria vs AC Milan, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
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AC Milan's veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty as they won 4-1 at Sampdoria.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria).
- 1': Matteo Gabbia (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a cross.
- 6': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
- 8': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 8': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a through ball.
- 11': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 13': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 13': Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 15': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 15': Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez.
- 17': Offside, Milan. Ismael Bennacer tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 22': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 23': Attempt saved. Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
- 24': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 24': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira tries a through ball, but Fabio Depaoli is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 30': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 31': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
- 36': Hand ball by Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria).
- 36': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 36': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 38': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 39': Offside, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira tries a through ball, but Fabio Quagliarella is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 45'+6': Ante Rebic (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Sampdoria 0, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 0, Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
- 45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Gonzalo Maroni replaces Gastón Ramírez.
- 45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Fabio Depaoli.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella.
- 50': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Milan).
- 51': Attempt saved. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Maroni.
- 51': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Sampdoria) header from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
- 52': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Milan 2. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 53': VAR Decision: Goal Sampdoria 0-2 Milan (Hakan Calhanoglu).
- 58': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Milan 3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu following a fast break.
- 60': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 60': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Maroni with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt saved. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
- 62': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 62': Substitution, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 62': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Davide Calabria.
- 67': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Maroni (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 67': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria).
- 67': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 68': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 69': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 70': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 73': Substitution, Sampdoria. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
- 73': Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Karol Linetty.
- 73': Substitution, Sampdoria. Andrea Bertolacci replaces Ronaldo Vieira.
- 74': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria).
- 74': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Offside, Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Giacomo Bonaventura is caught offside.
- 75': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 76': Penalty Sampdoria. Andrea Bertolacci draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty conceded by Simon Kjaer (Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': VAR Decision: Penalty Sampdoria.
- 78': Penalty saved! Gonzalo Maroni (Sampdoria) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Attempt missed. Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 79': Substitution, Milan. Lucas Paquetá replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 79': Substitution, Milan. Lucas Biglia replaces Franck Kessié.
- 81': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 84': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 84': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
- 84': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 87': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Milan 3. Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Léris.
- 88': Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria).
- 88': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 89': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 90': Offside, Milan. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Milan 4. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sampdoria 1, Milan 4.
- 0': Match ends, Sampdoria 1, Milan 4.
Statistics
 MIL |
SAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 477 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 560 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 10 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 20 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Sampdoria (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 34 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski  |
| 4 | Ronaldo Vieira |
| 7 | Karol Linetty |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 12 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 11 | Gastón Ramírez |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 21 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 18 | Ante Rebic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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