AC Milan vs Atalanta, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta's title hopes falter after 1-1 draw with AC Milan
Atalanta's Serie A title challenge all but faded away on Friday after they were held to a 1-1 draw at AC Milan, leaving them five points adrift.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Milan).
- 3': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 4': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy tries a through ball, but Mattia Caldara is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 5': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 7': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 9': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 10': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
- 10': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 11': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 14': Goal! Milan 1, Atalanta 0. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Lucas Biglia (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
- 17': Hand ball by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 19': Attempt saved. Diego Laxalt (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 19': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 20': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 20': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 21': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 21': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Penalty Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 22': Penalty conceded by Lucas Biglia (Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
- 25': Lucas Biglia (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Penalty saved! Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 26': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 27': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
- 28': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 30': Offside, Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Hakan Calhanoglu is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Goal! Milan 1, Atalanta 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 35': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 36': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 38': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 38': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Offside, Milan. Ante Rebic tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 45': Offside, Atalanta. Hans Hateboer tries a through ball, but Ruslan Malinovskiy is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Bosko Sutalo replaces Rafael Tolói.
- 47': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
- 48': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 48': Pierluigi Gollini (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 50': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 51': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 53': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
- 56': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 56': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 58': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 58': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 60': Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Lucas Biglia.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 67': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 67': Rade Krunic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Diego Laxalt.
- 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Timothy Castagne replaces Robin Gosens.
- 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Remo Freuler.
- 69': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 69': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 73': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Duván Zapata.
- 75': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
- 76': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 79': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Milan).
- 79': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alejandro Gómez.
- 81': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 81': Foul by Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta).
- 81': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Rade Krunic (Milan).
- 82': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 87': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 87': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic tries a through ball, but Alejandro Gómez is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Ebrima Colley replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 90': Foul by Ebrima Colley (Atalanta).
- 90': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 90'+2': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 90'+2': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
- 0': Match ends, Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
Statistics
 ATA |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.6 | Possession | 47.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 404 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 17 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, 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
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 93 | Diego Laxalt |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 20 | Lucas Biglia  |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 21 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 18 | Ante Rebic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Atalanta (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 3 | Mattia Caldara |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
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