Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, July 18, 2020
Bologna DWLDD 1
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AC Milan DWWDW 5
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MIL235
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Match Report

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Magnificent Milan thump Bologna for biggest win of the season

Algerian midfielder Ismael Bennacer scored his first Serie A goal as a rampant AC Milan thumped Bologna 5-1 to maintain their recent form.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
2
48.7
Possession
51.3
7
SHOTS
23
3
ON GOAL
13
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
371
436
Passes
464
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.4
30
Long Balls
52
12
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
20
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
12
12
Clearances
12

Head to Head

MIL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 13Alessio RomagnoliCD-L
  3. 24Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 10Hakan ÇalhanogluAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 4Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 21Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 18Ante RebicAM-L
  11. 56Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

BOL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Lukasz SkorupskiG
  2. 4Stefano DenswilCD-L
  3. 23DaniloCD-R
  4. 35Mitchell DijksLB
  5. 14Takehiro TomiyasuRB
  6. 21Roberto SorianoAM
  7. 8Nicolás DomínguezLM
  8. 16Andrea PoliRM
  9. 9Federico SantanderF
  10. 10Nicola SansoneAM-L
  11. 7Riccardo OrsoliniAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Milan 1, Bologna 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  2. 24' Goal! Milan 2, Bologna 0. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  3. 34' Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Goal! Milan 2, Bologna 1. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
  5. 49' Goal! Milan 3, Bologna 1. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  6. 51' Simon Kjaer (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Goal! Milan 4, Bologna 1. Ante Rebic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  9. 59' Substitution, Bologna. Ibrahima Mbaye replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  10. 59' Substitution, Bologna. Gabriele Corbo replaces Danilo.
  11. 60' Substitution, Bologna. Andri Fannar Baldursson replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  12. 61' Substitution, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  13. 62' Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  14. 62' Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  15. 75' Substitution, Bologna. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
  16. 75' Substitution, Bologna. Mattias Svanberg replaces Roberto Soriano.
  17. 79' Substitution, Milan. Lucas Biglia replaces Ismael Bennacer.
  18. 82' Substitution, Milan. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Ante Rebic.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! Milan 5, Bologna 1. Davide Calabria (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.

Serie A News

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