SPAL vs AC Milan, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMilan salvage late draw vs. SPAL as Ibrahimovic returns
AC Milan were rescued by an extraordinary own goal from Francesco Vicari as they fought back to draw 2-2 away to lowly 10-man SPAL.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Bryan Dabo (SPAL).
- 1': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
- 6': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 8': Foul by Jacopo Sala (SPAL).
- 8': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 13': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 13': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Goal! SPAL 1, Milan 0. Mattia Valoti (SPAL) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Dabo following a corner.
- 17': Substitution, Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Samu Castillejo because of an injury.
- 17': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 22': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 24': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 24': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 29': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 30': Goal! SPAL 2, Milan 0. Sergio Floccari (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bryan Dabo with a headed pass.
- 33': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 33': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jacopo Sala.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 37': Offside, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
- 37': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 38': VAR Decision: No Goal SPAL 2-0 Milan.
- 40': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
- 40': Sergio Floccari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Marco D'Alessandro (SPAL).
- 41': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Marco D'Alessandro (SPAL).
- 43': Marco D'Alessandro (SPAL) is shown the red card.
- 44': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer following a set piece situation.
- 44': Bryan Dabo (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
- 45': Foul by Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL).
- 45': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 45'+2': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
- 45'+4': Sergio Floccari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, SPAL 2, Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins SPAL 2, Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Davide Calabria.
- 45': Substitution, SPAL. Mohamed Fares replaces Sergio Floccari.
- 45': Substitution, SPAL. Simone Missiroli replaces Mattia Valoti.
- 49': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Karlo Letica.
- 49': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
- 49': Francesco Vicari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Milan).
- 50': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 50': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Karlo Letica.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Simone Missiroli.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia with a headed pass.
- 54': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nenad Tomovic.
- 54': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 55': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 56': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
- 56': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 57': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Karlo Letica (SPAL) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
- 60': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Karlo Letica.
- 60': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
- 60': Mohamed Fares (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Bryan Dabo (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 62': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 64': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 65': Substitution, Milan. Diego Laxalt replaces Theo Hernández.
- 65': Substitution, Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Ante Rebic.
- 67': Substitution, SPAL. Bartosz Salamon replaces Kevin Bonifazi because of an injury.
- 67': Bartosz Salamon (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Laxalt.
- 69': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
- 70': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Ismael Bennacer.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 72': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Salamon.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Substitution, SPAL. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Mohamed Fares because of an injury.
- 75': Bryan Dabo (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Milan).
- 77': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karlo Letica.
- 78': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Gabriel Strefezza.
- 79': Goal! SPAL 2, Milan 1. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Substitution, SPAL. Thiago Cionek replaces Bryan Dabo.
- 83': Offside, SPAL. Karlo Letica tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
- 83': Bryan Dabo (SPAL) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
- 84': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL).
- 85': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nenad Tomovic (SPAL).
- 86': Matteo Gabbia (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
- 88': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Salamon.
- 88': Attempt saved. Matteo Gabbia (Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 89': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 90'+1': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 90'+4': Own Goal by Francesco Vicari, SPAL. SPAL 2, Milan 2.
- 90'+6': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Salamon.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, SPAL 2, Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, SPAL 2, Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
SPA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 17 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 8 |
| 70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
| 39 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 493 | Accurate Passes | 171 |
| 566 | Passes | 251 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 49 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 5 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Paolo Mazza
Location: Ferrara, Italy
Venue: Paolo Mazza
Location: Ferrara, 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
SPAL (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Karlo Letica (GK)  |
| 23 | Francesco Vicari |
| 41 | Kevin Bonifazi |
| 40 | Nenad Tomovic |
| 6 | Mirko Valdifiori |
| 14 | Bryan Dabo |
| 8 | Mattia Valoti |
| 26 | Jacopo Sala |
| 77 | Marco D'Alessandro  |
| 10 | Sergio Floccari |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 39 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 18 | Ante Rebic |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 7 | Samu Castillejo |
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