AC Milan vs Sassuolo, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AC Milan

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Sassuolo

AC Milan do everything but score in extraordinary 0-0 draw with Sassuolo

Krzysztof Piatek, Gian Marco Ferrari 20191215 [1296x729]

AC Milan had a goal chalked off by VAR, missed an open goal, were foiled by the goalkeeper and twice hit the woodwork in a draw against Sassuolo.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Milan. Andrea Conti tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
5': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan).
5': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Andrea Conti (Milan).
6': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
7': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marlon Santos with a through ball.
9': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Magnanelli.
9': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
10': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
10': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suso.
14': Offside, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura tries a through ball, but Franck Kessié is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
18': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
18': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
18': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
19': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
23': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Mateo Musacchio (Milan).
24': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Santos.
26': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
28': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
29': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
29': Theo Hernández (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
31': Attempt blocked. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
31': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Milan).
31': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Theo Hernández (Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
33': VAR Decision: No Goal Milan 0-0 Sassuolo.
35': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
35': Offside, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos tries a through ball, but Filip Djuricic is caught offside.
37': Foul by Andrea Conti (Milan).
37': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
38': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ismael Bennacer.
39': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
39': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
39': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Mateo Musacchio (Milan).
40': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Mateo Musacchio (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt blocked. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
41': Attempt blocked. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
42': Foul by Mateo Musacchio (Milan).
42': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Franck Kessié (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
45'+1': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Milan 0, Sassuolo 0.
45': Second Half begins Milan 0, Sassuolo 0.
47': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
47': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
49': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
49': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
50': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross following a corner.
50': Attempt blocked. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
50': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
52': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
52': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
53': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
53': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
55': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
56': Substitution, Milan. Lucas Paquetá replaces Franck Kessié.
56': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
56': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Gianluca Pegolo.
57': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso with a cross following a corner.
58': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
59': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
59': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
63': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
64': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
66': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
66': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
67': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
68': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Junior Traore replaces Filip Djuricic.
69': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
70': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
70': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
71': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
71': Mateo Musacchio (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
72': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
72': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
74': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Conti with a cross.
75': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Romagna replaces Gian Marco Ferrari.
77': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
77': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
77': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
78': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
78': Attempt missed. Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Suso with a cross following a corner.
79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Manuel Locatelli.
80': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
80': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Rafael Leão (Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
83': Andrea Conti (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo).
85': Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
85': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Suso.
86': Attempt saved. Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marlon Santos.
87': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
87': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Rafael Leão (Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
88': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
88': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ismael Bennacer.
90'+1': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
90'+2': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
90'+2': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
90'+2': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Filippo Romagna (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
90'+4': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Pedro Obiang.
90'+7': Offside, Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Milan 0, Sassuolo 0.
0': Match ends, Milan 0, Sassuolo 0.

Statistics

SAS		MIL
16	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	8
8	Saves	6
50.2	Possession	49.8
18	SHOTS	23
6	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
358	Accurate Passes	349
445	Passes	428
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
9	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.4
46	Long Balls	38
23	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	8
24	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	14
24	Effective Clearances	16
24	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 58,005

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	36	+54	85
2	Napoli	36	+18	70
3	Juventus	36	+29	68
4	AC Milan	36	+18	67

Full Table

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
13	Alessio Romagnoli
22	Mateo Musacchio
19	Theo Hernández
12	Andrea Conti
4	Ismaël Bennacer
5	Giacomo Bonaventura
79	Franck Kessié
9	Krzysztof Piatek
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
8	Suso

AC Milan Substitutes:

Ante Rebic, Ricardo Rodríguez, Pepe Reina, Mattia Caldara, Antonio Donnarumma, Lucas Biglia, Lucas Paquetá, Davide Calabria, Rafael Leão, Matteo Gabbia, Rade Krunic, Samu Castillejo.

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
56	Gianluca Pegolo (GK)
31	Gian Marco Ferrari
2	Marlon
77	Georgios Kyriakopoulos
22	Jeremy Toljan
10	Filip Djuricic
73	Manuel Locatelli
4	Francesco Magnanelli
9	Francesco Caputo
7	Jérémie Boga
25	Domenico Berardi

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Alfred Duncan, Luca Mazzitelli, Filippo Romagna, Federico Peluso, Giacomo Raspadori, Pedro Obiang, Alessandro Tripaldelli, Stefano Turati, Rogério, Mert Müldür, Hamed Traoré, Mehdi Bourabia.

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