Atalanta vs AC Milan, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
90'+2': Marten de RoonAC Milan back into Champions League in win over Atalanta on Franck Kessie's brace
AC Milan secured a long-awaited return to the Champions League on Sunday as two Franck Kessie penalties earned a 2-0 win over Atalanta.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 3': Simon Kjaer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass.
- 4': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 4': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Hand ball by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
- 6': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 13': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 17': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 17': Ismaël Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 19': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 22': Ismaël Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Brahim Díaz (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 24': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 25': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 29': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
- 29': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
- 33': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 34': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Rafael Leão (Milan).
- 40': Penalty Milan. Theo Hernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': Penalty conceded by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Goal! Atalanta 0, Milan 1. Franck Kessié (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 47': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 47': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 51': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 51': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 57': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 58': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 58': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 59': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 60': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 60': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 62': Substitution, Milan. Soualiho Meité replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 62': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 64': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 64': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 66': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 67': Offside, Atalanta. Marten de Roon tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
- 68': Rafael Leão (Milan) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Soualiho Meité with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 69': Rafael Leão (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 73': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 75': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 79': Substitution, Milan. Mario Mandzukic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 79': Substitution, Milan. Diogo Dalot replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 82': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Milan).
- 82': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Mario Mandzukic (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 84': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 84': Rade Krunic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Soualiho Meité.
- 86': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 86': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Rafael Tolói.
- 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Remo Freuler.
- 87': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Rade Krunic (Milan).
- 89': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 89': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Robin Gosens (Atalanta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+2': Rade Krunic (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Goal! Atalanta 0, Milan 2. Franck Kessié (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 193 | Accurate Passes | 554 |
| 271 | Passes | 629 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 27 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 24 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói  |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 21 | Brahim Díaz |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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