AC Milan vs Sassuolo, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMilan title hopes all but over after Sassuolo defeat
AC Milan's slim Serie A title hopes faded further as they slumped to a 2-1 home defeat by Sassuolo on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 5': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 10': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 10': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 13': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 17': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (Milan) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
- 17': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 19': Hand ball by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
- 20': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 20': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Milan. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
- 23': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Milan).
- 24': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a through ball.
- 26': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 27': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Fikayo Tomori (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 27': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Goal! Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 32': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 32': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 37': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 37': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 37': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 38': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 42': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Milan).
- 42': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 42': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Rafael Leão.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 47': Foul by Rafael Leão (Milan).
- 47': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 48': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 51': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 51': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
- 53': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 54': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 57': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 59': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 59': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 60': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 60': Rafael Leão (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 62': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo).
- 63': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traore replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 63': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Mert Müldür.
- 64': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 65': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
- 65': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 67': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 67': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 69': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 71': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 71': Rafael Leão (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 71': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Maxime Lopez replaces Pedro Obiang.
- 73': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 74': Substitution, Milan. Mario Mandzukic replaces Ante Rebic.
- 75': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 76': Goal! Milan 1, Sassuolo 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 78': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Milan).
- 78': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 79': Simon Kjaer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 82': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Sassuolo. Lukas Haraslin replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 83': Goal! Milan 1, Sassuolo 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 84': Attempt saved. Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 85': Attempt missed. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Haraslin.
- 85': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 86': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 86': Rade Krunic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Davide Calabria.
- 86': Substitution, Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Soualiho Meité.
- 86': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 88': (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Back pass by Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Rade Krunic (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 89': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90'+1': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 90'+1': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Milan 1, Sassuolo 2.
- 0': Match ends, Milan 1, Sassuolo 2.
Statistics
 SAS |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 492 | Passes | 434 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 17 | Clearances | 22 |
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 | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 5 | Diogo Dalot |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 18 | Souahilo Meïté |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 10 | Filip Djuricic  |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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