Fiorentina vs AC Milan, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes history as AC Milan edge Fiorentina in thriller
Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his return to the AC Milan starting line-up with a goal in a thrilling 3-2 win at Fiorentina on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 3': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 5': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 6': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
- 6': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 9': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Kjaer with a through ball.
- 11': Attempt missed. Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 13': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 13': Valentin Eysseric (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 14': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 16': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Milan 1. Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 23': Offside, Fiorentina. Franck Ribéry tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 27': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 29': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 32': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina).
- 33': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 34': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
- 34': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 35': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 35': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
- 37': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 37': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 40': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 41': Hand ball by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
- 41': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 44': Substitution, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano replaces Bartlomiej Dragowski because of an injury.
- 45': Dangerous play by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 45': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 1, Milan 1.
- 47': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
- 47': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Diogo Dalot (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Milan 1. Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 55': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 56': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
- 56': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 57': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Kjaer following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Milan. Ismael Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 58': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 59': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 63': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
- 64': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 67': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
- 68': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
- 70': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 71': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 72': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Milan 3. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 77': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 79': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 79': Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Erick Pulgar.
- 79': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
- 80': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 83': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 83': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina).
- 84': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Venuti.
- 89': Diogo Dalot (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
- 89': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Milan. Soualiho Meité replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 90'+2': Offside, Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Soualiho Meité is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Soualiho Meité (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
- 90'+3': Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 2, Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 2, Milan 3.
Statistics
 MIL |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 60.3 | Possession | 39.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 433 | Accurate Passes | 257 |
| 504 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 25 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 28 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, 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
Fiorentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 20 | Germán Pezzella |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 2 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 78 | Erick Pulgar |
| 10 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 92 | Valentin Eysseric |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 5 | Diogo Dalot  |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 21 | Brahim Díaz |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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