Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, March 21, 2021
AC Milan DWDLL 3
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Fiorentina WLLDW 2
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MIL123
FIO112
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

FIO · 4-4-2

  1. 69Bartlomiej DragowskiG
  2. 20Germán PezzellaCD-L
  3. 4Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 22Martín CáceresLB
  5. 2Lucas Martínez QuartaRB
  6. 5Giacomo BonaventuraCM-L
  7. 78Erick PulgarCM-R
  8. 10Gaetano CastrovilliLM
  9. 92Valentin EyssericRM
  10. 7Franck RibéryCF-L
  11. 9Dusan VlahovicCF-R

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 24Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Diogo DalotRB
  6. 10Hakan ÇalhanogluAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 11Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 21Brahim DíazAM-L
  11. 56Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 17' Goal! Fiorentina 1, Milan 1. Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 41' Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 44' Substitution, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano replaces Bartlomiej Dragowski because of an injury.
  5. 47' Diogo Dalot (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 58' Substitution, Milan. Ismael Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
  9. 58' Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  10. 71' Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
  11. 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.
  12. 79' Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Erick Pulgar.
  13. 79' Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  14. 80' Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Brahim Díaz.
  15. 89' Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Milan. Soualiho Meité replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  17. 90'+2' Soualiho Meité (Milan) is shown the yellow card.

Serie A News

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