Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, January 3, 2021
AC Milan WDDWW 2
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Benevento DLDWW 0
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Match Report

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Ten-man Milan back on top with win at Benevento

A goal in each half earned 10-man AC Milan a 2-0 victory at Benevento in Serie A which propelled them back to the top of the standings on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
12
5
Saves
0
39.2
Possession
60.8
10
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
275
Accurate Passes
437
333
Passes
498
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
10
Crosses
39
0.2
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
48
23
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
11
7
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
8
29
Effective Clearances
8
29
Clearances
8

Head to Head

BEN leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

BEN · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1Lorenzo MontipòG
  2. 15Kamil GlikCD-L
  3. 13Alessandro TuiaCD-R
  4. 93Federico BarbaLB
  5. 3Gaetano LetiziaRB
  6. 28Pasquale SchiattarellaCM
  7. 29Artur IonitaCM-L
  8. 56Perparim HetemajCM-R
  9. 9Gianluca LapadulaF
  10. 17Gianluca CaprariCF-L
  11. 19Roberto InsigneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Giuseppe Di SerioSUB
  2. 6Abdallah BasitSUB
  3. 16Riccardo ImprotaSUB
  4. 8Andrés TelloSUB
  5. 4Lorenzo Del PintoSUB
  6. 21Gabriele MonciniSUB
  7. 12Niccolò ManfrediniSUB
  8. 22Igor LucatelliSUB
  9. 18Daam FoulonSUB
  10. 58Christian PastinaSUB
  11. 25Marco SauSUB
  12. 14Bryan DaboSUB

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 13Alessio RomagnoliCD-L
  3. 24Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 5Diogo DalotLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 10Hakan ÇalhanogluAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 17Rafael LeãoF
  10. 12Ante RebicAM-L
  11. 21Brahim DíazAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 43Léo DuarteSUB
  2. 14Andrea ContiSUB
  3. 90Antonio DonnarummaSUB
  4. 27Daniel MaldiniSUB
  5. 7Samu CastillejoSUB
  6. 33Rade KrunicSUB
  7. 1Ciprian TatarusanuSUB
  8. 22Mateo MusacchioSUB
  9. 20Pierre KaluluSUB
  10. 97Marco FrigerioSUB
  11. 29Lorenzo ColomboSUB
  12. 15Jens Petter HaugeSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Benevento 0, Milan 1. Franck Kessié (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 32' Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 33' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Sandro Tonali (Milan).
  4. 33' Sandro Tonali (Milan) is shown the red card.
  5. 36' Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Brahim Díaz.
  6. 39' Substitution, Benevento. Riccardo Improta replaces Gaetano Letizia because of an injury.
  7. 41' Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Benevento. Gabriele Moncini replaces Perparim Hetemaj.
  9. 49' Goal! Benevento 0, Milan 2. Rafael Leão (Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  10. 61' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Gianluca Caprari should be disappointed.
  11. 62' Substitution, Benevento. Daam Foulon replaces Alessandro Tuia.
  12. 71' Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Ante Rebic.
  13. 78' Diogo Dalot (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 80' Rafael Leão (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 81' Substitution, Milan. Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa replaces Simon Kjaer.
  16. 81' Substitution, Milan. Andrea Conti replaces Davide Calabria.
  17. 81' Substitution, Benevento. Giuseppe Di Serio replaces Gianluca Caprari.
  18. 81' Substitution, Benevento. Marco Sau replaces Roberto Insigne.

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