Udinese vs AC Milan, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAcrobatic Ibrahimovic goal gives Milan late win at Udinese
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an acrobatic late goal to give Serie A leaders AC Milan a hard-fought 2-1 win at Udinese on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Rafael Leão (Milan).
- 3': Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 9': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 10': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 11': Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Samir (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 13': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 13': Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Theo Hernández (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Goal! Udinese 0, Milan 1. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 20': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Samir (Udinese).
- 21': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese).
- 23': Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 23': Foul by Rodrigo Becão (Udinese).
- 23': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Rodrigo Becão (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 25': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Stefano Okaka (Udinese).
- 26': Offside, Milan. Alessio Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Pussetto.
- 29': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 29': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 34': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 39': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Udinese).
- 39': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Tolgay Arslan (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 44': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 44': Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Udinese 0, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Udinese 0, Milan 1.
- 46': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 46': Samir (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Penalty Udinese. Ignacio Pussetto draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 47': Penalty conceded by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Goal! Udinese 1, Milan 1. Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 49': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
- 52': Stefano Okaka (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Udinese).
- 52': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 56': Offside, Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Ismael Bennacer.
- 57': Substitution, Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 58': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Milan).
- 58': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 60': Samir (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Offside, Udinese. Roberto Pereyra tries a through ball, but Gerard Deulofeu is caught offside.
- 61': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Samir.
- 62': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Kjaer with a headed pass following a corner.
- 62': Offside, Milan. Rafael Leão tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Udinese. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Tolgay Arslan.
- 65': Foul by Stefano Okaka (Udinese).
- 65': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 67': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 67': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Udinese).
- 67': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 71': Substitution, Udinese. Thomas Ouwejan replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
- 71': Substitution, Udinese. Kevin Lasagna replaces Stefano Okaka.
- 71': Substitution, Milan. Diogo Dalot replaces Davide Calabria.
- 71': Substitution, Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 73': Offside, Udinese. Samir tries a through ball, but Kevin Lasagna is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Milan).
- 74': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Lasagna (Udinese).
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 80': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 82': Substitution, Udinese. Fernando Forestieri replaces Roberto Pereyra.
- 83': Substitution, Udinese. Kevin Bonifazi replaces Jens Stryger Larsen.
- 83': Goal! Udinese 1, Milan 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 86': Foul by Thomas Ouwejan (Udinese).
- 86': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
- 87': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 89': Brahim Díaz (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Thomas Ouwejan (Udinese).
- 90': Foul by Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese).
- 90': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Lasagna (Udinese).
- 90'+1': Simon Kjaer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sebastien De Maio (Udinese).
- 90'+3': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Udinese 1, Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Udinese 1, Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
UDI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
| 596 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 17 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Udinese (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 87 | Sebastian De Maio |
| 50 | Rodrigo Becão  |
| 3 | Samir |
| 19 | Jens Stryger Larsen |
| 22 | Tolgay Arslan |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| 10 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 7 | Stefano Okaka |
| 9 | Gerard Deulofeu |
| 23 | Ignacio Pussetto |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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