AC Milan vs Bologna, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
88': Mitchell DijksIrrepressible Ibrahimovic scores twice as AC Milan win opener over Bologna
AC Milan's veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and also missed an open goal to give his side a 2-0 win over Bologna.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 2': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 10': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Milan).
- 10': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Milan).
- 11': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 12': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 14': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 14': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 14': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
- 15': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 17': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
- 18': Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Bologna).
- 20': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Offside, Milan. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 22': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 22': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna).
- 25': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 25': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ante Rebic following a set piece situation.
- 27': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
- 27': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
- 31': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 31': Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Milan 1, Bologna 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Danilo.
- 38': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna).
- 38': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
- 40': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Samu Castillejo (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Milan).
- 43': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Milan 1, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Milan 1, Bologna 0.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Samu Castillejo.
- 46': Offside, Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 46': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 47': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 47': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 48': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 49': Penalty Milan. Ismael Bennacer draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Penalty conceded by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': VAR Decision: Penalty Milan.
- 51': Goal! Milan 2, Bologna 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 52': Offside, Milan. Ismael Bennacer tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten with a headed pass.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Matteo Gabbia (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 55': Offside, Bologna. Nicolás Domínguez tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 56': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Bologna. Nicola Sansone replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 57': Substitution, Bologna. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 57': Ante Rebic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna).
- 57': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 57': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Davide Calabria is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 59': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna).
- 61': Ismael Bennacer (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 63': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 66': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ismael Bennacer (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 68': Hand ball by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 69': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Bologna).
- 71': Substitution, Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 72': Substitution, Milan. Léo Duarte replaces Simon Kjaer.
- 72': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
- 72': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna).
- 74': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 76': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 77': Substitution, Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Franck Kessié.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 77': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Roberto Soriano.
- 79': Attempt saved. Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 79': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ismael Bennacer.
- 80': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Santander replaces Rodrigo Palacio.
- 80': Substitution, Bologna. Mattias Svanberg replaces Roberto Soriano.
- 81': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Bologna).
- 81': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Bologna).
- 82': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Bologna. Emanuel Vignato replaces Musa Barrow.
- 84': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 86': Substitution, Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismael Bennacer.
- 86': Foul by Rade Krunic (Milan).
- 86': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Rade Krunic (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Federico Santander (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
- 87': Attempt missed. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danilo following a set piece situation.
- 88': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 88': Second yellow card to Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) for a bad foul.
- 89': Federico Santander (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (Milan).
- 89': Matteo Gabbia (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt saved. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ante Rebic (Milan).
- 90'+2': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Federico Santander (Bologna).
- 90'+3': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Milan 2, Bologna 0.
- 0': Match ends, Milan 2, Bologna 0.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Milan 2, Bologna 0.
- 0': Match ends, Milan 2, Bologna 0.
Statistics
 BOL |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 309 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
| 366 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 24 | Clearances | 15 |
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 | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia  |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 7 | Samu Castillejo |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 14 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 23 | Danilo |
| 35 | Mitchell Dijks |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 8 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 30 | Jerdy Schouten |
| 24 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 99 | Musa Barrow |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
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