Italian Serie A

Hellas Verona vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Hellas Verona
  • 38': Davide Faraoni
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1 - 3
AC Milan
  • 45'+3': Sandro Tonali
  • 49': Sandro Tonali
  • 86': Alessandro Florenzi

AC Milan restore Serie A lead with win at Hellas Verona

A Sandro Tonali double moved AC Milan one step closer to the Serie A title after they regained top spot with a 3-1 win over Hellas Verona.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
  • 1': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 9': Offside, AC Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 11': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a cross.
  • 15': Offside, AC Milan. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
  • 16': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 17': VAR Decision: No Goal Verona 0-0 AC Milan.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 20': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
  • 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
  • 23': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 29': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
  • 30': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
  • 32': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 32': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 33': Ivan Ilic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
  • 38': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 0. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 41': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
  • 42': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
  • 43': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
  • 45'+1': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 1. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Verona 1, AC Milan 1.
  • 48': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
  • 48': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 49': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 2. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
  • 55': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
  • 55': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 58': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
  • 60': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
  • 60': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 66': Substitution, Verona. Fabio Depaoli replaces Marco Faraoni because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Verona. Martin Hongla replaces Nicolò Casale.
  • 67': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 67': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 70': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 70': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
  • 70': Ivan Ilic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Giovanni Simeone.
  • 72': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 73': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Kevin Lasagna (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 78': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 80': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
  • 80': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 80': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
  • 81': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Koray Günter (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 86': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 3. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
  • 90': Foul by Martin Hongla (Verona).
  • 90': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ante Rebic following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 5
53 Possession 47
18 SHOTS 10
8 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
321 Accurate Passes 277
407 Passes 353
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
17 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 53
29 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 7
12 Effective Clearances 25
12 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 30,154

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 28 +42 67
2 AC Milan 28 +24 60
3 Napoli 28 +14 56
4 Como 28 +25 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

VER Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
96 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
21 Koray Günter
17 Federico Ceccherini
16 Nicolo Casale
14 Ivan Ilic Yellow Card
61 Adrien Tamèze
8 Darko Lazovic
5 Davide Faraoni
99 Giovanni Simeone
10 Gianluca Caprari
7 Antonín Barák
Hellas Verona Substitutes:
Miguel Veloso, Matteo Cancellieri, Bosko Sutalo, Alessandro Berardi, Mateusz Praszelik, Panagiotis Retsos, Elia Boseggia, Gianluca Frabotta, Mattia Chiesa, Martin Hongla, Fabio Depaoli, Kevin Lasagna.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
33 Rade Krunic
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão Yellow Card
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Matteo Gabbia, Brahim Díaz, Ante Rebic, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Junior Messias, Ismaël Bennacer, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Alessandro Florenzi, Antonio Mirante, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Alessio Romagnoli.

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