Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Fiorentina, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 82': Rafael Leão
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Fiorentina

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
    • 2': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
    • 2': Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 3': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
    • 3': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Junior Messias is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
    • 9': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Igor Julio (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
    • 11': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 12': Foul by Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
    • 12': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Offside, AC Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 17': Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
    • 18': Offside, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano tries a through ball, but Nicolás González is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
    • 19': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
    • 23': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
    • 23': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
    • 25': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
    • 25': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
    • 26': Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 28': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
    • 28': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
    • 31': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
    • 31': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 41': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina).
    • 41': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 43': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
    • 43': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
    • 45'+1': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Fiorentina 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Fiorentina 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Martínez replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
    • 46': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
    • 46': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
    • 49': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina).
    • 49': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
    • 50': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
    • 51': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
    • 55': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
    • 55': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Junior Messias.
    • 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 57': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
    • 57': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
    • 57': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Offside, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
    • 59': Substitution, Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Youssef Maleh.
    • 60': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
    • 64': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 67': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Torreira replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
    • 67': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Nicolás González.
    • 68': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 69': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
    • 69': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Offside, AC Milan. Rade Krunic tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
    • 72': Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
    • 74': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
    • 77': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
    • 77': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Igor Julio.
    • 79': Offside, AC Milan. Rade Krunic tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Franck Kessié.
    • 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Riccardo Saponara.
    • 82': Goal! AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
    • 83': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
    • 85': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a headed pass.
    • 87': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
    • 87': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 88': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
    • 88': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
    • 90'+5': Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 17
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 6
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    52.3 Possession 47.7
    8 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    343 Accurate Passes 310
    430 Passes 391
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 14
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    60 Long Balls 44
    36 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 17
    14 Effective Clearances 6
    14 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 71,542

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 27 +43 67
    2 AC Milan 27 +23 57
    3 Napoli 28 +14 56
    4 AS Roma 27 +18 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    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
    10 Brahim Díaz
    79 Franck Kessié
    8 Sandro Tonali
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    30 Junior Messias
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Tiemoué Bakayoko, Samu Castillejo, Alessio Romagnoli, Ante Rebic, Alexis Saelemaekers, Rade Krunic, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Mirante, Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ismaël Bennacer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

    FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
    98 Igor Julio
    4 Nikola Milenkovic
    3 Cristiano Biraghi
    23 Lorenzo Venuti Yellow Card
    34 Sofyan Amrabat
    14 Youssef Maleh Yellow Card
    32 Alfred Duncan
    9 Arthur Cabral
    8 Riccardo Saponara
    22 Nicolás González
    Fiorentina Substitutes:
    Krzysztof Piatek, Aleksa Terzic, Aleksandr Kokorin, Jonathan Ikoné, Riccardo Sottil, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lucas Torreira, José Callejón, Giacomo Bonaventura, Antonio Rosati, Matija Nastasic.

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