Fiorentina vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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4 - 3
4 - 3
Vlahovic-inspired Fiorentina hands AC Milan suffer first league defeat
Fiorentina inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on AC Milan with a 4-3 victory in Florence on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, AC Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 3': Offside, Fiorentina. Dusan Vlahovic tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 7': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 13': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
- 13': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 15': Goal! Fiorentina 1, AC Milan 0. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 19': Offside, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 22': Offside, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara tries a through ball, but Cristiano Biraghi is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Pierre Kalulu is caught offside.
- 27': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
- 28': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
- 30': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
- 30': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 34': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 34': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Kjaer.
- 35': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 36': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
- 37': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 42': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Kjaer with a cross.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
- 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
- 45': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Goal! Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0.
- 46': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 46': Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass.
- 51': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Odriozola.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 53': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Álvaro Odriozola.
- 54': Offside, Fiorentina. Lucas Torreira tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 56': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Pierre Kalulu.
- 57': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
- 57': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 59': Pietro Terracciano (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan with a through ball.
- 62': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 66': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina).
- 66': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 68': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces José Callejón.
- 70': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 75': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 76': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 78': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
- 81': Hand ball by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 81': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 81': Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Goal! Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 90': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 90': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Offside, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 90'+5': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
- 90'+6': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 90'+6': Own Goal by Lorenzo Venuti, Fiorentina. Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
Statistics
 MIL |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 438 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 501 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 10 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 32,567
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 32,567
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 7 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Lazio | 7 | +10 | 19 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 7 | +13 | 17 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 98 | Igor Julio |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 29 | Álvaro Odriozola |
| 18 | Lucas Torreira |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 7 | José Callejón |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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