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

Giroud scores as AC Milan top table in 5-goal thriller in Ibrahimovic return

AC Milan produced a superb second half fightback from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 and go top of the Serie A table.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
• 2': Nikola Kalinic (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 3': Attempt saved. Ivan Ilic (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
• 3': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
• 5': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 5': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Verona).
• 5': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 7': Goal! AC Milan 0, Verona 1. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Veloso with a headed pass.
• 9': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 9': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
• 9': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a cross.
• 10': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 10': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Verona).
• 12': Offside, Verona. Antonin Barak tries a through ball, but Nikola Kalinic is caught offside.
• 13': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 13': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Verona).
• 13': Antonin Barak (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 13': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
• 14': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
• 14': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Attempt missed. Nikola Kalinic (Verona) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
• 21': Penalty Verona. Nikola Kalinic draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 21': Penalty conceded by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 24': Goal! AC Milan 0, Verona 2. Antonin Barak (Verona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
• 25': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 25': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Verona).
• 25': Nikola Kalinic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 26': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
• 26': Nicolò Casale (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Maldini.
• 30': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
• 30': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 30': Foul by Antonin Barak (Verona).
• 31': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
• 31': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 31': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
• 32': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
• 32': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 32': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
• 32': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 33': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
• 33': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 35': Antonin Barak (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 35': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
• 36': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic because of an injury.
• 38': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
• 38': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 38': Nicolò Casale (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 40': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Antonin Barak.
• 41': Attempt missed. Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
• 45': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fodé Ballo-Touré.
• 45': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
• 45': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Verona 2.
• 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Verona 2.
• 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Daniel Maldini.
• 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 45': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini.
• 46': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nikola Kalinic.
• 51': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
• 54': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
• 54': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Miguel Veloso (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 55': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
• 55': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
• 55': Nikola Kalinic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a headed pass.
• 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
• 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nikola Kalinic.
• 58': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
• 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Bosko Sutalo.
• 59': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 2. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross following a corner.
• 60': Substitution, Verona. Adrien Tameze replaces Miguel Veloso.
• 60': Substitution, Verona. Giovanni Simeone replaces Gianluca Caprari.
• 63': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
• 63': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 64': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Nikola Kalinic.
• 64': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
• 67': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
• 68': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 68': Foul by Kevin Lasagna (Verona).
• 69': Attempt blocked. Antonin Barak (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 69': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
• 70': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
• 70': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
• 71': Kevin Lasagna (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 73': Penalty AC Milan. Samu Castillejo draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 73': Penalty conceded by Marco Faraoni (Verona) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 76': Goal! AC Milan 2, Verona 2. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
• 78': Own Goal by Koray Günter, Verona. AC Milan 3, Verona 2.
• 79': Substitution, Verona. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Darko Lazovic.
• 79': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
• 79': Nicolò Casale (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 80': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
• 81': Attempt saved. Antonin Barak (Verona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Faraoni.
• 81': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
• 81': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
• 81': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
• 81': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 81': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Olivier Giroud.
• 83': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
• 83': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
• 85': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koray Günter.
• 87': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 87': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
• 90'+1': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
• 90'+2': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Faraoni.
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 90'+4': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
• 90'+4': Ivan Ilic (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Verona 2.
• 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Verona 2.