Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, October 16, 2021
Hellas Verona LWDDW 2
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AC Milan DWWLW 3
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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 40,128 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
3
45.4
Possession
54.6
10
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
243
Accurate Passes
323
347
Passes
413
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
10
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
51
17
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
14
17
Tackles
27
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
9
24
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MIL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ciprian TatarusanuG
  2. 13Alessio RomagnoliCD-L
  3. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 5Fodé Ballo-TouréLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 27Daniel MaldiniAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 4Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 12Ante RebicAM-L
  11. 56Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

VER · 3-4-2-1

  1. 96Lorenzo MontipòG
  2. 21Koray GünterCD
  3. 16NicolóCD-L
  4. 17Federico CeccheriniCD-R
  5. 4Miguel VelosoCM-L
  6. 14Ivan IlicCM-R
  7. 8Darko LazovicLM
  8. 5Davide FaraoniRM
  9. 9Nikola KalinicF
  10. 10Gianluca CaprariCF-L
  11. 7Antonín BarákCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Federico Ceccherini (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 24' Goal! AC Milan 0, Verona 2. Antonin Barak (Verona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 25' Nikola Kalinic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 36' Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic because of an injury.
  6. 38' Nicolò Casale (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini.
  8. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  9. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Daniel Maldini.
  10. 54' Miguel Veloso (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 60' Substitution, Verona. Adrien Tameze replaces Miguel Veloso.
  13. 60' Substitution, Verona. Giovanni Simeone replaces Gianluca Caprari.
  14. 64' Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Nikola Kalinic.
  15. 76' Goal! AC Milan 2, Verona 2. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  16. 77' Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  17. 78' Own Goal by Koray Günter, Verona. AC Milan 3, Verona 2.
  18. 79' Substitution, Verona. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Darko Lazovic.
  19. 81' Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 82' Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Olivier Giroud.

Serie A News

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