Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, September 25, 2021
AC Milan WWLDW 2
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Spezia DLLWL 1
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Alberto Picco · 5,700 att.

Match Report

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Maldini scores on full debut as AC Milan go top with Spezia win

One of Italian football's most famous names returned to a Serie A scoresheet on Saturday when Daniel Maldini netted in a 2-1 win for AC Milan.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
63.4
Possession
36.6
18
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
422
Accurate Passes
216
505
Passes
285
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
13
0.5
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
55
25
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
9
11
Effective Clearances
25
11
Clearances
25

Head to Head

MIL leads series 2-1

Lineups

SPE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Jeroen ZoetG
  2. 43Dimitris NikolaouCD-L
  3. 15Petko HristovCD-R
  4. 6Mehdi BourabiaDM
  5. 20Simone BastoniLB
  6. 27Kelvin AmianRB
  7. 7Jacopo SalaCM-L
  8. 25Giulio MaggioreCM-R
  9. 11Emmanuel GyasiLM
  10. 22Janis AntisteRM
  11. 18M'Bala NzolaF

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 13Alessio RomagnoliCD-L
  3. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 20Pierre KaluluRB
  6. 27Daniel MaldiniAM
  7. 79Franck KessiéLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 12Ante RebicAM-L
  11. 56Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Olivier Giroud.
  3. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
  4. 48' Goal! Spezia 0, AC Milan 1. Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
  5. 58' Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Daniel Maldini.
  7. 64' Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Giulio Maggiore because of an injury.
  8. 65' Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Jacopo Sala.
  9. 65' Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Janis Antiste.
  10. 72' Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Pierre Kalulu.
  11. 79' Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  12. 80' Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
  13. 82' Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
  14. 86' Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  15. 89' Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Serie A News

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