Italian Serie A

Sampdoria vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sampdoria
    FT
    0 - 1
    AC Milan
    • 9': Brahim Díaz

    Early Diaz strike gets AC Milan off to winning start over Sampdoria

    Brahim Diaz's early goal was enough to earn AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria in their opening match of the Serie A season on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
    • 4': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Rafael Leão.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
    • 5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emil Audero.
    • 6': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
    • 6': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Goal! Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
    • 10': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
    • 14': Foul by Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria).
    • 14': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
    • 16': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 17': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 18': Offside, Sampdoria. Mikkel Damsgaard tries a through ball, but Omar Colley is caught offside.
    • 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 20': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 20': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
    • 23': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 26': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
    • 26': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morten Thorsby following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
    • 29': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
    • 31': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
    • 32': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 33': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
    • 33': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria).
    • 33': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Hand ball by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
    • 35': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria).
    • 35': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
    • 42': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a headed pass.
    • 45': Offside, Sampdoria. Emil Audero tries a through ball, but Manolo Gabbiadini is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 47': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
    • 47': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Hand ball by Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
    • 57': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Simon Kjaer (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.
    • 61': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria).
    • 61': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru replaces Tommaso Augello.
    • 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Valerio Verre replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
    • 73': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
    • 74': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 74': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
    • 74': Foul by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria).
    • 74': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski following a corner.
    • 76': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
    • 76': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 79': Offside, Sampdoria. Fabio Quagliarella tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 81': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
    • 82': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 82': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
    • 85': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Sampdoria. Adrien Silva replaces Albin Ekdal.
    • 86': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
    • 86': Valerio Verre (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Valerio Verre (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Murru.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Valerio Verre (Sampdoria) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
    • 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessio Romagnoli replaces Davide Calabria.
    • 89': Foul by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria).
    • 89': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria).
    • 90'+3': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
    • 90'+4': Valerio Verre (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 3
    50.1 Possession 49.9
    11 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    327 Accurate Passes 309
    409 Passes 395
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 55
    24 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 7
    14 Effective Clearances 13
    14 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Luigi Ferraris
    Location: Genova, Italy
    Attendance: 4,966

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 29 +42 68
    2 AC Milan 29 +23 60
    3 Napoli 29 +15 59
    4 Como 29 +26 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SAM Sampdoria (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Emil Audero (GK)
    15 Omar Colley
    22 Maya Yoshida
    3 Tommaso Augello
    24 Bartosz Bereszynski Yellow Card
    6 Albin Ekdal
    2 Morten Thorsby
    38 Mikkel Damsgaard
    87 Antonio Candreva
    27 Fabio Quagliarella
    23 Manolo Gabbiadini Yellow Card
    Sampdoria Substitutes:
    Nicola Murru, Nicola Ravaglia, Wladimiro Falcone, Valerio Verre, Lorenzo Tonelli, Simone Trimboli, Jeff Chabot, Kristoffer Askildsen, Fabio Depaoli, Adrien Silva, Alex Ferrari.

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    24 Simon Kjaer Yellow Card
    19 Theo Hernández
    2 Davide Calabria
    10 Brahim Díaz
    33 Rade Krunic
    8 Sandro Tonali
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    56 Alexis Saelemaekers
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Ismaël Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Daniel Maldini, Samu Castillejo, Ante Rebic, Alessio Romagnoli, Pierre Kalulu, Tommaso Pobega, Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Alessandro Plizzari.

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