Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, August 13, 2022
Udinese LWLLW 2
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AC Milan WLWWW 4
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UDI202
MIL224
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 70,197 att.

Match Report

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Champions Milan smash four past Udinese in Serie A opener

Italian champions AC Milan turned an early one-goal deficit into a 4-2 win over Udinese in their Serie A opener at San Siro on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
40.8
Possession
59.2
9
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
278
Accurate Passes
429
343
Passes
502
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
66
30
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
5
19
Clearances
5

Head to Head

MIL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 20Pierre KaluluCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 10Brahim DíazAM
  7. 33Rade KrunicLM
  8. 4Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 12Ante RebicF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 30Junior MessiasAM-R

UDI · 3-5-2

  1. 1Marco SilvestriG
  2. 17Bram NuytinckCD
  3. 18Nehuén PérezCD-L
  4. 50Rodrigo BecãoCD-R
  5. 6Jean-Victor MakengoCM-L
  6. 37Roberto PereyraCM-R
  7. 11WalaceAM
  8. 3Adam MasinaLM
  9. 93Brandon SoppyRM
  10. 10Gerard DeulofeuCF-L
  11. 7Isaac SuccessCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! AC Milan 0, Udinese 1. Rodrigo Becão (Udinese) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross following a corner.
  2. 9' Brandon Soppy (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 11' Goal! AC Milan 1, Udinese 1. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 15' Goal! AC Milan 2, Udinese 1. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
  5. 34' Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 34' Rodrigo Becão (Udinese) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+4' Goal! AC Milan 2, Udinese 2. Adam Masina (Udinese) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a cross.
  8. 46' Goal! AC Milan 3, Udinese 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  9. 55' Nehuén Pérez (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 67' Substitution, Udinese. Beto replaces Isaac Success.
  11. 67' Substitution, Udinese. Enzo Ebosse replaces Nehuén Pérez.
  12. 68' Goal! AC Milan 4, Udinese 2. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  13. 71' Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
  14. 71' Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
  15. 72' Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Ante Rebic.
  16. 76' Substitution, Udinese. Lazar Samardzic replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
  17. 76' Substitution, Udinese. Sandi Lovric replaces Walace.
  18. 83' Substitution, Udinese. Festy Ebosele replaces Adam Masina.
  19. 84' Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Rafael Leão.
  20. 84' Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Rade Krunic.
  21. 90'+2' Festy Ebosele (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Serie A News

All news
ESPN ESPN News Services McKennie scores 1st goal since April in much-needed Juventus win Weston McKennie opened the scoring for Juventus in a 2-0 win over Lecce on Sunday to help the Serie A side course correct after a pair of disappointing results. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Man United to offload Yoro to Milan? Manchester United defender Leny Yoro is on the radar of AC Milan ahead of the summer. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Napoli's Scott McTominay bags brace in derby day thriller against Roma Napoli's stuttering start in Serie A continued as Roma twice fought back to secure a 3-3 draw in a dramatic Derby del Sole. News PA Curtis Jones: Serie A too slow? Inter arrival explains Liverpool similarity Inter Milan midfielder Curtis Jones insists Serie A is no different to the Premier League when it comes to playing for the top clubs.