Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, August 27, 2022
Bologna LWWLD 0
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AC Milan WWWWD 2
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MIL112
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 70,430 att.

Match Report

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Leao, Giroud goals earn table-toppers Milan 2-0 win over Bologna

Goals by Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud gave AC Milan a comfortable 2-0 win over Bologna at San Siro on Saturday as they moved top of Serie A.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
52.2
Possession
47.8
8
SHOTS
19
0
ON GOAL
7
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
351
475
Passes
421
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
4
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
57
37
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
13
11
Effective Clearances
2
11
Clearances
2

Head to Head

MIL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 20Pierre KaluluCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 90Charles De KetelaereAM
  7. 4Ismaël BennacerLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 30Junior MessiasAM-R

BOL · 3-5-2

  1. 28Lukasz SkorupskiG
  2. 17Gary MedelCD
  3. 26Jhon LucumíCD-L
  4. 5Adama SoumaoroCD-R
  5. 8Nicolás DomínguezCM-L
  6. 55Emanuel VignatoCM-R
  7. 30Jerdy SchoutenAM
  8. 50Andrea CambiasoLM
  9. 33Denso KasiusRM
  10. 99Musa BarrowCF-L
  11. 9Marko ArnautovicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! AC Milan 1, Bologna 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere following a fast break.
  2. 56' Jerdy Schouten (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Goal! AC Milan 2, Bologna 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball.
  4. 61' Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  5. 62' Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  6. 62' Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
  7. 62' Substitution, Bologna. Nicola Sansone replaces Musa Barrow.
  8. 62' Substitution, Bologna. Roberto Soriano replaces Emanuel Vignato.
  9. 62' Substitution, Bologna. Michel Aebischer replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  10. 66' Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Substitution, Bologna. Kevin Bonifazi replaces Gary Medel.
  12. 75' Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Theo Hernández.
  13. 83' Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  14. 84' Substitution, Bologna. Lewis Ferguson replaces Jerdy Schouten.
  15. 86' Yacine Adli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Serie A News

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