Cremonese vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AMilan frustrated in goalless stalemate with Cremonese
Second-placed AC Milan were held to a 0-0 draw at Cremonese in Serie A on Tuesday as Stefano Pioli's men wasted several clear-cut chances to score.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Emanuel Aiwu (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 4': Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 8': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Cremonese).
- 9': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 10': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
- 10': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Offside, AC Milan. Junior Messias tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.
- 16': Offside, Cremonese. Marco Carnesecchi tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 18': Offside, Cremonese. Soualiho Meïté tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Emanuele Valeri.
- 23': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 25': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a through ball.
- 27': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese).
- 33': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 34': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
- 35': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Cremonese).
- 36': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michele Castagnetti.
- 36': Attempt saved. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
- 40': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
- 42': Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Hand ball by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Michele Castagnetti (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuele Valeri.
- 45': First Half ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
- 47': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese).
- 47': Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
- 51': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
- 52': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 55': Foul by Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese).
- 55': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Offside, AC Milan. Ante Rebic tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
- 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Divock Origi (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Cremonese 0-0 AC Milan.
- 59': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Divock Origi.
- 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Malick Thiaw.
- 61': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emanuele Valeri.
- 62': Substitution, Cremonese. Leonardo Sernicola replaces Paolo Ghiglione.
- 63': Substitution, Cremonese. David Okereke replaces Daniel Ciofani.
- 63': Substitution, Cremonese. Cristian Buonaiuto replaces Felix Afena-Gyan.
- 64': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gonzalo Escalante.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 66': Michele Castagnetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Cremonese).
- 67': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Johan Vásquez (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 68': Gonzalo Escalante (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Cremonese. Charles Pickel replaces Michele Castagnetti.
- 71': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
- 71': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
- 74': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 78': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
- 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': David Okereke (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Soualiho Meïté.
- 80': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Marko Lazetic replaces Ante Rebic.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 84': Attempt blocked. David Okereke (Cremonese) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 84': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 84': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
- 85': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Marko Lazetic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Charles Pickel (Cremonese).
- 88': Substitution, Cremonese. Giacomo Quagliata replaces Emanuele Valeri.
- 89': Attempt missed. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 90'+2': Giacomo Quagliata (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
- 90'+3': Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Bianchetti.
- 90'+4': Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Marko Lazetic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
Statistics
 MIL |
CRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 72.6 | Possession | 27.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 545 | Accurate Passes | 146 |
| 633 | Passes | 231 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 13 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy
Attendance: 14,758
Venue: Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy
Attendance: 14,758
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Cremonese (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK) |
| 15 | Matteo Bianchetti |
| 5 | Johan Vásquez  |
| 4 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 28 | Souahilo Meïté |
| 32 | Gonzalo Escalante |
| 19 | Michele Castagnetti |
| 3 | Emanuele Valeri |
| 18 | Paolo Ghiglione |
| 20 | Felix Afena-Gyan |
| 9 | Daniel Ciofani |
AC Milan (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 5 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
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