Italian Serie A

Salernitana vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
Salernitana
  • 83': Federico Bonazzoli
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AC Milan
  • 10': Rafael Leão
  • 15': Sandro Tonali

AC Milan win 2-1 at Salernitana as Serie A returns

Sandro Tonali scored a goal and set up another to guide AC Milan to a 2-1 victory at Salernitana on Wednesday as Serie A returned.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Salernitana. Krzysztof Piatek tries a through ball, but Tonny Vilhena is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 3': Junior Sambia (Salernitana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 7': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 7': Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 10': Goal! Salernitana 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a through ball.
  • 13': Foul by Ivan Radovanovic (Salernitana).
  • 13': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Goal! Salernitana 0, AC Milan 2. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 16': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana).
  • 17': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana).
  • 18': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 18': Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 20': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emil Bohinen.
  • 21': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 21': Junior Sambia (Salernitana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Boulaye Dia (Salernitana) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena.
  • 23': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 30': Emil Bohinen (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 32': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 32': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana).
  • 33': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Hand ball by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 35': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 37': Boulaye Dia (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 37': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 38': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Emil Bohinen (Salernitana).
  • 39': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 39': Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Junior Sambia (Salernitana).
  • 41': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Salernitana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Bohinen.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana).
  • 45'+1': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Salernitana 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Salernitana 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 53': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana).
  • 53': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 53': Ivan Radovanovic (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 54': Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana).
  • 56': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Salernitana).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 58': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 58': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
  • 61': VAR Decision: No Goal Salernitana 0-2 AC Milan.
  • 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 63': Substitution, Salernitana. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Tonny Vilhena.
  • 64': Substitution, Salernitana. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Matteo Lovato.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Boulaye Dia.
  • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 73': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana).
  • 73': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana).
  • 75': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': VAR Decision: No Red Card Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Domagoj Bradaric (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Emil Bohinen (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Salernitana) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 80': Hand ball by Emil Bohinen (Salernitana).
  • 81': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana).
  • 81': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 82': Junior Sambia (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Goal! Salernitana 1, AC Milan 2. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly with a cross.
  • 84': Substitution, Salernitana. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Emil Bohinen.
  • 84': Substitution, Salernitana. Diego Valencia replaces Junior Sambia.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Aster Vranckx replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 85': Aster Vranckx (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana).
  • 86': Foul by Flavius Daniliuc (Salernitana).
  • 86': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
  • 88': Foul by Flavius Daniliuc (Salernitana).
  • 88': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana).
  • 89': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aster Vranckx with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Flavius Daniliuc (Salernitana).
  • 90'+2': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Flavius Daniliuc (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Diego Valencia (Salernitana).
  • 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 90'+7': Ciprian Tatarusanu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana).
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 90'+8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Salernitana 1, AC Milan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Salernitana 1, AC Milan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Salernitana 1, AC Milan 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 21
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 9
55.7 Possession 44.3
16 SHOTS 8
10 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
319 Accurate Passes 241
400 Passes 313
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 44
31 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 12
21 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 8
10 Effective Clearances 18
10 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Arechi
Location: Salerno, Italy
Attendance: 29,541

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 20 +26 46
2 AC Milan 20 +17 43
3 Napoli 20 +13 40
4 Juventus 20 +16 39
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAL Salernitana (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
16 Ivan Radovanovic
17 Federico Fazio
66 Matteo Lovato
10 Tonny Vilhena
18 Lassana Coulibaly Yellow Card
8 Emil Bohinen
3 Domagoj Bradaric Yellow Card
6 Junior Sambia
29 Boulaye Dia
99 Krzysztof Piatek Yellow Card
Salernitana Substitutes:
Dylan Bronn, Vincenzo Fiorillo, Flavius Daniliuc, Jacopo De Matteis, Federico Bonazzoli, Antonio Iervolino, Grigoris Kastanos, Diego Valencia, Leonardo Capezzi, Lorenzo Pirola, Andrei Motoc, Erik Botheim.

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

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
10 Brahim Díaz
8 Sandro Tonali
4 Ismaël Bennacer
9 Olivier Giroud Yellow Card
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Sergiño Dest, Matteo Gabbia, Andrea Bozzolan, Lapo Nava, Aster Vranckx, Tommaso Pobega, Yacine Adli, Charles De Ketelaere, Antonio Mirante, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Marko Lazetic, Malick Thiaw.

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