Monza vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AMilan return to top four with 1-0 win at Monza
Junior Messias scored as AC Milan grabbed a 1-0 win at Monza in Serie on Saturday to move back into a Champions League place.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Armando Izzo (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
- 1': Attempt saved. Patrick Ciurria (Monza) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 1': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
- 2': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Monza) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross.
- 2': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
- 3': Offside, Monza. Andrea Petagna tries a through ball, but Dany Mota is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.
- 5': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divock Origi.
- 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
- 9': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
- 11': Delay in match (AC Milan).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 22': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 25': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 25': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
- 25': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 26': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Marlon Santos (Monza).
- 27': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Marlon Santos (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (Monza).
- 28': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
- 28': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 31': Goal! Monza 0, AC Milan 1. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 34': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 34': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 36': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Monza).
- 36': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 43': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Monza).
- 43': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Monza).
- 43': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 45'+1': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Divock Origi (AC Milan).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 51': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dany Mota.
- 54': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 54': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 54': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 55': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 55': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 57': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
- 59': Substitution, Monza. José Machín replaces Andrea Petagna.
- 59': Substitution, Monza. Franco Carboni replaces Samuele Birindelli.
- 59': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 59': Nicolò Rovella (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
- 61': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dany Mota.
- 62': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Monza).
- 62': Nicolò Rovella (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Pablo Marí (Monza).
- 63': José Machín (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Divock Origi.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': 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 Rade Krunic.
- 68': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
- 69': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 69': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Monza. Stefano Sensi replaces Nicolò Rovella.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Christian Gytkjær replaces Marlon Santos.
- 71': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 71': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
- 71': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Franco Carboni with a cross.
- 73': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
- 73': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Rafael Leão.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Pablo Marí (Monza) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
- 79': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 83': Substitution, Monza. Mattia Valoti replaces Dany Mota.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiémoué Bakayoko replaces Rade Krunic.
- 85': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 85': Armando Izzo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 85': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
- 85': Stefano Sensi (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt saved. José Machín (Monza) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armando Izzo.
- 87': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pablo Marí (Monza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 89': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 89': José Machín (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
- 90': Pablo Marí (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
- 90'+2': Stefano Sensi (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Armando Izzo (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 90'+3': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Patrick Ciurria (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Machín.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 41.2 | Possession | 58.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 448 |
| 387 | Passes | 535 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 22 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 14,012
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 14,012
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Monza (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 3 | Pablo Marí |
| 55 | Armando Izzo |
| 4 | Marlon  |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 6 | Nicolò Rovella |
| 84 | Patrick Ciurria |
| 19 | Samuele Birindelli |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
| 47 | Dany Mota |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
AC Milan (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
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