Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, December 30, 2023
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AC Milan WLWWD 1
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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · 70,385 att.

Match Report

Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/AC Milan via Getty Images

Pulisic goal the difference as AC Milan beat Sassuolo 1-0

Christian Pulisic ensured AC Milan ended the year on a high by scoring a second-half goal that secured a 1-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
5
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
6
41.3
Possession
58.7
12
SHOTS
20
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
452
355
Passes
513
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
22
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
61
21
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
14
Effective Clearances
16
14
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SAS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 19Theo HernándezCD-L
  3. 24Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 42Alessandro FlorenziLB
  5. 2Davide CalabriaRB
  6. 8Ruben Loftus-CheekAM
  7. 14Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. 4Ismaël BennacerRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 11Christian PulisicAM-R

SAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 47Andrea ConsigliG
  2. 13Gian Marco FerrariCD-L
  3. 5Martin ErlicCD-R
  4. 3Marcus Holmgren PedersenLB
  5. 22Jeremy ToljanRB
  6. 11Nedim BajramiAM
  7. 7Matheus HenriqueLM
  8. 42Kristian ThorstvedtRM
  9. 9Andrea PinamontiF
  10. 45Armand LaurientéAM-L
  11. 10Domenico BerardiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Martin Erlic.
  2. 59' Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a through ball.
  3. 63' Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  4. 63' Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
  5. 65' Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  6. 70' Substitution, Sassuolo. Samu Castillejo replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
  7. 74' Substitution, AC Milan. Kevin Zeroli replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  8. 81' Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Rafael Leão.
  9. 82' Substitution, AC Milan. Jan-Carlo Simic replaces Simon Kjær.
  10. 88' Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Armand Laurienté.
  12. 89' Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.

Serie A News

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