Italian Serie A

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Empoli DDLLD 0
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AC Milan WWDWW 3
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek 11'
  • Olivier Giroud 31' P
  • Chaka Traorè 88'
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 15,009 att.

Match Report

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Loftus-Cheek shines as Milan ease to 3-0 win away at Empoli

Third-placed AC Milan secured a comfortable 3-0 win at Empoli thanks to goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Olivier Giroud and Chaka Traore in Serie A on Sunday.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/1/26 vs Juve Stabia D 2-2 Italian Serie B
10/27/26 @ Cesena L 1-2 Italian Serie B
10/23/26 vs Vicenza L 0-2 Italian Serie B
10/17/26 @ Ascoli D 1-1 Italian Serie B
10/10/26 vs Palermo L 2-4 Italian Serie B
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Play by Play

Team Stats

MIL EMP
13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
65
Possession
35
13
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
2
50
On Target %
10
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
560
Accurate Passes
276
622
Passes
322
90
Pass Completion %
90
7
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
19
40
Cross %
10
51
Long Balls
57
37
Accurate Long Balls
37
70
Long Balls %
60
3
Blocked Shots
10
10
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
17
60
Tackle %
80
0
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
15
19
Clearances
15

Head to Head

MIL leads series 4-0-1

EMP Last 5 matchups MIL
  1. 0 2018-2019 Italian Serie A FT 2019-02-22 @ MIL 3
  2. 2 2021-22 Italian Serie A FT 2021-12-22 @ EMP 4
  3. 0 2021-22 Italian Serie A FT 2022-03-12 @ MIL 1
  4. 1 2022-23 Italian Serie A FT 2022-10-01 @ EMP 3
  5. 0 2022-23 Italian Serie A FT 2023-04-07 @ MIL 0

Lineups

Confirmed

EMP · 4-3-1-2

  1. Elia CaprileG253
  2. Sebastian WalukiewiczCD-L4
  3. Adrian IsmajliCD-R34
  4. Sebastiano LupertoLB33
  5. Tyronne EbuehiRB24
  6. Francesco CaputoM91
  7. Alberto GrassiCM51
  8. Tommaso BaldanziAM3512
  9. Youssef MalehLM291
  10. Emmanuel GyasiRM11
  11. Nicolò CambiaghiCF-R287

Substitutes

  1. Mattia Destro23
  2. Steven Shpendi7
  3. Matteo Cancellieri2013
  4. Samuele Perisan1
  5. Gabriele Indragoli38
  6. Razvan Marin18
  7. Etrit Berisha99
  8. Daniel Maldini27
  9. Filippo Ranocchia221
  10. Andrea Sodero39

MIL · 4-3-3

  1. Mike MaignanG162
  2. Theo HernándezCD-L1923
  3. Simon KjaerCD-R24
  4. Alessandro FlorenziLB42
  5. Davide CalabriaRB2
  6. Yacine AdliCM7
  7. Tijjani ReijndersLM141
  8. Ruben Loftus-CheekRM8114
  9. Olivier GiroudF9111
  10. Rafael LeãoLF1012
  11. Christian PulisicRF11111

Substitutes

  1. Jan-Carlo SimicSUB82
  2. Davide BartesaghiSUB95
  3. Luka JovicSUB15
  4. Álex JiménezSUB74
  5. Lapo NavaSUB69
  6. Chaka TraorèSUB70111
  7. Antonio MiranteSUB83
  8. Kevin ZeroliSUB85
  9. Yunus MusahSUB80
  10. Luka RomeroSUB18
  11. Matteo GabbiaSUB46

Serie A News

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