Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 14,500 att.

Match Report

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Santiago Giménez nets first AC Milan goal in win over Empoli

AC Milan won 2-0 at Empoli on Saturday thanks to second half goals from Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez in a Serie A clash that ended with both sides down to 10 men.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
3
62.3
Possession
37.7
16
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
410
Accurate Passes
208
476
Passes
284
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
54
27
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
13
25
Effective Clearances
19
25
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:29 Santi Giménez's Milan debut assist has Herc Gomez excited Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

EMP · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Devis VásquezG
  2. 35Luca MarianucciCD
  3. 21Mattia VitiCD-L
  4. 22Mattia De SciglioCD-R
  5. 5Alberto GrassiCM-L
  6. 6Liam HendersonCM-R
  7. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLM
  8. 11Emmanuel GyasiRM
  9. 29Lorenzo ColomboF
  10. 13Liberato CacaceCF-L
  11. 99Sebastiano EspositoCF-R

MIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  3. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 32Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 79João FélixAM
  7. 14Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. 29Youssouf FofanaRM
  9. 90Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 20Álex JiménezAM-L
  11. 80Yunus MusahAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' João Félix (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 28' Substitution, Empoli. Saba Goglichidze replaces Mattia Viti because of an injury.
  3. 36' Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Álex Jiménez.
  6. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  7. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Tammy Abraham.
  8. 54' Second yellow card to Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 65' Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 65' Luca Marianucci (Empoli) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  12. 68' Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
  13. 69' Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  14. 70' Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  15. 70' Substitution, Empoli. Christian Kouamé replaces Liam Henderson.
  16. 76' Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 2. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a fast break.
  17. 80' Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  18. 81' Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Bacci replaces Alberto Grassi.
  19. 84' Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces João Félix.

Serie A News

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