AC Milan vs Bologna, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic leads Milan rally with goal and assist in win over Bologna
Santiago Gimenez and Christian Pulisic powered AC Milan to a crucial 3-1 home win over Bologna on Friday, a victory that not only kept their slim top-four hopes flickering but also set the stage for a tantalising Coppa Italia final clash on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamín Domínguez.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 14': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Fikayo Tomori because of an injury.
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 16': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 18': Attempt blocked. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 19': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 22': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 23': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 24': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 26': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 26': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (Bologna).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (Bologna).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Bologna. Jhon Lucumí replaces Martin Erlic because of an injury.
- 36': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 36': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna).
- 38': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga is caught offside.
- 40': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 42': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Pobega with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommaso Pobega.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Bologna 0.
- 47': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 47': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 47': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
- 48': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Goal! AC Milan 0, Bologna 1. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga with a headed pass.
- 52': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 55': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 55': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 55': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 58': Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 59': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 59': Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 60': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Bologna. Michel Aebischer replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 61': Substitution, Bologna. Santiago Castro replaces Thijs Dallinga.
- 61': Substitution, Bologna. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 62': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Luka Jovic.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Kyle Walker replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Álex Jiménez.
- 67': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
- 67': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': João Félix (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. João Félix (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
- 72': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 72': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! AC Milan 1, Bologna 1. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 75': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 75': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Santiago Castro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Moro.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 79': Attempt blocked. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 79': Goal! AC Milan 2, Bologna 1. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Nikola Moro.
- 81': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 81': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 83': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 83': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Santiago Castro (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Goal! AC Milan 3, Bologna 1. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Bologna 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Bologna 1.
Statistics
 BOL |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 410 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
| 475 | Passes | 434 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,076
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,076
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 38 | +32 | 82 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 38 | +44 | 81 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 37 | +42 | 74 |
| 4 | Juventus | 37 | +22 | 67 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek  |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 20 | Álex Jiménez |
| 9 | Luka Jovic |
| 79 | João Félix |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Bologna (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 18 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 6 | Nikola Moro |
| 24 | Thijs Dallinga |
| 30 | Benjamín Domínguez |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
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