Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Bologna, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 73': Santiago Gimenez
  • 79': Christian Pulisic
  • 90'+2': Santiago Gimenez
FT
3 - 1
Bologna
  • 49': Riccardo Orsolini

Pulisic 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

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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

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AC Milan 7 +7 16
2 Internazionale 7 +10 15
3 Napoli 7 +5 15
4 AS Roma 7 +4 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL 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 Yellow Card
19 Theo Hernández
20 Álex Jiménez
9 Luka Jovic
79 João Félix Yellow Card
11 Christian Pulisic
AC Milan Substitutes:
Francesco Camarda, Davide Bartesaghi, Lorenzo Torriani, Marco Sportiello, Santiago Gimenez, Samuel Chukwueze, Yunus Musah, Alessandro Florenzi, Malick Thiaw, Tammy Abraham, Kyle Walker, Filippo Terracciano.

BOL 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
Bologna Substitutes:
Giovanni Fabbian, Oussama El Azzouzi, Santiago Castro, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Jhon Lucumí, Lewis Ferguson, Juan Miranda, Nicolo Casale, Federico Ravaglia, Michel Aebischer, Davide Calabria, Nicola Bagnolini.

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