Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Sassuolo, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 34': Davide Bartesaghi
  • 47': Davide Bartesaghi
FT
2 - 2
Sassuolo
  • 13': Ismaël Koné
  • 77': Armand Laurienté

Pulisic goal disallowed as AC Milan draw with Sassuolo

Teenage defender Davide Bartesaghi scored his first senior goals but couldn't prevent AC Milan from being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 2': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 2': Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 3': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
  • 13': Goal! AC Milan 0, Sassuolo 1. Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 15': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 16': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo).
  • 16': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 17': Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Handball by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 19': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo).
  • 23': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 27': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo).
  • 29': Offside, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
  • 34': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 1. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a cross.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 38': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 40': Foul by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
  • 40': Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 42': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Fali Candé (Sassuolo).
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Idzes (Sassuolo).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo).
  • 45'+2': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 1.
  • 46': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 47': Goal! AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 1. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo).
  • 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jay Idzes.
  • 51': Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo).
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 57': Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Fali Candé (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Armand Laurienté replaces Alieu Fadera.
  • 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Josh Doig replaces Fali Candé.
  • 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Koni De Winter replaces Matteo Gabbia because of an injury.
  • 60': Foul by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
  • 60': Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz with a cross.
  • 65': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo).
  • 66': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 66': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Offside, AC Milan. Adrien Rabiot is caught offside.
  • 72': Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 75': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Jay Idzes (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
  • 77': Goal! AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 2. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 84': Foul by Samuele Ricci (AC Milan).
  • 84': Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Josh Doig (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 85': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Moro replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Walid Cheddira replaces Cristian Volpato.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz with a cross.
  • 88': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Josh Doig following a fast break.
  • 89': Offside, Sassuolo. Armand Laurienté is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 90': Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
  • 90'+1': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 90'+3': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
  • 90'+7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 1
41.2 Possession 58.8
8 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 476
377 Passes 537
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 31
0.3 Cross % 0.2
36 Long Balls 31
16 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 4
30 Effective Clearances 23
30 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,446

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 15 +20 33
2 AC Milan 15 +11 32
3 Napoli 15 +9 31
4 AS Roma 14 +7 27
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (3-5-2)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
46 Matteo Gabbia
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
23 Fikayo Tomori
12 Adrien Rabiot
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Yellow Card
14 Luka Modric
33 Davide Bartesaghi
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
11 Christian Pulisic
18 Christopher Nkunku
AC Milan Substitutes:
Matteo Pittarella, Pietro Terracciano, David Odogu, Koni De Winter, Samuele Ricci, Pervis Estupiñán, Zachary Athekame, Ardon Jashari.

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
49 Arijanet Muric (GK)
80 Tarik Muharemovic Yellow Card
21 Jay Idzes
5 Fali Candé
6 Sebastian Walukiewicz
18 Nemanja Matic
90 Ismaël Koné
42 Kristian Thorstvedt Yellow Card
99 Andrea Pinamonti
20 Alieu Fadera Yellow Card
7 Cristian Volpato
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Gioele Zacchi, Walid Cheddira, Josh Doig, Woyo Coulibaly, Luca Moro, Armand Laurienté, Nicholas Pierini, Aster Vranckx, Giacomo Satalino, Luca Lipani, Edoardo Iannoni, Cas Odenthal.

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