Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Hellas Verona, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 45'+1': Christian Pulisic
  • 48': Christopher Nkunku (P)
  • 53': Christopher Nkunku
FT
3 - 0
Hellas Verona

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Armel Bella-Kotchap (Verona).
    • 6': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
    • 6': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
    • 9': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Foul by Daniel Mosquera (Verona).
    • 11': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Handball by Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
    • 15': Foul by Armel Bella-Kotchap (Verona).
    • 15': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
    • 24': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
    • 28': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
    • 30': Unai Núñez (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Cheikh Niasse (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovane.
    • 36': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
    • 37': Foul by Daniel Mosquera (Verona).
    • 37': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Antoine Bernede (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Al Musrati (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Al Musrati (Verona).
    • 41': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giovane.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Al Musrati (Verona).
    • 43': Al Musrati (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Victor Nelsson.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Cheikh Niasse (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Verona. Amin Sarr replaces Daniel Mosquera.
    • 45': Substitution, Verona. Gift Orban replaces Giovane.
    • 46': Penalty AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 46': Penalty conceded by Victor Nelsson (Verona) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 48': Goal! AC Milan 2, Verona 0. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
    • 52': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lorenzo Montipò (Verona).
    • 53': Goal! AC Milan 3, Verona 0. Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
    • 58': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
    • 58': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
    • 60': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Koni De Winter (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Lorenzo Montipò (Verona). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 62': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Victor Nelsson (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Amin Sarr (Verona).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Substitution, Verona. Nicolás Valentini replaces Domagoj Bradaric.
    • 68': Antoine Bernede (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Ardon Jashari replaces Luka Modric.
    • 71': Substitution, AC Milan. Youssouf Fofana replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
    • 72': Offside, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke.
    • 72': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 75': Substitution, Verona. Suat Serdar replaces Daniel Oyegoke.
    • 76': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Christian Pulisic.
    • 76': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 79': Foul by Gift Orban (Verona).
    • 79': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Verona. Abdou Harroui replaces Al Musrati.
    • 86': Substitution, AC Milan. David Odogu replaces Fikayo Tomori.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Cheikh Niasse (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Unai Núñez.
    • 87': Offside, Verona. Gift Orban is caught offside.
    • 90': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolás Valentini (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cheikh Niasse with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Verona 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Verona 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    47.8 Possession 52.2
    9 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    329 Accurate Passes 359
    393 Passes 426
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    42 Long Balls 37
    22 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 10
    26 Effective Clearances 17
    26 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: San Siro
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 74,618

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 27 +43 67
    2 AC Milan 27 +23 57
    3 Napoli 28 +14 56
    4 AS Roma 27 +18 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (3-5-2)

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

    VER Hellas Verona (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
    15 Victor Nelsson
    37 Armel Bella-Kotchap
    5 Unai Núñez
    24 Antoine Bernede
    36 Cheikh Niasse
    73 Moatasem Al-Musrati Yellow Card
    12 Domagoj Bradaric
    2 Daniel Oyegoke
    25 Daniel Mosquera
    17 Giovane
    Hellas Verona Substitutes:
    Abdou Harroui, Junior Ajayi, Grigoris Kastanos, Enzo Ebosse, Giacomo Toniolo, Fallou Cham, Suat Serdar, Gift Orban, Tobias Slotsager, Yellu Santiago, Roberto Gagliardini, Nicolás Valentini, Simone Perilli, Amin Sarr.

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