Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, March 1, 2026
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Stadio Giovanni Zini · 14,711 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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AC Milan score two late goals vs. Cremonese to keep pressure on Inter

AC Milan needed two late goals to secure a 2-0 win at Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday and bounce back from its second loss of the season.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
53.5
Possession
46.5
20
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
374
Accurate Passes
300
435
Passes
366
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
21
Crosses
34
0.2
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
54
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
32
Effective Clearances
25
32
Clearances
25

Head to Head

CRE leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

CRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Emil AuderoG
  2. 55Francesco FolinoCD
  3. 5Sebastiano LupertoCD-L
  4. 15Matteo BianchettiCD-R
  5. 29Youssef MalehCM-L
  6. 2Morten ThorsbyCM-R
  7. 27Jari VandeputteAM
  8. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLM
  9. 7Alessio ZerbinRM
  10. 10Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 90Federico BonazzoliCF-R

MIL · 3-5-2

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 5Koni De WinterCD
  3. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  4. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  5. 12Adrien RabiotCM-L
  6. 19Youssouf FofanaCM-R
  7. 14Luka ModricAM
  8. 33Davide BartesaghiLM
  9. 56Alexis SaelemaekersRM
  10. 10Rafael LeãoCF-L
  11. 11Christian PulisicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 62' Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  2. 62' Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  3. 66' Substitution, Cremonese. Tommaso Barbieri replaces Alessio Zerbin.
  4. 66' Substitution, Cremonese. Milan Djuric replaces Jamie Vardy.
  5. 66' Substitution, Cremonese. Filippo Terracciano replaces Matteo Bianchetti.
  6. 76' Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  8. 78' Substitution, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku replaces Christian Pulisic.
  9. 82' Substitution, Cremonese. Alberto Grassi replaces Jari Vandeputte.
  10. 85' Youssef Maleh (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Davide Bartesaghi because of an injury.
  12. 89' Goal! Cremonese 0, AC Milan 1. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Koni De Winter following a corner.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Cremonese 0, AC Milan 2. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku following a fast break.

Serie A News

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