AC Milan vs Udinese, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChristian Pulisic's AC Milan jeered off after shock defeat to Udinese
After falling out of the Serie A title race, AC Milan is looking nervously at the teams behind it following a shock 3-0 loss at home to Udinese on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Thomas Kristensen (Udinese).
- 3': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Arthur Atta.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 12': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlström (Udinese) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
- 14': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 16': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 16': Christian Kabasele (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese).
- 21': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 23': Handball by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
- 25': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Thomas Kristensen.
- 27': Own Goal by Davide Bartesaghi, AC Milan. AC Milan 0, Udinese 1.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 29': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 29': Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese).
- 33': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 35': Foul by Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese).
- 35': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
- 36': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 37': Goal! AC Milan 0, Udinese 2. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo with a cross.
- 39': Handball by Samuele Ricci (AC Milan).
- 41': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese).
- 43': Keinan Davis (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 44': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Thomas Kristensen (Udinese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Udinese 2.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Zachary Athekame.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Udinese 2.
- 46': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Thomas Kristensen (Udinese).
- 46': Thomas Kristensen (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Maduka Okoye (Udinese). Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 51': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Maduka Okoye (Udinese).
- 52': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese).
- 52': Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
- 54': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Keinan Davis (Udinese).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 55': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
- 55': Keinan Davis (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Jesper Karlström.
- 56': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Keinan Davis (Udinese).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 60': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Ricci with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Youssouf Fofana replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Delay in match (AC Milan).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 65': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Koni De Winter.
- 66': Substitution, Udinese. Jakub Piotrowski replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 67': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Maduka Okoye (Udinese). Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 70': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
- 70': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 71': Goal! AC Milan 0, Udinese 3. Arthur Atta (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp following a fast break.
- 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Ardon Jashari replaces Luka Modric.
- 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 73': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Keinan Davis (Udinese).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Udinese. Idrissa Gueye replaces Keinan Davis because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Rafael Leão.
- 78': Foul by Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan).
- 78': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
- 82': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 82': Jakub Piotrowski (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
- 85': Substitution, Udinese. Oier Zarraga replaces Arthur Atta.
- 86': Substitution, Udinese. Lennon Miller replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
- 88': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
- 90': Foul by Ardon Jashari (AC Milan).
- 90': Lennon Miller (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 90'+1': Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Udinese).
- 90'+3': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Udinese).
- 90'+3': Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Udinese 3.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 0, Udinese 3.
Statistics
UDI |
MIL![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 36.7 | Possession | 63.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 493 |
| 326 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 23 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,675
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 5 | Koni De Winter |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 24 | Zachary Athekame |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 4 | Samuele Ricci |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Udinese (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Maduka Okoye (GK) |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 28 | Oumar Solet |
| 31 | Thomas Kristensen |
| 11 | Hassane Kamara |
| 19 | Kingsley Ehizibue |
| 14 | Arthur Atta |
| 8 | Jesper Karlström |
| 32 | Jurgen Ekkelenkamp |
| 10 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
| 9 | Keinan Davis |
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