Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, May 3, 2026
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Sassuolo DWLWD 2
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Mapei Stadium · 19,361 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
42.3
Possession
57.7
7
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
510
392
Passes
550
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
22
Long Balls
42
15
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
1
Interceptions
13
14
Effective Clearances
20
14
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MIL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SAS · 4-3-3

  1. 13Stefano TuratiG
  2. 80Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  3. 21Jay IdzesCD-R
  4. 23Ulisses GarciaLB
  5. 6Sebastian WalukiewiczRB
  6. 18Nemanja MaticCM
  7. 42Kristian ThorstvedtLM
  8. 90Ismaël KonéRM
  9. 8M'Bala NzolaF
  10. 45Armand LaurientéLF
  11. 10Domenico BerardiRF

MIL · 3-5-2

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 46Matteo GabbiaCD
  3. 31Strahinja PavlovicCD-L
  4. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  5. 12Adrien RabiotCM-L
  6. 19Youssouf FofanaCM-R
  7. 30Ardon JashariAM
  8. 2Pervis EstupiñánLM
  9. 56Alexis SaelemaekersRM
  10. 10Rafael LeãoCF-L
  11. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Sassuolo 1, AC Milan 0. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  2. 9' Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Second yellow card to Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Substitution, Sassuolo. Woyo Coulibaly replaces Jay Idzes because of an injury.
  6. 45' Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Lipani replaces Nemanja Matic.
  8. 47' Goal! Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  9. 57' Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 59' Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  11. 59' Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Rafael Leão.
  12. 59' Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  13. 59' Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
  14. 66' Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Ardon Jashari.
  15. 71' Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 77' Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 84' Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti replaces M'Bala Nzola.
  18. 84' Substitution, Sassuolo. Alieu Fadera replaces Armand Laurienté.
  19. 89' Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+4' Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.

Serie A News

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