
AC Milan vs Sampdoria, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALeao fires Milan top of Serie A with win over Sampdoria
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AC Milan climbed to the top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Sampdoria).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 5': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
- 9': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 9': Stefano Sensi (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 12': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
- 19': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 25': Stefano Sensi (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria).
- 28': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
- 30': Stefano Sensi (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 33': Offside, Sampdoria. Omar Colley tries a through ball, but Nicola Murru is caught offside.
- 35': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria).
- 38': Offside, Sampdoria. Bartosz Bereszynski tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sampdoria).
- 39': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Messias with a headed pass.
- 44': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 45'+2': Andrea Conti (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 45'+4': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Andrea Conti (Sampdoria).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 50': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
- 51': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 52': Giangiacomo Magnani (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tommaso Augello replaces Nicola Murru.
- 53': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Andrea Conti.
- 53': Substitution, Sampdoria. Albin Ekdal replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 56': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Franck Kessié replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 60': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 60': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 60': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Offside, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 67': Offside, Sampdoria. Wladimiro Falcone tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 68': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 70': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 70': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 70': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 71': Attempt saved. Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 72': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria).
- 73': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Quagliarella replaces Tomás Rincón.
- 75': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 76': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 76': Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 78': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
- 81': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 81': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 81': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria).
- 84': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Substitution, Sampdoria. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Antonio Candreva.
- 85': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Alessio Romagnoli is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
- 86': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria).
- 87': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 90'+2': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0.
Statistics
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MIL![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 2 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
4 | SHOTS | 15 |
1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
390 | Accurate Passes | 381 |
468 | Passes | 461 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
8 | Crosses | 16 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
65 | Long Balls | 61 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 16 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
13 | Interceptions | 13 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
17 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,710
Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
4 | Juventus | 25 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
13 | Alessio Romagnoli ![]() |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
2 | Davide Calabria |
10 | Brahim Díaz ![]() |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
4 | Ismaël Bennacer ![]() |
9 | Olivier Giroud |
17 | Rafael Leão |
30 | Junior Messias |
Sampdoria (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
33 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
15 | Omar Colley |
26 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
29 | Nicola Murru |
24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
88 | Tomás Rincón ![]() |
87 | Antonio Candreva |
2 | Morten Thorsby |
13 | Andrea Conti |
10 | Francesco Caputo |
5 | Stefano Sensi |
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