Italian Serie A

Fiorentina vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Fiorentina
  • 15': Alfred Duncan
  • 45'+1': Riccardo Saponara
  • 60': Dusan Vlahovic
  • 85': Dusan Vlahovic
FT
4 - 3
AC Milan
  • 62': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • 67': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • 90'+6': Lorenzo Venuti (OG)

Vlahovic-inspired Fiorentina hands AC Milan suffer first league defeat

Fiorentina inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on AC Milan with a 4-3 victory in Florence on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, AC Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
  • 3': Offside, Fiorentina. Dusan Vlahovic tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 7': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 13': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 13': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
  • 15': Goal! Fiorentina 1, AC Milan 0. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
  • 19': Offside, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 22': Offside, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara tries a through ball, but Cristiano Biraghi is caught offside.
  • 26': Offside, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Pierre Kalulu is caught offside.
  • 27': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 28': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
  • 30': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 34': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Kjaer.
  • 35': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Igor Julio.
  • 36': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Kjaer with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 46': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 46': Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass.
  • 51': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Odriozola.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 53': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Álvaro Odriozola.
  • 54': Offside, Fiorentina. Lucas Torreira tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
  • 56': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Pierre Kalulu.
  • 57': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 57': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 59': Pietro Terracciano (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan with a through ball.
  • 62': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 66': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina).
  • 66': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 68': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces José Callejón.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 75': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 76': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  • 78': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
  • 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
  • 81': Hand ball by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 81': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 81': Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Goal! Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
  • 90': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
  • 90': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Offside, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Own Goal by Lorenzo Venuti, Fiorentina. Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
55.3 Possession 44.7
17 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
438 Accurate Passes 332
501 Passes 404
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 63
21 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 7
10 Effective Clearances 18
10 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 32,567

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
98 Igor Julio
23 Lorenzo Venuti
3 Cristiano Biraghi
29 Álvaro Odriozola
18 Lucas Torreira
32 Alfred Duncan
5 Giacomo Bonaventura
9 Dusan Vlahovic
8 Riccardo Saponara
7 José Callejón
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Marco Benassi, Sofyan Amrabat, Louis Munteanu, Michele Cerofolini, Nicolás González, Gaetano Castrovilli, Filippo Frison, Filippo Distefano, Riccardo Sottil, Aleksa Terzic, Antonio Rosati, Youssef Maleh.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
46 Matteo Gabbia
24 Simon Kjaer
19 Theo Hernández
20 Pierre Kalulu
10 Brahim Díaz
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Ismaël Bennacer, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Alessio Romagnoli, Sebastiano Desplanches, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Junior Messias, Antonio Mirante, Pietro Pellegri, Rade Krunic, Olivier Giroud, Alessandro Florenzi.

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