Hellas Verona vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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AC Milan restore Serie A lead with win at Hellas Verona
A Sandro Tonali double moved AC Milan one step closer to the Serie A title after they regained top spot with a 3-1 win over Hellas Verona.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
- 1': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 8': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 9': Offside, AC Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 11': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
- 12': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
- 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
- 14': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a cross.
- 15': Offside, AC Milan. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
- 16': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Goal Verona 0-0 AC Milan.
- 19': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 20': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
- 21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 22': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
- 23': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
- 27': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 28': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
- 30': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
- 32': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
- 32': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 33': Ivan Ilic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
- 38': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 0. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 41': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Verona).
- 42': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
- 43': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 45'+1': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
- 45'+1': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 1. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 1, AC Milan 1.
- 48': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
- 48': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
- 49': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 2. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Verona).
- 55': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 58': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 59': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 60': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
- 60': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 65': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 66': Substitution, Verona. Fabio Depaoli replaces Marco Faraoni because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Verona. Martin Hongla replaces Nicolò Casale.
- 67': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 67': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Rade Krunic.
- 70': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 70': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
- 70': Ivan Ilic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 72': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 73': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kevin Lasagna (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 78': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
- 78': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 80': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 80': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 80': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
- 81': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 82': Attempt missed. Koray Günter (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 86': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 3. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 90': Foul by Martin Hongla (Verona).
- 90': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ante Rebic following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.
Statistics
 MIL |
VER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
| 407 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 12 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 30,154
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 30,154
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | +10 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 21 | Koray Günter |
| 17 | Federico Ceccherini |
| 16 | Nicolo Casale |
| 14 | Ivan Ilic  |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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