Monza vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

Milan return to top four with 1-0 win at Monza

Junior Messias scored as AC Milan grabbed a 1-0 win at Monza in Serie on Saturday to move back into a Champions League place.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Armando Izzo (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 1': Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
• 1': Attempt saved. Patrick Ciurria (Monza) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 1': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
• 2': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Monza) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross.
• 2': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
• 3': Offside, Monza. Andrea Petagna tries a through ball, but Dany Mota is caught offside.
• 5': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.
• 5': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divock Origi.
• 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
• 9': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
• 11': Delay in match (AC Milan).
• 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 19': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
• 22': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
• 25': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
• 25': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 25': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
• 25': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 26': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
• 26': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Foul by Marlon Santos (Monza).
• 27': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 27': Marlon Santos (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 28': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (Monza).
• 28': Foul by Patrick Ciurria (Monza).
• 28': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Attempt saved. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
• 31': Goal! Monza 0, AC Milan 1. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
• 34': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
• 34': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 34': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 36': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
• 36': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Monza).
• 36': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 37': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
• 43': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Monza).
• 43': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Monza).
• 43': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 45'+1': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
• 45'+1': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Divock Origi (AC Milan).
• 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
• 51': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 51': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
• 51': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dany Mota.
• 54': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
• 54': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
• 54': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) is shown the yellow card.
• 55': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
• 55': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 55': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
• 55': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 56': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
• 57': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
• 59': Substitution, Monza. José Machín replaces Andrea Petagna.
• 59': Substitution, Monza. Franco Carboni replaces Samuele Birindelli.
• 59': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
• 59': Nicolò Rovella (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 60': Attempt saved. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
• 61': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
• 61': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dany Mota.
• 62': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Monza).
• 62': Nicolò Rovella (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 63': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 63': Foul by Pablo Marí (Monza).
• 63': José Machín (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
• 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
• 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Divock Origi.
• 66': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
• 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 68': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
• 68': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
• 69': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 69': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
• 69': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 70': Substitution, Monza. Stefano Sensi replaces Nicolò Rovella.
• 71': Substitution, Monza. Christian Gytkjær replaces Marlon Santos.
• 71': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
• 71': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
• 71': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 73': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Franco Carboni with a cross.
• 73': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
• 73': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Rafael Leão.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Pablo Marí (Monza) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross.
• 78': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
• 79': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
• 83': Substitution, Monza. Mattia Valoti replaces Dany Mota.
• 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiémoué Bakayoko replaces Rade Krunic.
• 85': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 85': Armando Izzo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
• 85': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
• 85': Stefano Sensi (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 86': Attempt saved. José Machín (Monza) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armando Izzo.
• 87': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
• 87': Attempt blocked. Pablo Marí (Monza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
• 89': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
• 89': José Machín (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
• 90': Pablo Marí (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
• 90'+2': Stefano Sensi (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Armando Izzo (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
• 90'+3': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
• 90'+3': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Patrick Ciurria (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Machín.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
• 0': Match ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.