Hellas Verona vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
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Pulisic continues fine scoring form in AC Milan win at Verona
Christian Pulisic scored a fourth straight game as AC Milan earned a 3-1 win at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday, moving three points clear of third-placed Juventus.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
- 3': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
- 3': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 6': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Suat Serdar (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
- 12': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 12': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
- 17': Attempt saved. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Cabal.
- 19': Attempt missed. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
- 23': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 24': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 25': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
- 26': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 26': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda following a fast break.
- 29': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 29': Tijjani Noslin (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 31': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 32': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
- 37': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 38': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 38': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 39': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 44': Goal! Verona 0, AC Milan 1. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Pierre Kalulu because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Dani Silva replaces Suat Serdar.
- 48': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 48': Tijjani Noslin (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Goal! Verona 0, AC Milan 2. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 52': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 57': Substitution, Verona. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 57': Substitution, Verona. Karol Swiderski replaces Michael Folorunsho.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Pawel Dawidowicz because of an injury.
- 58': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
- 59': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Tijjani Noslin (Verona).
- 61': Offside, Verona. Fabien Centonze is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
- 62': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
- 62': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 2. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 67': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 68': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 68': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 69': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball following a fast break.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Noah Okafor.
- 74': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 74': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Dani Silva (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 76': Substitution, Verona. Rúben Vinagre replaces Juan Cabal.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 79': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 79': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 3. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Fikayo Tomori.
- 84': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 85': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 87': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 87': Stefan Mitrovic (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fabien Centonze (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.
Statistics
 MIL |
VER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 395 | Accurate Passes | 288 |
| 456 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 17 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 13 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 26,165
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 26,165
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | +10 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 12 | +16 | 25 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 12 | +15 | 25 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 12 | +12 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 42 | Diego Coppola |
| 32 | Juan Cabal |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 90 | Michael Folorunsho |
| 25 | Suat Serdar  |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 17 | Tijjani Noslin |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 31 | Tomás Suslov |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 17 | Noah Okafor |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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