Sassuolo vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

Late Okafor goal earns Milan draw in six-goal thriller with Sassuolo

Second-placed AC Milan twice fought back from two goals down to secure a 3-3 draw at relegation-threatened Sassuolo with a late equaliser by substitute Noah Okafor in Serie A on Sunday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
• 1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Daniel Boloca.
• 1': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Adli following a corner.
• 2': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
• 2': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 4': Goal! Sassuolo 1, AC Milan 0. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
• 7': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
• 8': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
• 9': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Jeremy Toljan because of an injury.
• 10': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 10': Goal! Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
• 11': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
• 13': Attempt blocked. Simon Kjær (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
• 13': Attempt saved. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Simon Kjær.
• 13': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
• 14': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
• 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
• 14': Attempt missed. Simon Kjær (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
• 16': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 17': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
• 19': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
• 19': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 19': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 20': Goal! Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
• 22': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
• 22': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 22': Hand ball by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
• 24': Attempt saved. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
• 25': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
• 28': Delay in match (AC Milan).
• 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 31': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
• 31': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 32': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 32': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
• 34': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 34': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
• 35': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
• 39': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Théo Hernández following a fast break.
• 41': Delay in match because of an injury Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
• 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 44': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
• 44': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 45': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
• 45': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 45': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
• 45'+1': Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
• 45'+3': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
• 45'+3': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 1.
• 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Cristian Volpato.
• 49': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
• 49': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Yacine Adli.
• 50': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
• 51': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
• 51': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Dangerous play by Simon Kjær (AC Milan).
• 52': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 52': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 53': Goal! Sassuolo 3, AC Milan 1. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grégoire Defrel.
• 55': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Yunus Musah.
• 55': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Simon Kjær.
• 55': Substitution, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 57': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
• 57': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 57': Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 59': Goal! Sassuolo 3, AC Milan 2. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 60': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
• 60': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
• 62': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
• 63': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
• 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
• 64': VAR Decision: No Goal Sassuolo 3-2 AC Milan.
• 65': Attempt missed. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
• 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
• 67': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
• 68': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 68': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
• 68': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 69': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
• 69': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 71': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
• 71': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grégoire Defrel.
• 74': Delay in match (AC Milan).
• 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Armand Laurienté.
• 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Daniel Boloca.
• 78': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
• 81': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
• 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Yacine Adli.
• 83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
• 84': Goal! Sassuolo 3, AC Milan 3. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia following a corner.
• 86': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
• 88': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
• 88': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90': Hand ball by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
• 90'+2': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
• 90'+2': Offside, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
• 90'+5': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
• 90'+5': Grégoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 3, AC Milan 3.
• 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 3, AC Milan 3.