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Bologna vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic shines as Milan kick off season with win at Bologna
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United States national team captain Christian Pulisic got his AC Milan career off to an impressive start as he scored a stunning goal to help his new team in a 2-0 win over Bologna in their Serie A opener on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
- 1': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 2': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 2': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, AC Milan. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 10': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 11': Goal! Bologna 0, AC Milan 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 14': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 16': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 17': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
- 18': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Goal! Bologna 0, AC Milan 2. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 25': Delay in match (Bologna).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 28': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a headed pass.
- 30': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
- 30': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 34': Attempt saved. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 44': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Nikola Moro.
- 46': Offside, Bologna. Lukasz Skorupski tries a through ball, but Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
- 51': (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 51': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
- 52': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 57': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 60': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Jhon Lucumí following a fast break.
- 61': Attempt saved. Michel Aebischer (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee with a through ball.
- 61': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 61': Attempt saved. Stefan Posch (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
- 62': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 67': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 67': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 71': Delay in match (Bologna).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Davide Calabria.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 75': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Oussama El Azzouzi.
- 76': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 76': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
- 77': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
- 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Beukema.
- 81': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
- 81': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
- 84': Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi.
- 86': Offside, Bologna. Dan Ndoye tries a through ball, but Oussama El Azzouzi is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Bologna. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
- 87': Substitution, Bologna. Kacper Urbanski replaces Lewis Ferguson.
- 87': Substitution, Bologna. Tommaso Corazza replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Malick Thiaw.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 90': Attempt saved. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 90'+4': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.
Statistics
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BOL![]() |
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4 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
5 | Saves | 3 |
46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
9 | SHOTS | 17 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
409 | Accurate Passes | 481 |
481 | Passes | 543 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
11 | Crosses | 16 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
33 | Long Balls | 44 |
11 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
13 | Tackles | 21 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
9 | Interceptions | 4 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 30,203
Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Internazionale | 3 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Juventus | 3 | +6 | 7 |
3 | Torino | 3 | +2 | 7 |
4 | Udinese | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-1-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
26 | Jhon Lucumí |
31 | Sam Beukema |
20 | Michel Aebischer ![]() |
22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
3 | Stefan Posch |
8 | Nicolás Domínguez |
19 | Lewis Ferguson |
11 | Dan Ndoye |
6 | Nikola Moro |
9 | Joshua Zirkzee ![]() |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
28 | Malick Thiaw |
19 | Theo Hernández ![]() |
2 | Davide Calabria |
33 | Rade Krunic ![]() |
14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
9 | Olivier Giroud |
10 | Rafael Leão |
11 | Christian Pulisic |
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