AC Milan vs Hellas Verona, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALeao scores as Milan beat Verona after delay
AC Milan returned to winning ways when Rafael Leao scored in a 1-0 home win over Hellas Verona in Saturday's Serie A game that was delayed by 25 minutes due to a hailstorm.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
- 2': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 3': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 5': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 7': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda following a corner.
- 8': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 10': Foul by Isak Hien (Verona).
- 10': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 11': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 16': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 17': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
- 20': Attempt saved. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Terracciano.
- 22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michael Folorunsho.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 24': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Offside, Verona. Cyril Ngonge tries a through ball, but Martin Hongla is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
- 33': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
- 42': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Kjær.
- 45'+1': Darko Lazovic (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Marco Faraoni.
- 47': Hand ball by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 51': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
- 52': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda following a corner.
- 53': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 55': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Federico Bonazzoli (Verona).
- 55': Federico Bonazzoli (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt saved. Federico Bonazzoli (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Terracciano with a headed pass.
- 58': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 58': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Cyril Ngonge (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Simon Kjær (AC Milan).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Terracciano.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Federico Bonazzoli (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 62': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Rade Krunic because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Verona. Juan Cabal replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 70': Substitution, Verona. Riccardo Saponara replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 72': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 72': Federico Bonazzoli (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Simon Kjær (AC Milan).
- 74': Attempt missed. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cabal with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Bartesaghi replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 76': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 76': Isak Hien (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Verona. Tomás Suslov replaces Cyril Ngonge.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 82': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 82': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 84': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- 87': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 87': Riccardo Saponara (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 89': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Verona. Milan Djuric replaces Filippo Terracciano.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 90'+5': Offside, AC Milan. Noah Okafor tries a through ball, but Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 90'+5': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Isak Hien (Verona).
- 90'+6': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
Statistics
 VER |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 370 |
| 372 | Passes | 458 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 23 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,070
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,070
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 9 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | Juventus | 9 | +10 | 17 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 9 | +11 | 16 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 42 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw  |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 80 | Yunus Musah |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 6 | Isak Hien |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 18 | Martin Hongla |
| 90 | Michael Folorunsho |
| 24 | Filippo Terracciano |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 26 | Cyril Ngonge |
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