AC Milan vs Sassuolo, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic goal the difference as AC Milan beat Sassuolo 1-0
Christian Pulisic ensured AC Milan ended the year on a high by scoring a second-half goal that secured a 1-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 3': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 7': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 9': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 10': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 11': Offside, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 17': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 20': Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a corner.
- 24': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 26': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 26': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 29': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 30': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 31': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 33': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 33': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 34': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 40': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 41': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 41': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 42': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 45': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Martin Erlic.
- 46': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 46': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 53': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 56': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
- 57': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 59': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a through ball.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a headed pass.
- 62': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 62': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 68': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 68': Attempt missed. Simon Kjær (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 70': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samu Castillejo replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
- 73': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Kevin Zeroli replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 78': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 78': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 81': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo).
- 81': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Rafael Leão.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Jan-Carlo Simic replaces Simon Kjær.
- 83': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
- 83': Attempt missed. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 84': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 85': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 85': Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo).
- 88': Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 89': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emil Ceïde.
- 90': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders following a corner.
- 90'+2': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
- 90'+3': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
Statistics
 SAS |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 355 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 22 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,385
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,385
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +61 | 86 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 34 | +25 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Bologna | 33 | +22 | 62 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 42 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 13 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 3 | Marcus Pedersen |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
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