Italian Serie A

Monza vs AC Milan, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Monza
    FT
    0 - 1
    AC Milan
    • 43': Tijjani Reijnders

    AC Milan bounce back with win at Monza

    AC Milan managed a 1-0 win at Monza thanks to a first-half header from Tijjani Reijnders in Serie A on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Terracciano.
    • 4': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
    • 4': Pablo Marí (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
    • 7': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
    • 12': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Daniel Maldini (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Alessandro Bianco (Monza).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Pereira with a cross.
    • 19': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
    • 19': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Andrea Carboni (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
    • 21': Foul by Pedro Pereira (Monza).
    • 21': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
    • 24': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
    • 24': Pablo Marí (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Daniel Maldini (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bianco.
    • 25': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Maldini with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Pedro Pereira (Monza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
    • 30': Offside, Monza. Milan Djuric is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Alessandro Bianco (Monza).
    • 31': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
    • 34': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Warren Bondo.
    • 39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pedro Pereira.
    • 41': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
    • 43': Goal! Monza 0, AC Milan 1. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 44': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Pablo Marí (Monza).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 46': Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza).
    • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 47': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
    • 47': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 50': Alessandro Bianco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
    • 52': Foul by Milan Djuric (Monza).
    • 52': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Milan Djuric (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Dany Mota (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Pablo Marí (Monza).
    • 56': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
    • 57': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
    • 57': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pedro Pereira.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Noah Okafor.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 64': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
    • 64': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Substitution, Monza. Samuele Vignato replaces Dany Mota.
    • 65': Substitution, Monza. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Pedro Pereira.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
    • 67': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
    • 67': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Offside, Monza. Milan Djuric is caught offside.
    • 70': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
    • 70': Armando Izzo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Warren Bondo (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Armando Izzo.
    • 74': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
    • 78': Substitution, Monza. Mirko Maric replaces Milan Djuric.
    • 78': Substitution, Monza. Gianluca Caprari replaces Andrea Carboni.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Samuele Vignato (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross.
    • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Mirko Maric (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a through ball.
    • 81': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
    • 83': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
    • 83': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Warren Bondo (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
    • 84': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
    • 86': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
    • 87': Substitution, Monza. Mattia Valoti replaces Warren Bondo.
    • 88': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
    • 88': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Christian Pulisic.
    • 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Filippo Terracciano.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Samuele Vignato (Monza).
    • 90'+1': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Marí.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
    • 90'+3': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
    • 90'+5': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Monza 0, AC Milan 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 18
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 6
    56.4 Possession 43.6
    18 SHOTS 12
    7 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    425 Accurate Passes 309
    472 Passes 359
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    37 Long Balls 46
    19 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 9
    7 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 4
    11 Effective Clearances 15
    11 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: U-Power Stadium
    Location: Monza, Italy
    Attendance: 17,000

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 17 +14 38
    2 Atalanta 16 +22 37
    3 Internazionale 15 +25 34
    4 Lazio 17 +8 34
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MON Monza (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    30 Stefano Turati (GK)
    22 Pablo Marí
    44 Andrea Carboni
    4 Armando Izzo
    42 Alessandro Bianco
    38 Warren Bondo Yellow Card
    77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos
    13 Pedro Pereira
    11 Milan Djuric Yellow Card
    14 Daniel Maldini
    47 Dany Mota
    Monza Substitutes:
    Patrick Ciurria, Mirko Maric, Gianluca Caprari, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Samuele Vignato, Samuele Birindelli, Luca Caldirola, Mattia Valoti, Matteo Pessina, Andrea Mazza, Nicolò Postiglione, Semuel Pizzignacco.

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    31 Strahinja Pavlovic
    28 Malick Thiaw
    19 Theo Hernández
    42 Filippo Terracciano
    11 Christian Pulisic
    14 Tijjani Reijnders
    29 Youssouf Fofana
    7 Álvaro Morata Yellow Card
    17 Noah Okafor
    21 Samuel Chukwueze
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Davide Calabria, Francesco Camarda, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yunus Musah, Marco Sportiello, Emerson Royal, Lorenzo Torriani, Tammy Abraham, Rafael Leão, Fikayo Tomori.

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