Monza vs AC Milan, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC 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
 MIL |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 17,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 17 | +23 | 40 |
| 2 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 16 | +27 | 37 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 13 | Pedro Pereira |
| 11 | Milan Djuric |
| 14 | Daniel Maldini |
| 47 | Dany Mota |
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 |
| 17 | Noah Okafor |
| 21 | Samuel Chukwueze |
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