AC Milan vs Hellas Verona, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASanti Gimenez scores as AC Milan close on Champions League spots
AC Milan breathed a sigh of relief as they secured a 1-0 Serie A win at home against Hellas Verona on Saturday, courtesy of a late Santiago Gimenez goal.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 2': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amin Sarr.
- 2': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 5': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
- 5': Riccardo Sottil (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
- 6': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
- 11': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
- 11': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Diego Coppola (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
- 12': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Dangerous play by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 12': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 13': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolás Valentini.
- 16': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 16': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 17': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Amin Sarr (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 18': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Verona).
- 18': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Verona).
- 21': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Cheikh Niasse (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Offside, Verona. Tomás Suslov is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 25': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 30': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
- 30': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 31': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 35': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 35': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 35': Riccardo Sottil (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Domagoj Bradaric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 39': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Valentini (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 43': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
- 43': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Domagoj Bradaric (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
- 44': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Hand ball by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Verona 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Riccardo Sottil.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez replaces Kyle Walker.
- 46': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 46': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolás Valentini.
- 50': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 50': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 50': Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 55': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 56': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
- 59': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 61': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 62': Offside, Verona. Amin Sarr is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 63': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 63': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 65': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
- 66': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
- 67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
- 67': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Amin Sarr.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 70': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 71': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 73': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
- 73': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 75': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 0. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 79': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
- 79': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Daniel Mosquera (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 82': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Santiago Giménez.
- 84': Substitution, Verona. Alphadjo Cissè replaces Tomás Suslov.
- 84': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Oyegoke replaces Domagoj Bradaric.
- 85': Substitution, Verona. Antoine Bernede replaces Cheikh Niasse.
- 85': Foul by Alphadjo Cissè (Verona).
- 85': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nicolás Valentini (Verona).
- 86': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces João Félix.
- 88': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
- 88': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Offside, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Filippo Terracciano.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alphadjo Cissè (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 90'+3': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
Statistics
 VER |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 26.3 | Possession | 73.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 120 | Accurate Passes | 467 |
| 185 | Passes | 532 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 29 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,578
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,578
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 31 | +39 | 68 |
| 2 | Napoli | 31 | +23 | 65 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 31 | +33 | 58 |
| 4 | Bologna | 31 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 32 | Kyle Walker |
| 79 | João Félix |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 29 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 7 | Santiago Gimenez |
| 99 | Riccardo Sottil |
| 80 | Yunus Musah  |
Hellas Verona (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 42 | Diego Coppola |
| 6 | Nicolás Valentini |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 20 | Grigoris Kastanos |
| 10 | Cheikh Niasse |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 12 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 9 | Amin Sarr |
| 31 | Tomás Suslov |
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