AC Milan vs Sassuolo, 2024-25 Coppa Italia, Round of 16

· Coppa Italia
AC Milan
  • 12': Samuel Chukwueze
  • 17': Tijjani Reijnders
  • 21': Samuel Chukwueze
  • 23': Rafael Leão
  • 56': Davide Calabria
  • 62': Tammy Abraham
FT
6 - 1
Sassuolo
  • 59': Samuele Mulattieri

Milan stroll into Coppa Italia quarter-finals with 6-1 win over Sassuolo

AC Milan made light work of Serie B side Sassuolo with a 6-1 thrashing at the San Siro to reach the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia on Tuesday, where Samuel Chukwueze scored two first-half goals.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 3': Edoardo Pieragnolo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 7': Foul by Yeferson Paz (Sassuolo).
  • 7': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 12': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
  • 12': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 13': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 13': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Goal! AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 0. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 20': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Goal! AC Milan 3, Sassuolo 0. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 23': Goal! AC Milan 4, Sassuolo 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Samuele Mulattieri (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Volpato with a cross.
  • 34': Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Edoardo Iannoni (Sassuolo).
  • 35': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
  • 35': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 36': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Samuele Mulattieri (Sassuolo).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 39': Foul by Yeferson Paz (Sassuolo).
  • 39': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Yeferson Paz (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Offside, Sassuolo. Janis Antiste is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45': First Half ends, AC Milan 4, Sassuolo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 4, Sassuolo 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Torriani replaces Marco Sportiello.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  • 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kevin Miranda replaces Yeferson Paz.
  • 47': Foul by Edoardo Pieragnolo (Sassuolo).
  • 47': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Edoardo Pieragnolo.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 51': Offside, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
  • 51': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Fabrizio Caligara (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giacomo Satalino.
  • 56': Goal! AC Milan 5, Sassuolo 0. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 59': Goal! AC Milan 5, Sassuolo 1. Samuele Mulattieri (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Janis Antiste.
  • 62': Goal! AC Milan 6, Sassuolo 1. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor with a through ball.
  • 64': Foul by Cas Odenthal (Sassuolo).
  • 64': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Cas Odenthal (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Bartesaghi replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Janis Antiste.
  • 67': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
  • 67': Kevin Miranda (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Missori replaces Edoardo Pieragnolo.
  • 67': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Fabrizio Caligara.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kevin Miranda.
  • 76': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Filippo Missori.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Foul by Edoardo Iannoni (Sassuolo).
  • 78': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
  • 80': Janis Antiste (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Samuele Mulattieri.
  • 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Justin Kumi replaces Janis Antiste.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filippo Missori.
  • 84': Offside, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt is caught offside.
  • 90': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cas Odenthal.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 90': Second Half ends, AC Milan 6, Sassuolo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 6, Sassuolo 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 2
29.7 Possession 70.3
4 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 8
0.8 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 649
302 Passes 711
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.1
32 Long Balls 29
10 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 13
21 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
28 Effective Clearances 5
28 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 31,392

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
57 Marco Sportiello (GK)
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
23 Fikayo Tomori
42 Filippo Terracciano Yellow Card
2 Davide Calabria
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
14 Tijjani Reijnders
29 Youssouf Fofana
90 Tammy Abraham
10 Rafael Leão
21 Samuel Chukwueze
AC Milan Substitutes:
Noah Okafor, Noah Raveyre, Yunus Musah, Álvaro Morata, Davide Bartesaghi, Malick Thiaw, Matteo Gabbia, Álex Jiménez, Emerson Royal, Christian Pulisic, Francesco Camarda, Lorenzo Torriani.

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Giacomo Satalino (GK)
80 Tarik Muharemovic
26 Cas Odenthal Yellow Card
15 Edoardo Pieragnolo
17 Yeferson Paz Yellow Card
14 Pedro Obiang
29 Fabrizio Caligara
40 Edoardo Iannoni
9 Samuele Mulattieri
28 Janis Antiste
7 Cristian Volpato
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Andrea Ghion, Kevin Miranda, Luca D'Andrea, Nicholas Pierini, Domenico Berardi, Luca Moro, Justin Kumi, Filippo Missori, Horatiu Moldovan, Kristian Thorstvedt, Alessandro Russo, Armand Laurienté, Jeremy Toljan, Flavio Russo, Daniel Boloca.

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