Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Fiorentina, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 2': Rafael Leão
  • 90'+1': Nikola Milenkovic (OG)
FT
2 - 1
Fiorentina
  • 28': Antonín Barák

Late own goal hands Milan 2-1 win over Fiorentina

AC Milan needed a stoppage-time own goal from defender Nikola Milenkovic to secure a 2-1 Serie A win against Fiorentina at home on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora.
  • 4': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 4': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonín Barak.
  • 7': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
  • 7': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 7': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Antonín Barak.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 10': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 11': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 14': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 15': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 16': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Dodô.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Dodô (Fiorentina).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 18': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Dodô because of an injury.
  • 19': Hand ball by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
  • 21': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 21': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Antonín Barak (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 24': Offside, Fiorentina. Igor Julio tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
  • 27': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Goal! AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 1. Antonín Barak (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
  • 29': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
  • 29': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
  • 31': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
  • 31': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 41': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 41': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara tries a through ball, but Cristiano Biraghi is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 43': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 43': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 43': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 45'+2': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 1.
  • 47': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 47': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Antonín Barak (Fiorentina).
  • 49': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Antonín Barak (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
  • 50': Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 52': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 53': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 55': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Malick Thiaw.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 59': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Rade Krunic.
  • 63': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 63': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luka Jovic replaces Arthur Cabral.
  • 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Alfred Duncan replaces Rolando Mandragora.
  • 67': Hand ball by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 68': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
  • 68': Sergiño Dest (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
  • 71': Foul by Luka Jovic (Fiorentina).
  • 71': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Luka Jovic (Fiorentina).
  • 74': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Aster Vranckx replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 75': Substitution, Fiorentina. Aleksa Terzic replaces Antonín Barak.
  • 75': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Riccardo Saponara.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Divock Origi.
  • 81': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 85': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 87': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Own Goal by Nikola Milenkovic, Fiorentina. AC Milan 2, Fiorentina 1.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 90'+6': Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Fiorentina 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Fiorentina 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
50.3 Possession 49.7
11 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 315
408 Passes 403
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 71
36 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 21
25 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,007

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
28 Malick Thiaw
19 Theo Hernández
20 Pierre Kalulu
10 Brahim Díaz Yellow Card
4 Ismaël Bennacer
8 Sandro Tonali
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
33 Rade Krunic
AC Milan Substitutes:
Sergiño Dest, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Simon Kjaer, Antonio Mirante, Tommaso Pobega, Ante Rebic, Divock Origi, Yacine Adli, Andreas Jungdal, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Charles De Ketelaere, Aster Vranckx.

FIO Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
98 Igor Julio
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Cristiano Biraghi
2 Dodô
72 Antonín Barák
38 Rolando Mandragora Yellow Card
34 Sofyan Amrabat
9 Arthur Cabral
8 Riccardo Saponara Yellow Card
11 Jonathan Ikoné
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Michele Cerofolini, Youssef Maleh, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Alfred Duncan, Luka Jovic, Luca Ranieri, Giacomo Bonaventura, Christian Kouamé, Alessandro Bianco, Lorenzo Venuti, Pierluigi Gollini, Aleksa Terzic.

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