Milan vs Sassuolo 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
AC Milan mauled by Sassuolo at San Siro
AC Milan were humbled 5-2 at home by lowly Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday, suffering a fourth defeat in five matches.
Match Commentary
- 19': Goal! AC Milan 0, Sassuolo 1. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi following a fast break.
- 21': Goal! AC Milan 0, Sassuolo 2. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 24': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 2. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
- 30': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 3. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamed Traorè with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 3.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 3.
- 46': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 4. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 53': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Ante Rebic.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Rade Krunic.
- 73': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 79': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 5. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 81': Goal! AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 5. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 87': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Ruan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 5.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,428
Statistics
 SAS |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 7 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 199 | Accurate Passes | 320 |
| 270 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 24 | Clearances | 7 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia  |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 90 | Charles De Ketelaere |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
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