Milan vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Diaz and Hernandez send Milan second after battling win over Venezia
Brahim Diaz and Theo Hernandez earned AC Milan a battling 2-0 victory over Venezia on Wednesday to move up to second in the Serie A standings.
Match Commentary
- 25': Francesco Forte (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Venezia 0.
 - 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Venezia 0.
 - 53': Substitution, Venezia. Thomas Henry replaces Francesco Forte.
 - 53': Substitution, Venezia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Dor Peretz.
 - 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori replaces Matteo Gabbia.
 - 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Theo Hernández replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
 - 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
 - 68': Goal! AC Milan 1, Venezia 0. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
 - 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Ante Rebic.
 - 74': Substitution, Venezia. David Okereke replaces Dennis Johnsen.
 - 74': Substitution, Venezia. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Tyronne Ebuehi because of an injury.
 - 77': Mattia Caldara (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Franck Kessié replaces Brahim Díaz.
 - 81': Substitution, Venezia. Tanner Tessmann replaces Antonio Vacca.
 - 82': Goal! AC Milan 2, Venezia 0. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
 
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 26,402
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | Napoli | 10 | 22 | 2 | 
| +12 | Internazionale | 10 | 21 | 3 | 
| +8 | AC Milan | 10 | 21 | 1 | 
| +5 | AS Roma | 10 | 21 | 3 | 
Statistics
 VEN | 
								MIL![]()  | 
						|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 | 
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 1 | 
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 | 
| 2 | Saves | 2 | 
| 33 | Possession | 67 | 
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 | 
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 | 
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 237 | Accurate Passes | 559 | 
| 314 | Passes | 637 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 | 
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 | 
| 9 | Crosses | 18 | 
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 | 
| 51 | Long Balls | 47 | 
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 | 
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 | 
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 | 
| 17 | Tackles | 22 | 
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 | 
| 17 | Interceptions | 9 | 
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 7 | 
| 19 | Clearances | 7 | 
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) | 
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli | 
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia | 
| 5 | Fodé Ballo-Touré | 
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu | 
| 10 | Brahim Díaz | 
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer | 
| 8 | Sandro Tonali | 
| 12 | Ante Rebic | 
| 17 | Rafael Leão | 
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi | 
Venezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Mäenpää (GK) | 
| 32 | Pietro Ceccaroni | 
| 31 | Mattia Caldara  | 
							
| 3 | Cristian Molinaro | 
| 22 | Tyronne Ebuehi | 
| 5 | Antonio Junior Vacca | 
| 27 | Gianluca Busio | 
| 42 | Dor Peretz | 
| 9 | Francesco Forte  | 
							
| 17 | Dennis Johnsen | 
| 10 | Mattia Aramu | 
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