Italian Serie A

Bologna vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • Red Card 20': Adama Soumaoro
  • 49': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (OG)
  • 52': Musa Barrow
  • Red Card 58': Roberto Soriano
FT
2 - 4
  • 16': Rafael Leão
  • 35': Davide Calabria
  • 84': Ismaël Bennacer
  • 90': Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Ibrahimovic scores at both ends as Milan beat nine-man Bologna to go top

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored at both ends as the visitors left it late to earn a 4-2 win over nine-man Bologna in Serie A on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 16': Goal! Bologna 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic following a fast break.
  • 20': Adama Soumaoro (Bologna) is shown the red card.
  • 34': Marko Arnautovic (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Goal! Bologna 0, AC Milan 2. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Samu Castillejo because of an injury.
  • 49': Own Goal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan. Bologna 1, AC Milan 2.
  • 52': Goal! Bologna 2, AC Milan 2. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano with a through ball.
  • 58': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) is shown the red card.
  • 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 61': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Bologna. Jerdy Schouten replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 63': Substitution, Bologna. Mitchell Dijks replaces Aaron Hickey.
  • 63': Substitution, Bologna. Luis Binks replaces Musa Barrow.
  • 67': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Santander replaces Marko Arnautovic because of an injury.
  • 84': Goal! Bologna 2, AC Milan 3. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
  • 87': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Gary Medel.
  • 90': Goal! Bologna 2, AC Milan 4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 22,167

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+5 Internazionale 1 3 0
+2 Napoli 1 3 0
+2 Como 1 3 0
+2 Juventus 1 3 0
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Statistics

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15 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 2
2 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
62.9 Possession 37.1
15 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
531 Accurate Passes 275
596 Passes 349
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 57
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
9 Interceptions 3
7 Effective Clearances 19
7 Clearances 19

Line-Ups

BOL Bologna (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
28 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
17 Gary Medel
6 Arthur Theate
5 Adama Soumaoro Red Card
32 Mattias Svanberg
8 Nicolás Domínguez
3 Aaron Hickey
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri
9 Marko Arnautovic Yellow Card
99 Musa Barrow
21 Roberto Soriano

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

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
24 Simon Kjaer
5 Fodé Ballo-Touré
2 Davide Calabria
33 Rade Krunic
4 Ismaël Bennacer
8 Sandro Tonali Yellow Card
11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
17 Rafael Leão
7 Samu Castillejo

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