Verona vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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AC Milan restore Serie A lead with win at Hellas Verona
A Sandro Tonali double moved AC Milan one step closer to the Serie A title after they regained top spot with a 3-1 win over Hellas Verona.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 0. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Lazovic with a cross.
- 45'+1': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 1. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 1.
- 49': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 2. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 66': Substitution, Verona. Fabio Depaoli replaces Marco Faraoni because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Verona. Martin Hongla replaces Nicolò Casale.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Rade Krunic.
- 70': Ivan Ilic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 79': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 86': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 3. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 30,154
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+57 | Internazionale | 29 | 76 | 1 |
+22 | AC Milan | 29 | 62 | 5 |
+21 | Juventus | 29 | 59 | 4 |
+17 | Bologna | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Statistics
MIL | VER | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
53 | Possession | 47 |
18 | SHOTS | 10 |
8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
321 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
407 | Passes | 353 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
17 | Crosses | 22 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 53 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
20 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
5 | Interceptions | 7 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
12 | Clearances | 25 |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
21 | Koray Günter |
17 | Federico Ceccherini |
16 | Nicolo Casale |
14 | Ivan Ilic |
61 | Adrien Tamèze |
8 | Darko Lazovic |
5 | Davide Faraoni |
99 | Giovanni Simeone |
10 | Gianluca Caprari |
7 | Antonín Barák |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
20 | Pierre Kalulu |
19 | Theo Hernández |
2 | Davide Calabria |
33 | Rade Krunic |
79 | Franck Kessié |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
9 | Olivier Giroud |
17 | Rafael Leão |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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