Milan vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
AC Milan's Serie A title hopes take hit with Spezia strike at the death in thriller
Emmanuel Gyasi scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as relegation battling Spezia beat AC Milan 2-1 at San Siro on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Ivan Provedel (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Penalty missed! Still AC Milan 0, Spezia 0. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
- 45'+1': Goal! AC Milan 1, Spezia 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 58': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Rey Manaj.
- 62': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! AC Milan 1, Spezia 1. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross.
- 65': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 70': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 77': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Arkadiusz Reca because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 90'+2': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Goal! AC Milan 1, Spezia 2. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 5,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | Internazionale | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 27 | 57 | 2 |
| +13 | Napoli | 27 | 53 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 27 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
SPE |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
| 329 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 22 | Clearances | 6 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 41 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Spezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
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