Sampdoria vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Early Diaz strike gets AC Milan off to winning start over Sampdoria
Brahim Diaz's early goal was enough to earn AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria in their opening match of the Serie A season on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 9': Goal! Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 33': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 0, AC Milan 1.
- 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru replaces Tommaso Augello.
- 71': Substitution, Sampdoria. Valerio Verre replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 86': Substitution, Sampdoria. Adrien Silva replaces Albin Ekdal.
- 86': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessio Romagnoli replaces Davide Calabria.
- 89': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 4,966
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Internazionale | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +17 | AC Milan | 20 | 43 | 1 |
| +14 | Napoli | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +12 | AS Roma | 20 | 39 | 7 |
Statistics
MIL |
SAM![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 327 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 409 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 14 | Clearances | 13 |
Sampdoria (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 6 | Albin Ekdal |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 38 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
| 23 | Manolo Gabbiadini |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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