Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

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  • 17': Olivier Giroud
  • 32': Olivier Giroud
  • 36': Franck Kessié

AC Milan win first Serie A title in 11 years after final-day victory at Sassuolo

AC Milan clinched their first Italian Serie A title in 11 years after earning a 3-0 final day victory at Sassuolo on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Goal! Sassuolo 0, AC Milan 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 32': Goal! Sassuolo 0, AC Milan 2. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 34': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Goal! Sassuolo 0, AC Milan 3. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 37': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, AC Milan 3.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli replaces Maxime Lopez.
  • 53': Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traorè replaces Davide Frattesi.
  • 67': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessio Romagnoli replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  • 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Peluso replaces Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Satalino replaces Andrea Consigli.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 21,525

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
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 8
46.5 Possession 53.5
18 SHOTS 15
12 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
296 Accurate Passes 359
356 Passes 416
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 47
28 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 6
21 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 8
7 Effective Clearances 15
7 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
31 Gian Marco Ferrari
5 Kaan Ayhan
77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos Yellow Card
17 Mert Müldür
8 Maxime López Yellow Card
97 Matheus Henrique
16 Davide Frattesi
91 Gianluca Scamacca
18 Giacomo Raspadori
25 Domenico Berardi

MIL 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 Yellow Card
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers

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