
Spezia vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Maldini scores on full debut as AC Milan go top with Spezia win
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One of Italian football's most famous names returned to a Serie A scoresheet on Saturday when Daniel Maldini netted in a 2-1 win for AC Milan.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
- 48': Goal! Spezia 0, AC Milan 1. Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
- 58': Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Daniel Maldini.
- 64': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Giulio Maggiore because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Jacopo Sala.
- 65': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Janis Antiste.
- 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Pierre Kalulu.
- 79': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 80': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
- 86': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 89': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,700
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+32 | Napoli | 38 | 82 | 4 |
+44 | Internazionale | 38 | 81 | 5 |
+41 | Atalanta | 38 | 74 | 8 |
+23 | Juventus | 38 | 70 | 4 |
Statistics
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SPE![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
63.4 | Possession | 36.6 |
18 | SHOTS | 8 |
5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
422 | Accurate Passes | 216 |
505 | Passes | 285 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
15 | Crosses | 13 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
52 | Long Balls | 55 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
20 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
4 | Interceptions | 9 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
11 | Clearances | 25 |
Spezia (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
43 | Dimitris Nikolaou ![]() |
15 | Petko Hristov |
6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
20 | Simone Bastoni |
27 | Kelvin Amian |
7 | Jacopo Sala ![]() |
25 | Giulio Maggiore |
11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
22 | Janis Antiste |
18 | M'Bala Nzola |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
19 | Theo Hernández ![]() |
20 | Pierre Kalulu |
27 | Daniel Maldini |
79 | Franck Kessié |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
9 | Olivier Giroud |
12 | Ante Rebic |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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