Spezia vs Milan 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Milan suffer shock 2-0 loss at Spezia to dent top-four hopes
Two second-half goals secured Spezia a shock 2-0 home win over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday to dent the top-four hopes of Stefano Pioli's side.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Spezia. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Theo Hernández.
- 71': Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 71': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Ante Rebic.
- 75': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 0. Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Fikayo Tomori.
- 85': Goal! Spezia 2, AC Milan 0. Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, AC Milan 0.
Game Information
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 11,336
Statistics
 MIL |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 300 | Accurate Passes | 188 |
| 393 | Passes | 269 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 31 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
| 23 | Clearances | 38 |
Spezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 55 | Przemyslaw Wisniewski |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 25 | Salvatore Esposito |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian  |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 32 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 12 | Ante Rebic |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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