
Venezia vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Milan go top of Serie A as Zlatan, Hernandez score in Venezia win
![Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) of AC Milan celebrates with Rafael Leao (R) after scoring the his team's first goal [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2022/0109/r959460_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
AC Milan went top of Serie A with a 3-0 win over Venezia on Sunday, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic among the goals.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Venezia 0, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 5': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Venezia 0, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 48': Goal! Venezia 0, AC Milan 2. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 56': Pietro Ceccaroni (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Michael Svoboda (Venezia) is shown the red card.
- 59': Goal! Venezia 0, AC Milan 3. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 60': Substitution, Venezia. Dennis Johnsen replaces Mattia Aramu.
- 60': Substitution, Venezia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Thomas Henry.
- 60': Substitution, Venezia. Sofian Kiyine replaces Michaël Cuisance.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 73': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 79': Substitution, Venezia. Luca Fiordilino replaces Gianluca Busio.
- 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Luca Stanga replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 88': Substitution, Venezia. Bjarki Bjarkason replaces David Okereke.
Game Information
Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,582
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+6 | Napoli | 6 | 15 | 1 |
+5 | AS Roma | 6 | 15 | 1 |
+6 | AC Milan | 6 | 13 | 1 |
+9 | Internazionale | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Statistics
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VEN![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
61.6 | Possession | 38.4 |
18 | SHOTS | 9 |
8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
559 | Accurate Passes | 313 |
634 | Passes | 387 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
12 | Crosses | 14 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
51 | Long Balls | 41 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
16 | Tackles | 18 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 5 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
11 | Clearances | 17 |
Venezia (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
88 | Sergio Romero (GK) |
32 | Pietro Ceccaroni ![]() |
30 | Michael Svoboda ![]() |
55 | Ridgeciano Haps |
7 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
44 | Ethan Ampadu |
27 | Gianluca Busio |
21 | Michaël Cuisance |
14 | Thomas Henry |
10 | Mattia Aramu |
77 | David Okereke |
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 |
8 | Sandro Tonali ![]() |
11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
17 | Rafael Leão |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers ![]() |
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