Milan vs Salernitana 2021-22 Italian Serie A
AC Milan cruise past Salernitana to go top of Serie A
AC Milan climbed to the top of the Serie A table with a comfortable 2-0 win over bottom side Salernitana on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 5': Goal! AC Milan 1, Salernitana 0. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 16': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Pietro Pellegri because of an injury.
- 18': Goal! AC Milan 2, Salernitana 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 24': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Francesco Di Tacchio (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 2, Salernitana 0.
- 45': Substitution, Salernitana. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Francesco Di Tacchio.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 2, Salernitana 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Rafael Leão.
- 61': Substitution, Salernitana. Wajdi Kechrida replaces Nadir Zortea.
- 61': Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Theo Hernández.
- 61': Substitution, Salernitana. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Simy.
- 61': Substitution, Salernitana. Milan Djuric replaces Franck Ribéry.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Franck Kessié.
- 79': Substitution, Salernitana. Pawel Jaroszynski replaces Luca Ranieri.
- 86': Milan Djuric (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 43,609
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Internazionale | 23 | 55 | 4 |
| +21 | AC Milan | 23 | 50 | 1 |
| +12 | Napoli | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +21 | Juventus | 23 | 45 | 4 |
Statistics
SAL |
MIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 635 |
| 296 | Passes | 703 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 41 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 64 | Pietro Pellegri |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Salernitana (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 72 | Vid Belec (GK) |
| 26 | Luka Bogdan |
| 23 | Norbert Gyömbér |
| 19 | Luca Ranieri |
| 5 | Frederic Veseli |
| 14 | Francesco Di Tacchio |
| 8 | Andrea Schiavone |
| 18 | Lassana Coulibaly |
| 21 | Nadir Zortea |
| 25 | Simy |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry |
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