Milan vs Sassuolo 2021-22 Italian Serie A
AC Milan stunned by Sassuolo to slip to second successive league loss
AC Milan slipped to their second successive Serie A defeat when Sassuolo stunned their opponents in the San Siro with a 3-1 comeback win.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 1. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 27': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Own Goal by Simon Kjaer, AC Milan. AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 2.
- 38': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Franck Kessié replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 53': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 61': Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 66': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 3. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 71': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Simon Kjaer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) is shown the red card.
- 80': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traore replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 80': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 80': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 90': Substitution, Sassuolo. Vlad Chiriches replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 52,824
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 30 | 69 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 30 | 63 | 3 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +31 | Como | 30 | 57 | 5 |
Statistics
SAS |
MIL![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 7 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 346 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 416 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 18 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 25 | Clearances | 20 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 41 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 97 | Matheus Henrique |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 91 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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