
Milan vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Diaz and Hernandez send Milan second after battling win over Venezia
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Brahim Diaz and Theo Hernandez earned AC Milan a battling 2-0 victory over Venezia on Wednesday to move up to second in the Serie A standings.
Match Commentary
- 25': Francesco Forte (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Venezia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Venezia 0.
- 53': Substitution, Venezia. Thomas Henry replaces Francesco Forte.
- 53': Substitution, Venezia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Dor Peretz.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori replaces Matteo Gabbia.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Theo Hernández replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 68': Goal! AC Milan 1, Venezia 0. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Ante Rebic.
- 74': Substitution, Venezia. David Okereke replaces Dennis Johnsen.
- 74': Substitution, Venezia. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Tyronne Ebuehi because of an injury.
- 77': Mattia Caldara (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Franck Kessié replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 81': Substitution, Venezia. Tanner Tessmann replaces Antonio Vacca.
- 82': Goal! AC Milan 2, Venezia 0. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 26,402
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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MIL![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
33 | Possession | 67 |
8 | SHOTS | 14 |
2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
237 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
314 | Passes | 637 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
9 | Crosses | 18 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
51 | Long Balls | 47 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
17 | Tackles | 22 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
17 | Interceptions | 9 |
19 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
19 | Clearances | 7 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
46 | Matteo Gabbia |
5 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
20 | Pierre Kalulu |
10 | Brahim Díaz |
4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
12 | Ante Rebic |
17 | Rafael Leão |
25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
Venezia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Niki Mäenpää (GK) |
32 | Pietro Ceccaroni |
31 | Mattia Caldara ![]() |
3 | Cristian Molinaro |
22 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
5 | Antonio Junior Vacca |
27 | Gianluca Busio |
42 | Dor Peretz |
9 | Francesco Forte ![]() |
17 | Dennis Johnsen |
10 | Mattia Aramu |
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