Cremonese vs Milan 2025-26 Italian Serie A
AC Milan score two late goals vs. Cremonese to keep pressure on Inter
AC Milan needed two late goals to secure a 2-0 win at Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday and bounce back from its second loss of the season.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Second Half begins Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 66': Substitution, Cremonese. Tommaso Barbieri replaces Alessio Zerbin.
- 66': Substitution, Cremonese. Milan Djuric replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 66': Substitution, Cremonese. Filippo Terracciano replaces Matteo Bianchetti.
- 76': Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Fikayo Tomori.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 82': Substitution, Cremonese. Alberto Grassi replaces Jari Vandeputte.
- 85': Youssef Maleh (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Davide Bartesaghi because of an injury.
- 89': Goal! Cremonese 0, AC Milan 1. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Koni De Winter following a corner.
- 90'+4': Goal! Cremonese 0, AC Milan 2. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku following a fast break.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | Internazionale | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 27 | 57 | 2 |
| +13 | Napoli | 27 | 53 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 27 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 MIL |
CRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
| 435 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 21 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 32 | Clearances | 25 |
Cremonese (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 55 | Francesco Folino |
| 5 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 15 | Matteo Bianchetti |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh  |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 27 | Jari Vandeputte |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 7 | Alessio Zerbin |
| 10 | Jamie Vardy |
| 90 | Federico Bonazzoli |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 5 | Koni De Winter |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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