Fiorentina vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
4 - 3
Vlahovic-inspired Fiorentina hands AC Milan suffer first league defeat
Fiorentina inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on AC Milan with a 4-3 victory in Florence on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 15': Goal! Fiorentina 1, AC Milan 0. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 45'+1': Goal! Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 2, AC Milan 0.
- 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Pierre Kalulu.
- 60': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan with a through ball.
- 62': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Goal! Fiorentina 3, AC Milan 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces José Callejón.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
- 85': Goal! Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 90'+5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Own Goal by Lorenzo Venuti, Fiorentina. Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 4, AC Milan 3.
Game Information
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 32,567
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | AC Milan | 14 | 31 | 1 |
| +10 | Napoli | 14 | 31 | 3 |
| +19 | Internazionale | 14 | 30 | 4 |
| +7 | AS Roma | 14 | 27 | 5 |
Statistics
MIL |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 438 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 501 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 10 | Clearances | 18 |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 98 | Igor Julio |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 29 | Álvaro Odriozola |
| 18 | Lucas Torreira |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 7 | José Callejón |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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