Milan vs Sampdoria 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Leao fires Milan top of Serie A with win over Sampdoria
AC Milan climbed to the top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
- 10': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tommaso Augello replaces Nicola Murru.
- 53': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Andrea Conti.
- 53': Substitution, Sampdoria. Albin Ekdal replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Franck Kessié replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 60': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Quagliarella replaces Tomás Rincón.
- 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 85': Substitution, Sampdoria. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Antonio Candreva.
- 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Sampdoria 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,710
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +61 | Internazionale | 33 | 86 | 1 |
| +25 | AC Milan | 33 | 69 | 6 |
| +21 | Juventus | 33 | 64 | 5 |
| +22 | Bologna | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 SAM |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 390 | Accurate Passes | 381 |
| 468 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 17 | Clearances | 5 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli  |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
Sampdoria (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 26 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 29 | Nicola Murru |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 88 | Tomás Rincón |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 13 | Andrea Conti |
| 10 | Francesco Caputo |
| 5 | Stefano Sensi |
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