Milan vs Sassuolo 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Pulisic goal disallowed as AC Milan draw with Sassuolo
Teenage defender Davide Bartesaghi scored his first senior goals but couldn't prevent AC Milan from being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 13': Goal! AC Milan 0, Sassuolo 1. Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 23': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! AC Milan 1, Sassuolo 1. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a cross.
- 47': Goal! AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 1. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 57': Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Armand Laurienté replaces Alieu Fadera.
- 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Josh Doig replaces Fali Candé.
- 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Koni De Winter replaces Matteo Gabbia because of an injury.
- 66': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 77': Goal! AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 2. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Moro replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Walid Cheddira replaces Cristian Volpato.
- 90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
- 90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Sassuolo 2.
Game Information
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,446
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +25 | Como | 28 | 51 | 5 |
Statistics
SAS |
MIL![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.2 | Possession | 58.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 476 |
| 377 | Passes | 537 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 30 | Clearances | 23 |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Arijanet Muric (GK) |
| 80 | Tarik Muharemovic |
| 21 | Jay Idzes |
| 5 | Fali Candé |
| 6 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 18 | Nemanja Matic |
| 90 | Ismaël Koné |
| 42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 20 | Alieu Fadera |
| 7 | Cristian Volpato |
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