Milan vs Spezia 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

AC Milan

21': Theo Hernández
89': Olivier Giroud
90': Olivier Giroud

FT
2 - 1

Spezia

59': Daniel Maldini

Late goal by Giroud gives Milan 2-1 win against Spezia

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A late goal by Olivier Giroud helped defending champions AC Milan to earn a home 2-1 win over Spezia on Saturday.

Match Commentary

21': Goal! AC Milan 1, Spezia 0. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a through ball.
40': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Spezia 0.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
54': Substitution, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca replaces Kelvin Amian.
59': Goal! AC Milan 1, Spezia 1. Daniel Maldini (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca.
63': Junior Messias (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Daniel Maldini.
68': Substitution, Spezia. Petko Hristov replaces Kevin Agudelo.
69': Substitution, Spezia. Mikael Ellertsson replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
72': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Junior Messias.
72': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Divock Origi.
72': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
74': Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Mikael Ellertsson (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
83': MBala Nzola (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
83': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
88': Mattia Caldara (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Goal! AC Milan 2, Spezia 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
90': Second yellow card to Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) for excessive celebration.
90'+1': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Albin Ekdal.
90'+1': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Rafael Leão.
90'+3': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Spezia 1.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,099

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

SPE		MIL
13	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
8	Saves	4
41	Possession	59
13	SHOTS	23
5	ON GOAL	11
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
194	Accurate Passes	330
300	Passes	428
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	19
0.5	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	61
12	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	8
8	Effective Tackles	14
18	Tackles	21
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	6
25	Effective Clearances	18
25	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
23	Fikayo Tomori
46	Matteo Gabbia
19	Theo Hernández
20	Pierre Kalulu
10	Brahim Díaz
33	Rade Krunic
4	Ismaël Bennacer
27	Divock Origi
17	Rafael Leão
30	Junior Messias

Substitutes:

Charles De Ketelaere, Aster Vranckx, Ante Rebic, Sandro Tonali, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Yacine Adli, Olivier Giroud, Andreas Jungdal, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Simon Kjaer, Tommaso Pobega, Antonio Mirante, Malick Thiaw.

Spezia (3-5-2)

No.	Name
69	Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
14	Jakub Kiwior
29	Mattia Caldara
4	Ethan Ampadu
33	Kevin Agudelo
6	Mehdi Bourabia
8	Albin Ekdal
2	Emil Holm
27	Kelvin Amian
18	M'Bala Nzola
30	Daniel Maldini

Substitutes:

Aimar Sher, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Julius Beck, Jacopo Sala, Sanca, Aurelien Nguiamba, Jeroen Zoet, Dávid Strelec, Salvador Ferrer, Petar Zovko, Daniele Verde, Arkadiusz Reca, Petko Hristov.