Spezia vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Spezia

80': Daniele Verde

FT
1 - 2

AC Milan

48': Daniel Maldini
86': Brahim Díaz

Maldini scores on full debut as AC Milan go top with Spezia win

AC Milan's Italian forward Daniel Maldini celebrates after opening the scoring [1296x729]

One of Italian football's most famous names returned to a Serie A scoresheet on Saturday when Daniel Maldini netted in a 2-1 win for AC Milan.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
25': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Olivier Giroud.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
48': Goal! Spezia 0, AC Milan 1. Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
58': Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Daniel Maldini.
64': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Giulio Maggiore because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Jacopo Sala.
65': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Janis Antiste.
72': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Pierre Kalulu.
79': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
80': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
82': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
86': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
89': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,700

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

Full Table

Statistics

MIL		SPE
12	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	3
63.4	Possession	36.6
18	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
422	Accurate Passes	216
505	Passes	285
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	13
0.5	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	55
25	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	9
11	Effective Clearances	25
11	Clearances	25

Line-Ups

Spezia (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Jeroen Zoet (GK)
43	Dimitris Nikolaou
15	Petko Hristov
6	Mehdi Bourabia
20	Simone Bastoni
27	Kelvin Amian
7	Jacopo Sala
25	Giulio Maggiore
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
22	Janis Antiste
18	M'Bala Nzola

Substitutes:

Petar Zovko, Ivan Provedel, Jakub Kiwior, David Strelec, Salvador Ferrer, Daniele Verde, Rey Manaj, Nicolò Bertola, Eddie Salcedo, Suf Podgoreanu.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
13	Alessio Romagnoli
23	Fikayo Tomori
19	Theo Hernández
20	Pierre Kalulu
27	Daniel Maldini
79	Franck Kessié
8	Sandro Tonali
9	Olivier Giroud
12	Ante Rebic
56	Alexis Saelemaekers

Substitutes:

Rafael Leão, Brahim Díaz, Samu Castillejo, Matteo Gabbia, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Andreas Jungdal, Pietro Pellegri, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Davide Calabria, Ismaël Bennacer, Andrea Conti.