Italian Serie A

Venezia vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • Red Card 58': Michael Svoboda
FT
0 - 3
  • 2': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • 48': Theo Hernández
  • 59': Theo Hernández (P)

Milan go top of Serie A as Zlatan, Hernandez score in Venezia win

AC Milan went top of Serie A with a 3-0 win over Venezia on Sunday, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic among the goals.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Venezia 0, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 5': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Venezia 0, AC Milan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 48': Goal! Venezia 0, AC Milan 2. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 56': Pietro Ceccaroni (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Michael Svoboda (Venezia) is shown the red card.
  • 59': Goal! Venezia 0, AC Milan 3. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Venezia. Dennis Johnsen replaces Mattia Aramu.
  • 60': Substitution, Venezia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Thomas Henry.
  • 60': Substitution, Venezia. Sofian Kiyine replaces Michaël Cuisance.
  • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 73': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  • 79': Substitution, Venezia. Luca Fiordilino replaces Gianluca Busio.
  • 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Luca Stanga replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 88': Substitution, Venezia. Bjarki Bjarkason replaces David Okereke.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,582

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+5 Napoli 3 9 0
+4 Juventus 3 9 0
+2 Cremonese 3 7 0
+2 Udinese 3 7 0
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/103.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIL VENhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/17530.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 4
61.6 Possession 38.4
18 SHOTS 9
8 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
559 Accurate Passes 313
634 Passes 387
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 41
32 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 5
11 Effective Clearances 17
11 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

VEN Venezia (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
88 Sergio Romero (GK)
32 Pietro Ceccaroni Yellow Card
30 Michael Svoboda Red Card
55 Ridgeciano Haps
7 Pasquale Mazzocchi
44 Ethan Ampadu
27 Gianluca Busio
21 Michaël Cuisance
14 Thomas Henry
10 Mattia Aramu
77 David Okereke

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
46 Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
25 Alessandro Florenzi
10 Brahim Díaz
41 Tiemoué Bakayoko
8 Sandro Tonali Yellow Card
11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers Yellow Card

Serie A News

Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid looking at Paz return

Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid looking at Paz return

Real Madrid are reportedly looking to bring back former player Nico Paz. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

Modric scores first Milan goal in narrow win over Bologna

Modric scores first Milan goal in narrow win over Bologna

Luka Modric scored his first Serie A goal as AC Milan held on to defeat Bologna 1-0 at the San Siro.

Højlund scores 14 minutes into Napoli debut in win over Fiorentina

Højlund scores 14 minutes into Napoli debut in win over Fiorentina

Rasmus Højlund marked his Napoli debut with a goal as they eased to a 3-1 win away to Fiorentina to extend their perfect start to the Serie A campaign.

Thuram brothers both score as Juve win wild derby with Inter

Thuram brothers both score as Juve win wild derby with Inter

It was Khephren Thuram who ended up celebrating after his Juventus side snatched a 4-3 win over Inter Milan in a thrilling Derby d'Italia on Saturday.