Venezia vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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
Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,582
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 | Internazionale | 19 | 43 | 4 |
| +15 | AC Milan | 19 | 40 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 19 | 39 | 4 |
| +12 | AS Roma | 20 | 39 | 7 |
Statistics
MIL |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Venezia (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Sergio Romero (GK) |
| 32 | Pietro Ceccaroni |
| 30 | Michael Svoboda |
| 55 | Ridgeciano Haps |
| 7 | Pasquale Mazzocchi |
| 44 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 27 | Gianluca Busio |
| 21 | Michaël Cuisance |
| 14 | Thomas Henry |
| 10 | Mattia Aramu |
| 77 | David Okereke |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 41 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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