Italian Serie A

Cremonese vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A

Milan frustrated in goalless stalemate with Cremonese

Second-placed AC Milan were held to a 0-0 draw at Cremonese in Serie A on Tuesday as Stefano Pioli's men wasted several clear-cut chances to score.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Emanuel Aiwu (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 4': Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 8': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Cremonese).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 10': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
  • 10': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Offside, AC Milan. Junior Messias tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.
  • 16': Offside, Cremonese. Marco Carnesecchi tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
  • 18': Offside, Cremonese. Soualiho Meïté tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Emanuele Valeri.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Messias.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a through ball.
  • 27': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese).
  • 33': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
  • 35': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Cremonese).
  • 36': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Michele Castagnetti.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
  • 40': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
  • 42': Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Hand ball by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Michele Castagnetti (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuele Valeri.
  • 45': First Half ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 47': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese).
  • 47': Paolo Ghiglione (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
  • 51': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Cremonese).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 55': Foul by Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese).
  • 55': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Offside, AC Milan. Ante Rebic tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
  • 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Divock Origi (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Cremonese 0-0 AC Milan.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Divock Origi.
  • 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Malick Thiaw.
  • 61': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emanuele Valeri.
  • 62': Substitution, Cremonese. Leonardo Sernicola replaces Paolo Ghiglione.
  • 63': Substitution, Cremonese. David Okereke replaces Daniel Ciofani.
  • 63': Substitution, Cremonese. Cristian Buonaiuto replaces Felix Afena-Gyan.
  • 64': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gonzalo Escalante.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 66': Michele Castagnetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Cremonese).
  • 67': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Johan Vásquez (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 68': Gonzalo Escalante (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Cremonese. Charles Pickel replaces Michele Castagnetti.
  • 71': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
  • 71': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
  • 74': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 78': Foul by Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese).
  • 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': David Okereke (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Soualiho Meïté.
  • 80': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Marko Lazetic replaces Ante Rebic.
  • 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. David Okereke (Cremonese) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 84': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Sernicola with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese).
  • 85': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Marko Lazetic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Soualiho Meïté (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Charles Pickel (Cremonese).
  • 88': Substitution, Cremonese. Giacomo Quagliata replaces Emanuele Valeri.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 90'+2': Giacomo Quagliata (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan).
  • 90'+3': Leonardo Sernicola (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Bianchetti.
  • 90'+4': Cristian Buonaiuto (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Marko Lazetic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cremonese 0, AC Milan 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 5
72.6 Possession 27.4
16 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
545 Accurate Passes 146
633 Passes 231
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 57
44 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.8 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 5
13 Effective Clearances 30
13 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy
Attendance: 14,758

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atalanta 0 0 0
2 Bologna 0 0 0
3 Cagliari 0 0 0
4 Como 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CRE Cremonese (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
15 Matteo Bianchetti
5 Johan Vásquez Yellow Card
4 Emanuel Aiwu
28 Souahilo Meïté Yellow Card
32 Gonzalo Escalante
19 Michele Castagnetti
3 Emanuele Valeri Yellow Card
18 Paolo Ghiglione Yellow Card
20 Felix Afena-Gyan
9 Daniel Ciofani

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

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
24 Simon Kjaer
23 Fikayo Tomori
28 Malick Thiaw
8 Sandro Tonali
4 Ismaël Bennacer
10 Brahim Díaz
5 Fodé Ballo-Touré
30 Junior Messias
27 Divock Origi
12 Ante Rebic

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