Italian Serie A

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

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 45'+2': Olivier Giroud (P)
  • 85': Rafael Leão
  • 90'+2': Rafael Leão
FT
3 - 1
Hellas Verona
  • 72': Davide Faraoni

Milan send Verona into relegation playoff with Spezia

Hellas Verona will face Spezia in a Serie A relegation playoff after losing 3-1 at fourth-placed AC Milan on Sunday as Rafael Leao's double and an Olivier Giroud penalty secured the points.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
  • 3': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
  • 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
  • 7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Isak Hien.
  • 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
  • 10': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
  • 10': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 13': Offside, Verona. Marco Faraoni tries a through ball, but Cyril Ngonge is caught offside.
  • 15': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Sulemana (Verona).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 21': Foul by Sulemana (Verona).
  • 21': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
  • 22': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Offside, Verona. Adrien Tameze tries a through ball, but Marco Faraoni is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 26': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Isak Hien.
  • 28': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
  • 28': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 29': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 32': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
  • 32': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 33': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 38': Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
  • 44': Penalty AC Milan. Brahim Díaz draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Penalty conceded by Cyril Ngonge (Verona) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty AC Milan.
  • 45'+2': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+5': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
  • 46': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Rafael Leão.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sulemana.
  • 47': Offside, Verona. Lorenzo Montipò tries a through ball, but Fabio Depaoli is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
  • 49': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sulemana.
  • 52': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Malick Thiaw is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 54': Fabio Depaoli (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Miguel Veloso (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Cyril Ngonge (Verona).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Verona. Simone Verdi replaces Milan Djuric.
  • 59': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Miguel Veloso.
  • 60': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Sulemana (Verona).
  • 60': Sulemana (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
  • 61': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Juan Cabal (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
  • 68': Cyril Ngonge (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Rade Krunic because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 72': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 1. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (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.
  • 77': Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 77': Fabio Depaoli (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Verona. Adolfo Gaich replaces Cyril Ngonge.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Adolfo Gaich (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
  • 83': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 85': Substitution, Verona. Oliver Abildgaard replaces Sulemana.
  • 85': Substitution, Verona. Pawel Dawidowicz replaces Juan Cabal.
  • 85': Goal! AC Milan 2, Verona 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 87': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 87': Simone Verdi (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 88': Isak Hien (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Antonio Mirante replaces Mike Maignan.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 90'+1': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Goal! AC Milan 3, Verona 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Adolfo Gaich (Verona).
  • 90'+3': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommaso Pobega.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Verona 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Verona 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 0
21.2 Possession 78.8
6 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
103 Accurate Passes 591
177 Passes 667
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 40
14 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 5
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,102

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 15 +20 33
2 AC Milan 15 +11 32
3 Napoli 15 +9 31
4 AS Roma 14 +7 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
28 Malick Thiaw
19 Theo Hernández Yellow Card
2 Davide Calabria
10 Brahim Díaz
8 Sandro Tonali
33 Rade Krunic
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
30 Junior Messias
AC Milan Substitutes:
Aster Vranckx, Simon Kjaer, Alexis Saelemaekers, Yacine Adli, Divock Origi, Pierre Kalulu, Tommaso Pobega, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi, Charles De Ketelaere, Antonio Mirante, Tiemoué Bakayoko.

VER Hellas Verona (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
6 Isak Hien
32 Juan Cabal Yellow Card
23 Giangiacomo Magnani Yellow Card
77 Sulemana Yellow Card
61 Adrien Tamèze
4 Miguel Veloso
29 Fabio Depaoli Yellow Card
5 Davide Faraoni
19 Milan Djuric
26 Cyril Ngonge
Hellas Verona Substitutes:
Filippo Terracciano, Simone Perilli, Federico Ceccherini, Darko Lazovic, Deyovaiso Zeefuik, Josh Doig, Adolfo Gaich, Oliver Abildgaard, Alessandro Berardi, Diego Coppola, Jayden Braaf, Pawel Dawidowicz, Simone Verdi, Yayah Kallon, Ajdin Hrustic.

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