AC Milan vs Hellas Verona, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

Santi Gimenez scores as AC Milan close on Champions League spots

AC Milan breathed a sigh of relief as they secured a 1-0 Serie A win at home against Hellas Verona on Saturday, courtesy of a late Santiago Gimenez goal.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
• 2': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amin Sarr.
• 2': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
• 5': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
• 5': Riccardo Sottil (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 6': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
• 6': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
• 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
• 11': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
• 11': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 11': Diego Coppola (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 12': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
• 12': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 12': Dangerous play by Amin Sarr (Verona).
• 12': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 13': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
• 13': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolás Valentini.
• 16': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
• 16': Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 17': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
• 17': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Amin Sarr (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
• 18': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Verona).
• 18': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Verona).
• 21': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Cheikh Niasse (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 24': Offside, Verona. Tomás Suslov is caught offside.
• 25': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 25': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
• 25': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 27': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
• 30': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
• 30': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
• 31': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 33': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
• 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
• 35': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
• 35': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
• 35': Riccardo Sottil (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Domagoj Bradaric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
• 39': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 40': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
• 40': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
• 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Valentini (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross.
• 42': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
• 43': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
• 43': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Domagoj Bradaric (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 44': Delay in match because of an injury Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
• 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 44': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
• 44': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45': Hand ball by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
• 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Verona 0.
• 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Verona 0.
• 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Riccardo Sottil.
• 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez replaces Kyle Walker.
• 46': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
• 46': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 48': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolás Valentini.
• 50': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
• 50': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
• 50': Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 54': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 54': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
• 55': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
• 56': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
• 58': Delay in match because of an injury Domagoj Bradaric (Verona).
• 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
• 59': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
• 60': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
• 61': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
• 62': Offside, Verona. Amin Sarr is caught offside.
• 62': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
• 63': Attempt blocked. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
• 63': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
• 63': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
• 65': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 66': Foul by Amin Sarr (Verona).
• 66': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cheikh Niasse.
• 67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
• 67': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 68': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Mosquera replaces Amin Sarr.
• 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Youssouf Fofana.
• 70': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
• 71': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
• 73': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
• 73': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 74': Attempt blocked. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
• 75': Goal! AC Milan 1, Verona 0. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
• 79': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
• 79': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 79': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 80': Attempt missed. Daniel Mosquera (Verona) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
• 82': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
• 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Santiago Giménez.
• 84': Substitution, Verona. Alphadjo Cissè replaces Tomás Suslov.
• 84': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Oyegoke replaces Domagoj Bradaric.
• 85': Substitution, Verona. Antoine Bernede replaces Cheikh Niasse.
• 85': Foul by Alphadjo Cissè (Verona).
• 85': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Foul by Nicolás Valentini (Verona).
• 86': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces João Félix.
• 88': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
• 88': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90': Offside, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
• 90': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Filippo Terracciano.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alphadjo Cissè (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
• 90'+3': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
• 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.
• 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Verona 0.