AC Milan vs Como, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic helps rescues Milan again in comeback win
AC Milan staged a thrilling comeback to secure a 2-1 home win against Como in Serie A on Saturday, thanks to second-half goals by Christian Pulisic and Tijjani Reijnders.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 3': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
- 4': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 7': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 7': Álex Valle (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 7': Lucas da Cunha (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 10': Foul by Warren Bondo (AC Milan).
- 10': Lucas da Cunha (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Warren Bondo (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
- 15': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Álex Valle (Como).
- 17': Corner, Como. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Paz.
- 19': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Como).
- 19': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 22': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 27': Marc Kempf (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Kempf (Como).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 32': Attempt saved. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Assane Diao.
- 33': Goal! AC Milan 0, Como 1. Lucas da Cunha (Como) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Paz.
- 35': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 35': Ivan Smolcic (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 36': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Como) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 39': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 39': Maxence Caqueret (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Álex Valle (Como) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 43': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
- 44': Attempt saved. Marc Kempf (Como) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 44': Foul by Nico Paz (Como).
- 44': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 45'+1': Lucas da Cunha (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Como 1.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Como 1.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Youssouf Fofana replaces Warren Bondo.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez replaces Theo Hernández.
- 45': Substitution, Como. Alberto Dossena replaces Marc Kempf because of an injury.
- 47': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 47': Patrick Cutrone (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 48': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Offside, Como. Lucas da Cunha is caught offside.
- 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lucas da Cunha (Como) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 51': VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 0-1 Como.
- 52': Substitution, AC Milan. João Félix replaces Yunus Musah.
- 53': Goal! AC Milan 1, Como 1. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
- 54': Attempt saved. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 55': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 55': Patrick Cutrone (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Lucas da Cunha (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
- 56': Corner, Como. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Maxence Caqueret (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha.
- 58': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Álex Valle (Como).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Como) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 61': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 61': Lucas da Cunha (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Dossena (Como).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Como. Ignace Van der Brempt replaces Alberto Dossena because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Como. Máximo Perrone replaces Maxence Caqueret.
- 64': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 64': Lucas da Cunha (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Máximo Perrone (Como).
- 68': Máximo Perrone (Como) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Santiago Giménez.
- 69': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a fast break.
- 72': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Como) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
- 72': Substitution, Como. Tasos Douvikas replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 73': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 73': Máximo Perrone (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 74': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Goal! AC Milan 2, Como 1. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a through ball.
- 77': Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Rafael Leão.
- 79': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Álex Jiménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Corner, Como. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
- 81': Substitution, Como. Dele Alli replaces Lucas da Cunha.
- 81': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 81': Álex Valle (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
- 83': Ignace Van der Brempt (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a fast break.
- 86': Attempt saved. Nico Paz (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Assane Diao.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Assane Diao (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignace Van der Brempt.
- 87': Corner, Como. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
- 88': Foul by Ignace Van der Brempt (Como).
- 88': Kyle Walker (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Dele Alli (Como).
- 90': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Nico Paz (Como) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Dele Alli (Como).
- 90'+1': Dele Alli (Como) is shown the red card.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Offside, Como. Gabriel Strefezza is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Corner, Como. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Como 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Como 1.
Statistics
COMO |
MIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 58 | Possession | 42 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 437 | Passes | 321 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 15 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 18 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 7 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,500
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Napoli | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 7 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 32 | Kyle Walker |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 80 | Yunus Musah |
| 38 | Warren Bondo |
| 7 | Santiago Gimenez |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Como (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Jean Butez (GK) |
| 2 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
| 5 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 41 | Álex Valle |
| 28 | Ivan Smolcic |
| 79 | Nico Paz |
| 80 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 33 | Lucas Da Cunha |
| 10 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 38 | Assane Diao |
| 7 | Gabriel Strefezza |
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