MILANO. Sassuolo found a way to reverse the score against Milan. It was Milan to score first with a goal from A. Romagnoli. However, later Sassuolo found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with G. Scamacca (24′), S. Kjaer (33′) and D. Berardi (66′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Manganiello who had the assistance of Francesco Fiore and Edoardo Raspollini. The 4th official was Gianpiero Miele. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sassuolo that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Milan was was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Sassuolo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Milan shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Sassuolo shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Milan received 4 yellow cards (I. Bennacer, T. Hernandez, S. Tonali and S. Kjaer). Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (M. Lopez and G. Raspadori).
(Milan) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Milan will stay with 32 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo will have 18 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away with Genoa on the 1st of December with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (5 draws).
Sassuolo will host Napoli on the 1st of December with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (6 draws).
Milan – Formation
Milan
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68'
77'
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Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Alessandro Florenzi , Simon Kjær , Alessio Romagnoli , Theo Hernández , Tiemoué Bakayoko , Ismaël Bennacer , Alexis Saelemaekers , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Zlatan Ibrahimović .
The home team had on the bench: Antonio Mirante, Pierre Kalulu , Fodé Ballo-Touré, Sandro Tonali , Junior Messias , Matteo Gabbia, Pietro Pellegri , Ciprian Tătărușanu, Rade Krunić, Andrea Conti, Franck Kessié and Daniel Maldini.
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: T. Bakayoko for F. Kessie (46′), B. Diaz for J. Messias (46′), I. Bennacer for S. Tonali (61′), A. Florenzi for P. Pellegri (68′) and A. Saelemaekers for P. Kalulu (80′).
Best player: Zlatan Ibrahimović
The player that probably impressed the most for Milan was Zlatan Ibrahimović.
His rating is with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo
Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli , Mert Müldür , Kaan Ayhan , Gian Marco Ferrari , Giorgos Kyriakopoulos , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Matheus Henrique , Domenico Berardi , Gianluca Scamacca and Giacomo Raspadori .
They had on the bench: Vlad Chiricheş, Federico Peluso, Jeremy Toljan , Abdou Harroui , Francesco Magnanelli, Hamed Junior Traorè , Rogério, Gianluca Pegolo, Giacomo Satalino and Grégoire Defrel .
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 5 changes: G. Scamacca for G. Defrel (59′), D. Berardi for H. J. Traore (80′), Matheus Henrique for J. Toljan (80′), D. Frattesi for A. Harroui (80′) and G. Raspadori for V. Chiriches (90′).
Best player: Domenico Berardi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Domenico Berardi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Milan – Sassuolo – 1-3
- Napoli – Lazio – 4-0
- Roma – Torino – 1-0
- Spezia – Bologna – 0-1
- Udinese – Genoa – 0-0
