MILANO. Milan had a surprising win over Salernitana with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Kessie (5′) and a goal from A. Saelemaekers (18′). Milan was much better in terms of ball possession (70%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Giua with the support of Gamal Mokhtar and Davide Miele. The 4th official was Federico Dionisi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 23 Total 7
- 8 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 135 Attack 96
- 55 Dangerous attack 14
- 120 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Milan had a superior ball possession 70% while Salernitana was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milan was was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the match.
Milan shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Salernitana shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Milan received 1 yellow card (T. Bakayoko). Regarding the opposition, Salernitana received 2 yellow cards (F. Di Tacchio and M. Djuric).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Milan will have 38 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Salernitana will stay with 8 points to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away against Udinese on the 11th of December with a 16-11 head to head stats in favor of Milan (7 draws).
Salernitana will play away agasint Fiorentina on the 11th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Milan – Formation
Milan
46'
24'
5'
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 , Fikayo Tomori , Alessio Romagnoli , Theo Hernández , Tiemoué Bakayoko , Franck Kessié , Alexis Saelemaekers , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Pietro Pellegri .
The home team had on the bench: Junior Messias , Antonio Mirante, Pierre Kalulu, Rade Krunić , Fodé Ballo-Touré , Zlatan Ibrahimović, Daniel Maldini, Ciprian Tătărușanu, Ismaël Bennacer , Sandro Tonali , Andrea Conti and Matteo Gabbia.
Milan could not rely on the presence of R. Krunic (injured).
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: P. Pellegri for R. Krunic (15′), T. Bakayoko for I. Bennacer (46′), R. Leao for J. Messias (46′), T. Hernandez for F. Ballo Toure (62′) and F. Kessie for S. Tonali (79′).
Best player: Alexis Saelemaekers
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Alexis Saelemaekers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 70 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Salernitana – Formation
Salernitana
Salernitana started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Stefano Colantuono played with: Vid Belec , Frédéric Veseli , Norbert Gyömbér , Luka Bogdan , Luca Ranieri , Nadir Zortea , Andrea Schiavone , Francesco Di Tacchio , Lassana Coulibaly , Franck Ribéry and Simy .
These were the players on the bench: Joel Obi, Paweł Jaroszyński , Filippo Delli Carri, Grigoris Kastanos , Leonardo Capezzi, Milan Đurić , Edoardo Vergani, Federico Bonazzoli , Guido Guerrieri, Vincenzo Fiorillo and Wajdi Kechrida .
Substitutions
Salernitana made 5 changes: F. Di Tacchio for G. Kastanos (46′), N. Zortea for W. Kechrida (61′), Simy for F. Bonazzoli (61′), F. Ribery for M. Djuric (61′) and L. Ranieri for P. Jaroszynski (79′).
Best player: Grigoris Kastanos
The most impressive player for Salernitana was Grigoris Kastanos.
His rating is with 21 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
