MILANO. Milan prevails over Venezia with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Diaz (68′) and a goal from T. Hernandez (82′). Its vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Ivano Pezzuto who was helped by Salvatore Longo and Filippo Bercigli. The 4th official was Matteo Gariglio. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the other side, Venezia adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Milan – Formation
Milan
59'
68'
The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Pierre Kalulu , Matteo Gabbia , Alessio Romagnoli , Fodé Ballo-Touré , Sandro Tonali , Ismaël Bennacer , Alessandro Florenzi , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Ante Rebić .
The home team had on the bench: Fikayo Tomori , Franck Kessié , Samu Castillejo, Andrea Conti, Theo Hernández , Daniel Maldini, Ciprian Tătărușanu, Pietro Pellegri , Alexis Saelemaekers and Andreas Jungdal.
Best player: Theo Hernández
The player that probably impressed the most for Milan was Theo Hernández.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.
Venezia – Formation
Venezia
77'
On the opposite side, Paolo Zanetti played with: Niki Mäenpää , Tyronne Ebuehi , Mattia Caldara , Pietro Ceccaroni , Cristian Molinaro , Dor Peretz , Antonio Junior Vacca , Gianluca Busio , Mattia Aramu , Francesco Forte and Dennis Johnsen .
They had on the bench: Filippo Neri, Sofian Kiyine, David Schnegg, Daan Heymans, Domen Črnigoj , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, Tanner Tessmann , Thomas Henry , Marco Modolo, David Okereke and Michael Svoboda.
Venezia could not rely on the presence of P. Mazzocchi (injured).
Best player: Mattia Aramu
The player that probably impressed the most for Venezia was Mattia Aramu.
His rating is with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Match Statistics
Milan was in firm control of the ball 67% while Venezia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Milan was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the match.
Milan shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Venezia shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Milan didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Venezia received 2 yellow cards (F. Forte and M. Caldara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Milan will have 13 points like Inter to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Venezia will stay with 3 points to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away with Spezia on the 25th of September with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (0 draws).
Venezia will host Torino on the 27th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cagliari – Empoli – 0-2
- Milan – Venezia – 2-0
- Salernitana – Hellas Verona – 2-2
- Spezia – Juventus – 2-3
