MILANO. Udinese beats Milan 1-0 after R. Pereyra scored a penalty (62′). Milan was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi with the support of Pasquale De Meo and Pasquale Capaldo. The 4th official was Marco Monaldi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.44 degrees Celsius or 52.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Milan had a superior ball possession 72% while Udinese was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milan was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Udinese was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Milan shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Udinese shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Milan received 1 yellow card (Rade Krunić). On the other side, Udinese received 2 yellow cards (Nehuén Pérez and Christian Kabasele).

Standings

After this match, Milan will stay with 22 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Udinese will have 10 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away against Monza on the 18th of February with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Milan (0 draws).

Udinese will host Cagliari on the 18th of February with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of Udinese (8 draws).

Milan – Formation

Milan started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Theo Hernández, Mike Maignan (7.1), Davide Calabria (7.1), Malick Thiaw (7.3), Fikayo Tomori (7.3), Alessandro Florenzi (7.3), Yunus Musah (7.0), Rade Krunić (6.7), Tijjani Reijnders (6.4), Rafael Leão (7.8), Olivier Giroud (6.4) and Luka Jović (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Romero (6.8), Yacine Adli (7.3), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (7.0), Noah Okafor (6.4), Tommaso Pobega, Lapo Nava, Alejandro Jiménez, Jan-Carlo Simic, Antonio Mirante and Davide Bartesaghi.

Substitutions

Milan made 4 changes: Luka Jović for Noah Okafor (46′), Rade Krunić for Yacine Adli (46′), Tijjani Reijnders for Ruben Loftus-Cheek (67′) and Yunus Musah for Luka Romero (82′).

Best player: Rafael Leão​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Rafael Leão.

His rating is (7.8) with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.

Udinese – Formation

Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Gabriele Cioffi played with: Marco Silvestri (8.4), Nehuén Pérez (7.3), Jaka Bijol (7.9), Christian Kabasele (7.0), Festy Ebosele (7.3), Lazar Samardžić (7.3), Walace (7.5), Martín Payero (6.7), Jordan Zemura (7.3), Roberto Pereyra (6.4), Isaac Success (7.5).

They had on the bench: Sandi Lovrić (6.8), Lorenzo Lucca (6.8), Adam Masina, Axel Guessand, Oier Zarraga, Domingos Quina, Hassane Kamara (6.7), João Ferreira (7.0), Marley Aké, Antonio Tikvić, Etienne Camara, Florian Thauvin (6.4), Maduka Okoye, Simone Pafundi and Daniele Padelli.

Substitutions

Udinese made 5 changes: Martín Payero for Sandi Lovrić (72′), Lazar Samardžić for Florian Thauvin (78′), Festy Ebosele for João Ferreira (84′), Isaac Success for Lorenzo Lucca (84′) and Jordan Zemura for Hassane Kamara (84′).

Best player: Marco Silvestri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Udinese was the goalkeeper: Marco Silvestri. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Milan – Udinese – 0-1
• Atalanta – Inter – 1-2
• Salernitana – Napoli – 0-2