MILANO. Spezia succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Milan to win 2-1. It was Milan to strike first with a goal of R. Leao at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Gyasi gave the win to Spezia in the 90′ minute. Milan was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
T. Hernandez didn’t score a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Milan to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Serra who had the assistance of Alessandro Cipressa and Michele Grossi. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Milan had a strong ball possession 61% while Spezia was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milan was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Spezia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Milan shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Spezia shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Milan received 2 yellow cards (P. Kalulu and M. Gabbia). Talking about the opposition, Spezia received 5 yellow cards (E. Gyasi, J. Kiwior, I. Provedel, G. Maggiore and D. Nikolaou).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Milan will stay with 48 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Spezia will have 22 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will host Juventus on the 23rd of January with a 21-9 head to head in favor of Juventus (9 draws).
Spezia will host Sampdoria on the 23rd of January with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Milan – Formation
Milan
70'
62'
45'
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 , Pierre Kalulu , Matteo Gabbia , Theo Hernández , Rade Krunić , Tiemoué Bakayoko , Alexis Saelemaekers , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Zlatan Ibrahimović .
The home team had on the bench: Davide Calabria , Olivier Giroud , Ciprian Tătărușanu, Luca Stanga, Daniel Maldini, Ante Rebić , Antonio Mirante, Samu Castillejo, Enrico Di Gesù and Junior Messias .
Substitutions
Milan made 4 changes: A. Saelemaekers for J. Messias (57′), B. Diaz for O. Giroud (70′), M. Gabbia for D. Calabria (70′) and R. Leao for A. Rebic (84′).
Best player: Rafael Leão
The most impressive player for Milan was Rafael Leão.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
Spezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Thiago Motta played with: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Giulio Maggiore , Jakub Kiwior , Simone Bastoni , Emmanuel Gyasi , Rey Manaj and Daniele Verde .
These were the players on the bench: M’Bala Nzola, Kevin Agudelo , Salvador Ferrer , David Strelec, Jeroen Zoet, Viktor Kovalenko , Petar Zovko, Jacopo Sala, Janis Antiste, Petko Hristov, Nicolò Bertola and Aimar Sher.
Spezia could not rely on the presence of S. Ferrer (injured).
Substitutions
Spezia made 3 changes: R. Manaj for K. Agudelo (58′), A. Reca for S. Ferrer (77′) and G. Maggiore for V. Kovalenko (80′).
Best player: Emmanuel Gyasi
The most impressive player for Spezia was Emmanuel Gyasi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (96% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
