MILANO. Milan tops Sampdoria 1-0 after R. Leao scored just 1 goal (8′).

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi with the support of Giuseppe Perrotti and Domenico Palermo. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just identical 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. Sampdoria that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Milan was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the match​.

Milan shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Sampdoria shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Milan received 3 yellow cards (B. Diaz, A. Romagnoli and I. Bennacer). Regarding the opposition, Sampdoria received 1 yellow card (T. Rincon).

Standings

After playing this contest, Milan will have 55 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria will stay with 23 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away against Salernitana on the 19th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Milan (0 draws).

Sampdoria will host Empoli on the 19th of February with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Sampdoria (4 draws).

Milan – Formation

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 (7.8), Davide Calabria (7.4), Fikayo Tomori (7.1), Alessio Romagnoli (7.1), Alessandro Florenzi (7.6), Sandro Tonali (6.8), Ismaël Bennacer (7.2), Junior Messias (7.1), Brahim Díaz (5.9), Rafael Leão (7.5) and Olivier Giroud (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Pierre Kalulu, Alexis Saelemaekers (6.4), Daniel Maldini, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Ciprian Tătărușanu, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Rade Krunić (7.1), Samu Castillejo, A. Mirante, Franck Kessié (6.3) and Ante Rebić (6.9).

Substitutions

Milan made 5 changes: J. Messias for A. Saelemaekers (57′), B. Diaz for F. Kessie (57′), R. Leao for A. Rebic (57′), I. Bennacer for R. Krunic (75′) and A. Florenzi for P. Kalulu (89′).

Best player: Mike Maignan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was the goalkeeper: Mike Maignan. His rating is 7.84. He performed 1 save.

Sampdoria – Formation

Sampdoria started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Marco Giampaolo played with: Wladimiro Falcone (8.1), Bartosz Bereszyński (7.1), Giangiacomo Magnani (7.1), Omar Colley (6.8), Nicola Murru (6.0), Andrea Conti (6.5), Antonio Candreva (6.8), Tomás Rincón (6.7), Morten Thorsby (6.6), Stefano Sensi (6.9) and Francesco Caputo (6.6).

They had on the bench: V. Supryaha, E. Audero, N. Ravaglia, A. Ferrari, Ronaldo Vieira (6.4), Tommaso Augello (6.5), Fabio Quagliarella (6.8), Albin Ekdal (6.5), Abdelhamid Sabiri (6.2), S. Trimboli and Giovanni Bonfanti.

Substitutions

Sampdoria made 5 changes: N. Murru for T. Augello (53′), A. Conti for R. Vieira (53′), M. Thorsby for A. Ekdal (53′), T. Rincon for F. Quagliarella (73′) and A. Candreva for A. Sabiri (85′).

Best player: Wladimiro Falcone​

The most impressive player for Sampdoria was the goalkeeper: Wladimiro Falcone. His rating is 8.11. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Atalanta – Juventus – 1-1
• Empoli – Cagliari – 1-1
• Genoa – Salernitana – 1-1
• Hellas Verona – Udinese – 4-0
• Milan – Sampdoria – 1-0
• Sassuolo – Roma – 2-2