MILANO. Milan topped Spezia to win 2-1. A goal from O. Giroud was decisive in the 89min. It was Milan to strike first with a goal of T. Hernandez at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. Giroud gave the win to Milan in the 89′ minute with a goal. Milan took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
Milan remained with 10 players after O. Giroud received a double yellow card in the 90′.
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 Michael Fabbri who was helped by Davide Miele and Antonio Vono. The 4th official was Luca Zufferli. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Milan had a strong ball possession 59% while Spezia was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milan was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the match.
Milan shot 25 times, 10 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Spezia shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Milan received 5 yellow cards (I. Bennacer, J. Messias, O. Giroud, T. Hernandez and S. Tonali). Talking about the opposition, Spezia received 4 yellow cards (E. Ampadu, M. E. Ellertsson, M. Nzola and M. Caldara).
O. Giroud (Milan) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Milan will have 29 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Spezia will stay with 9 points like Lecce to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will host Fiorentina on the 13th of November with a 16-9 head to head record in favor of Milan (9 draws).
Spezia will play away agasint Hellas Verona on the 13th of November with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hellas Verona (3 draws).
Milan – Formation
Milan
83'
21'
46'
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: Ciprian Tătărușanu , Pierre Kalulu , Matteo Gabbia , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Ismaël Bennacer , Rade Krunić , Junior Messias , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Divock Origi .
The home team had on the bench: Charles De Ketelaere , Andreas Jungdal, Antonio Mirante, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Aster Vranckx, Simon Kjær, Olivier Giroud , Sandro Tonali , Malick Thiaw, Tommaso Pobega, Ante Rebić , Yacine Adli and Fodé Ballo-Touré.
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: I. Bennacer for S. Tonali (46′), B. Diaz for C. De Ketelaere (72′), J. Messias for A. Rebic (72′), D. Origi for O. Giroud (72′) and R. Leao for M. Thiaw (90′).
Best player: Ismaël Bennacer
The most impressive player for Milan was Ismaël Bennacer even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
Spezia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Luca Gotti played with: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Ethan Ampadu , Jakub Kiwior , Mattia Caldara , Kelvin Amian , Mehdi Bourabia , Albin Ekdal , Kevin Agudelo , Emil Holm , Daniel Maldini and M’Bala Nzola .
They had on the bench: Salvador Ferrer, Jacopo Sala, Jeroen Zoet, Aimar Sher, Petko Hristov , Aurelien Nguiamba, Arkadiusz Reca , Julius Beck, David Strelec, Daniele Verde , Mikael Ellertsson , Leandro Sanca and Petar Zovko.
Substitutions
Spezia made 5 changes: K. Amian for A. Reca (54′), D. Maldini for D. Verde (66′), K. Agudelo for P. Hristov (69′), M. Bourabia for M. E. Ellertsson (69′) and A. Ekdal for D. Strelec (90′).
Best player: Bartłomiej Drągowski
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was the goalkeeper: Bartłomiej Drągowski. His rating is 7.83. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
