Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Lazio, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 17': Ismaël Bennacer
  • 29': Theo Hernández
FT
2 - 0
Lazio

    AC Milan beats Lazio to boost top-4 hopes but loses Leão

    — AC Milan moved back into the Serie A top four after beating Lazio 2-0 at the possible expense of injured forward Rafael Leão on Saturday, four days before the Champions League semifinals.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 9': Delay in match (Lazio).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
    • 12': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Felipe Anderson (Lazio).
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
    • 17': Goal! AC Milan 1, Lazio 0. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
    • 20': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio).
    • 20': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
    • 23': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Adam Marusic (Lazio).
    • 24': Adam Marusic (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Goal! AC Milan 2, Lazio 0. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
    • 33': Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 36': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 38': Felipe Anderson (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
    • 40': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
    • 42': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
    • 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 2, Lazio 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 2, Lazio 0.
    • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Simon Kjaer.
    • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Davide Calabria.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
    • 48': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
    • 48': Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
    • 52': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
    • 52': Marcos Antônio (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
    • 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adam Marusic.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 56': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Adam Marusic.
    • 56': Substitution, Lazio. Pedro replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
    • 57': Hand ball by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Lazzari (Lazio).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Lazio).
    • 60': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Nicolò Casale (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Casale (Lazio).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
    • 64': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Luis Alberto.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
    • 68': Substitution, Lazio. Luca Pellegrini replaces Elseid Hysaj.
    • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Antônio (Lazio).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Foul by Toma Basic (Lazio).
    • 75': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Lazio).
    • 76': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Manuel Lazzari.
    • 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Theo Hernández.
    • 81': Substitution, Lazio. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Ciro Immobile.
    • 83': Offside, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a through ball.
    • 88': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Lazio).
    • 88': Luca Pellegrini (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
    • 89': Toma Basic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Ante Rebic.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
    • 90'+3': Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Toma Basic (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Lazio 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Lazio 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 0
    48.4 Possession 51.6
    8 SHOTS 10
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    461 Accurate Passes 494
    530 Passes 561
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    9 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    35 Long Balls 51
    17 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    19 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 12
    17 Effective Clearances 12
    17 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 72,365

    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    24 Simon Kjaer
    19 Theo Hernández
    2 Davide Calabria Yellow Card
    4 Ismaël Bennacer
    33 Rade Krunic
    8 Sandro Tonali
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    30 Junior Messias
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Mirante, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw, Tommaso Pobega, Brahim Díaz, Charles De Ketelaere, Alexis Saelemaekers, Yacine Adli, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Divock Origi, Aster Vranckx, Pierre Kalulu, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ante Rebic.

    LAZ Lazio (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli Yellow Card
    15 Nicolo Casale Yellow Card
    23 Elseid Hysaj
    77 Adam Marusic Yellow Card
    6 Marcos Antonio
    10 Luis Alberto
    21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
    17 Ciro Immobile
    20 Mattia Zaccagni
    7 Felipe Anderson
    Lazio Substitutes:
    Matteo Cancellieri, Mohamed Fares, Mario Gila, Luka Romero, Luís Maximiano, Patric, Manuel Lazzari, Toma Basic, Marco Bertini, Marius Adamonis, Pedro, Stefan Radu, Luca Pellegrini.

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