AC Milan vs Atalanta, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC Milan drop points in draw with Atalanta as gap to Inter grows
Third-placed AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Atalanta after Teun Koopmeiners' penalty cancelled out Rafael Leao's superb early opener for the hosts in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross.
- 1': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 3': Goal! AC Milan 1, Atalanta 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 5': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 5': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Hand ball by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
- 8': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 11': Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 12': Attempt saved. Emil Holm (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 15': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
- 15': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 16': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 17': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Yacine Adli.
- 18': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 18': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
- 21': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emil Holm.
- 34': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 34': Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Atalanta. Emil Holm is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
- 39': Penalty Atalanta. Emil Holm draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
- 42': Goal! AC Milan 1, Atalanta 1. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 43': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 43': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 44': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 45'+3': Foul by Emil Holm (Atalanta).
- 45'+3': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Emil Holm (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Yacine Adli (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta replaces Emil Holm.
- 47': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 48': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 48': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 56': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 61': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 61': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 61': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 67': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 69': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 69': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 71': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 71': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 72': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 76': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 76': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 79': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 79': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Isak Hien replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 80': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 80': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 83': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 83': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Giorgio Scalvini because of an injury.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 90'+3': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 90'+3': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Éderson (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 90'+5': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 90'+5': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 90'+5': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Atalanta 1.
Statistics
 ATA |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 553 |
| 294 | Passes | 628 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 19 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,264
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,264
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 9 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | Juventus | 9 | +10 | 17 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 9 | +11 | 16 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 42 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 7 | Yacine Adli |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK) |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 13 | Éderson  |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 3 | Emil Holm |
| 17 | Charles De Ketelaere |
| 59 | Alexey Miranchuk |
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