Italian Serie A

Hellas Verona vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
  • 64': Tijjani Noslin
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1 - 3
  • 44': Theo Hernández
  • 50': Christian Pulisic
  • 79': Samuel Chukwueze

Pulisic continues fine scoring form in AC Milan win at Verona

Christian Pulisic scored a fourth straight game as AC Milan earned a 3-1 win at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday, moving three points clear of third-placed Juventus.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Hand ball by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
  • 3': Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
  • 3': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
  • 6': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Suat Serdar (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
  • 12': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 12': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
  • 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Cabal.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 23': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 25': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Verona).
  • 26': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
  • 26': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda following a fast break.
  • 29': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 29': Tijjani Noslin (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 31': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
  • 32': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 38': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 38': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a fast break.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 44': Goal! Verona 0, AC Milan 1. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Pierre Kalulu because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Verona. Dani Silva replaces Suat Serdar.
  • 48': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 48': Tijjani Noslin (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Goal! Verona 0, AC Milan 2. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
  • 57': Substitution, Verona. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Darko Lazovic.
  • 57': Substitution, Verona. Karol Swiderski replaces Michael Folorunsho.
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Pawel Dawidowicz because of an injury.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
  • 59': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tijjani Noslin (Verona).
  • 61': Offside, Verona. Fabien Centonze is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
  • 62': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
  • 62': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 2. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 67': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 68': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 68': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 69': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 74': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
  • 74': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Dani Silva (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 76': Substitution, Verona. Rúben Vinagre replaces Juan Cabal.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 79': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
  • 79': Goal! Verona 1, AC Milan 3. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
  • 87': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
  • 87': Stefan Mitrovic (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fabien Centonze (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Verona 1, AC Milan 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
55.5 Possession 44.5
18 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
395 Accurate Passes 288
456 Passes 355
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 58
13 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 20
17 Tackles 29
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 6
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 26,165

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 12 +10 26
2 Atalanta 12 +16 25
3 Fiorentina 12 +15 25
4 Internazionale 12 +12 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VER Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
27 Pawel Dawidowicz
42 Diego Coppola
32 Juan Cabal
18 Fabien Centonze
90 Michael Folorunsho
25 Suat Serdar Yellow Card
33 Ondrej Duda
17 Tijjani Noslin
8 Darko Lazovic
31 Tomás Suslov

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
14 Tijjani Reijnders Yellow Card
4 Ismaël Bennacer
17 Noah Okafor
10 Rafael Leão
11 Christian Pulisic

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