Hellas Verona vs AC Milan, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC Milan boosts Champions League push with win at last-place Verona
AC Milan boosted its chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League and moved back into second spot in Serie A with a 1-0 win at last-placed Hellas Verona.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Antoine Bernede (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric.
- 11': Attempt missed. Andrias Edmundsson (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 13': Foul by Andrias Edmundsson (Verona).
- 13': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Oyegoke (Verona).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
- 20': Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Substitution, Verona. Pol Lirola replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
- 24': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona).
- 24': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 32': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lorenzo Montipò (Verona). Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 33': Victor Nelsson (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Bernede.
- 41': Goal! Verona 0, AC Milan 1. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball following a fast break.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Gagliardini (Verona).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Rafik Belghali (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Antoine Bernede with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Ioan Vermesan replaces Domagoj Bradaric.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
- 46': Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Rafik Belghali (Verona).
- 47': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona).
- 47': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Verona).
- 49': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 53': Attempt missed. Rafik Belghali (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Bernede.
- 55': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 56': Gift Orban (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
- 57': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 57': Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona).
- 58': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Rafael Leão.
- 63': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Zachary Athekame.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Youssouf Fofana because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Verona. Al Musrati replaces Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
- 65': Foul by Antoine Bernede (Verona).
- 65': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Rafik Belghali (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Al Musrati.
- 68': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 69': Attempt saved. Ioan Vermesan (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Rafik Belghali.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ioan Vermesan (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Bernede.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Handball by Roberto Gagliardini (Verona).
- 74': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 75': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 78': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 78': Roberto Gagliardini (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Valentini (Verona).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Isaac replaces Antoine Bernede.
- 83': Substitution, Verona. Sandi Lovric replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 83': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandi Lovric with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 84': Foul by Al Musrati (Verona).
- 84': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Al Musrati (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Al Musrati.
- 86': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Isaac (Verona).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Nicolás Valentini (Verona).
- 89': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Isaac (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Luka Modric (AC Milan).
- 90'+2': Foul by Samuele Ricci (AC Milan).
- 90'+2': Isaac (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Al Musrati (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Verona 0, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
VER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 408 | Accurate Passes | 357 |
| 491 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 32 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 21,338
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 21,338
Line-Ups
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 5 | Andrias Edmundsson |
| 6 | Nicolás Valentini |
| 15 | Victor Nelsson |
| 63 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 11 | Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro  |
| 12 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 2 | Daniel Oyegoke |
| 16 | Gift Orban |
| 24 | Antoine Bernede |
| 7 | Rafik Belghali |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 24 | Zachary Athekame |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
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