Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs AC Milan, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 5': Domenico Berardi
  • 47': Armand Laurienté
FT
2 - 0
AC Milan
  • Red Card 24': Fikayo Tomori

AC Milan's Champions League spot in danger after Sassuolo defeat

AC Milan are falling into danger of losing their Champions League place as city rivals Inter Milan close in on the Serie A title.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ardon Jashari (AC Milan).
  • 2': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Goal! Sassuolo 1, AC Milan 0. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 7': Attempt saved. M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 9': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 9': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 12': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 12': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Handball by Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo).
  • 16': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Ardon Jashari (AC Milan).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 18': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
  • 18': M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Idzes (Sassuolo).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 22': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 24': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Second yellow card to Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 28': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 30': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 31': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
  • 32': Offside, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 37': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 37': Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo).
  • 38': Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Idzes (Sassuolo).
  • 40': Substitution, Sassuolo. Woyo Coulibaly replaces Jay Idzes because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 41': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Offside, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
  • 45'+2': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo).
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  • 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Lipani replaces Nemanja Matic.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 47': Goal! Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 49': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ulisses Garcia with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Woyo Coulibaly.
  • 56': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo).
  • 56': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo).
  • 57': Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 58': M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  • 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
  • 61': Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ardon Jashari (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zachary Athekame.
  • 63': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
  • 63': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo).
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Ardon Jashari.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Zachary Athekame (AC Milan).
  • 69': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 69': M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
  • 71': Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Samuele Ricci (AC Milan).
  • 71': Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
  • 76': Attempt saved. M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 77': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 77': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 82': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 82': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo).
  • 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti replaces M'Bala Nzola.
  • 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Alieu Fadera replaces Armand Laurienté.
  • 85': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Athekame.
  • 87': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 88': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 89': Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+2': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefano Turati (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+4': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+4': Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 2, AC Milan 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 1
42.3 Possession 57.7
7 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
339 Accurate Passes 510
392 Passes 550
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
22 Long Balls 42
15 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
1 Interceptions 13
14 Effective Clearances 20
14 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 19,361

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Stefano Turati (GK)
80 Tarik Muharemovic
21 Jay Idzes
23 Ulisses Garcia Yellow Card
6 Sebastian Walukiewicz
18 Nemanja Matic Yellow Card
42 Kristian Thorstvedt
90 Ismaël Koné
8 M'Bala Nzola
45 Armand Laurienté
10 Domenico Berardi
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Pedro Felipe, Andrea Pinamonti, Cristian Volpato, Gioele Zacchi, Luca Moro, Giacomo Satalino, Filippo Romagna, Alieu Fadera, Edoardo Iannoni, Josh Doig, Christian Frangella, Luca Lipani, Arijanet Muric, Woyo Coulibaly, Aster Vranckx.

MIL AC Milan (3-5-2)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
46 Matteo Gabbia
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
12 Adrien Rabiot
19 Youssouf Fofana
30 Ardon Jashari
2 Pervis Estupiñán
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
10 Rafael Leão
18 Christopher Nkunku
AC Milan Substitutes:
Davide Bartesaghi, Niclas Füllkrug, Samuele Ricci, Christian Pulisic, Pietro Terracciano, Zachary Athekame, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Matteo Pittarella, Koni De Winter, Santiago Gimenez.

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