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62% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 38% Ball Possession EMPOLI
AC Milan 1 – 0 Empoli 
40′ Christian Pulisic
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 15th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -19
AC Milan, 3rd position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +19
AC Milan keeping up the race to remain within the European zone by winning the Serie A Week 28 game against Empoli on Sunday 10 March 2024 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. This is the second consecutive 1-0 in the league and the third victory in a row between Serie A and the Europa League for Milan, which thus rises to 59 points. Second consecutive 1-0 defeat, however, for Empoli, who remain on 25 points, one more than third-last Frosinone.
A goal from Christian Pulisic is enough for Milan to win these three golden points. The Rossoneri became dangerous after five minutes with the American, who turned and shot from inside the area, forcing Caprile to save. The goal that decides the match, however, arrives in the 40th minute, when Bennacer verticalizes for Okafor, who takes the goal and passes backwards for Pulisic, who kicks with his left foot and, thanks to a deviation from Luperto, finds the corner. In the second half, the Rossoneri managed the game, making themselves visible only with shots from Loftus-Cheek and Chukwueze, both blocked by Caprile, while Empoli only came close to equalizing in the final stages, with a header hit the post by Destro, who was however stopped offside.
This is the 18th game in San Siro between Milan and Empoli, with a balance in the 17 previous matches of 11 victories for Milan, 3 draws and 3 successes for the Azzurri. First match in 1986, Italian Cup, ended 1-1 (Della Monica after Paolo Rossi); last last April, ending 0-0
AC Milan took the lead in the 40th minute. Captain America Christian Pulisic defeated Empoli goalkeeper with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Noah Okafor. The goal was given after a VAR review
👉 AC Milan 1 – 0 Empoli, 40th minute, ⚽️ goal by Christian Pulisic for @acmilan with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Noah Okafor https://t.co/IrcOKAnKnw
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 10, 2024
After a long VAR check…CHRISTIAN PULISIC HAS HIS 10TH GOAL OF THE SEASON FOR MILAN 🦅🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/F3cru8nPmB
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Empoli have won only one of the last 14 Serie A matches against Milan (5N, 8L): 2-1 on 23 April 2017, at San Siro, with goals from Levan Mchedlidze and Mame Thiam. Milan have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six games against Empoli in Serie A, after having conceded at least one goal in all of the previous 10. Empoli have avoided defeat in four of the last six matches against Milan in the second round of Serie A (W1, D3), although they have not scored a single goal in the last three. Since the beginning of December, only Inter have obtained more points and scored more goals than Milan in Serie A: 40 points and 39 goals for the Nerazzurri in the period, 30 and 30 for the Rossoneri.
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📺 Click the video to watch AC Milan 1 – 0 Empoli highlights on Sunday 10 March 2024
🇮🇹 Referee Juan Luca Sacchi from the section of Macerata will be assisted by Giorgio Peretti from the section of Verona and Niccolò Pagliardini from the section of Arezzo. The Fourth Official will be Andrea Colombo from the section of Como. The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo. The AVAR will be Aleandro Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano.
Photo via twitter.com/empolifc
Hi, guys! 😍#MilanEmpoli #SempreMilan @OffWht pic.twitter.com/mljfVceYrb
— AC Milan (@acmilan) March 10, 2024
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Alle 15.00 allo #StadioMeazza la sfida contro il #Milan; ecco la formazione scelta da mister Nicola ⬇
EMPOLI: Caprile; Pezzella, Walukiewcz, Niang, Gyasi, Fazzini, Zurkowski, Cambiaghi, Maleh, Luperto, Ismajli. pic.twitter.com/Ok5y4mNvbb
— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) March 10, 2024
Photo via twitter.com/empolifc
Photo via twitter.com/empolifc
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🇮🇹 AC Milan v Empoli, Match Officials
Serie A Week 28🗓️ Sunday 10 March 2024
🏟️ San Siro Stadium
⏲️ 15:00🙍♂️ Referee: SACCHI
🚩 Assistants: PERETTI – PAGLIARDINI
4⃣ Fourth Official: COLOMBO
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: DI PAOLO@SerieA_EN https://t.co/WJTmWsgVpX pic.twitter.com/i6BjzhkNIu— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 10, 2024
👉First half AC Milan 1 – 0 Empoli
⚽️ Goals: 40′ Christian Pulisic (M)
🟨 Booked: 24′ Jacopo Fazzini (E), 26′ Tijjani Reijnders (M)
✍ Ball Possession: 74% @acmilan and % 26@empolifc
✅ https://t.co/j6FHLqyP2X@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys @Vergara1899 @milanmania https://t.co/HnCZcfE5iN
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 10, 2024
👉 Result AC Milan 1 – 0 Empoli
⚽️ Goals: 40′ Christian Pulisic
🟨 Booked: 24′ Fazzini (E), 26′ Reijnders (M), 53′ Pezzella (E), 65′ Zurkowski (E), 80′ Cancellieri (E)
✍ Ball Possession: 62% @acmilan and 38% @EmpoliFC
https://t.co/j6FHLqyP2X@Vergara1899 @milanmania https://t.co/8ZdmfxIcF3
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 10, 2024
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2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 28
AC Milan 1 – 0 Empoli
Sunday 10 March 2024
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
15:00
Referee: SACCHI
Assistants: PERETTI – PAGLIARDINI
Fourth Official: COLOMBO
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: DI PAOLO
⚽️ Goals: 40′ Christian Pulisic (M)
🟨 Booked: 24′ Fazzini (E), 26′ Reijnders (M), 53′ Pezzella (E), 65′ Zurkowski (E), 80′ Cancellieri (E)
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori (62′ Kalulu), Hernández; Bennacer, Reijnders (62′ Musah); Pulisic (62′ Chukwueze), Loftus-Cheek, Okafor (90′ Adli); Jović (73′ Giroud).
Subs.: Mirante, Sportiello; Gabbia, Kjær, Terracciano.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
👉 Lineup EMPOLI (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Ismajli (42′ Bereszyński), Walukiewicz, Luperto, Pezzella (55′ Cacace); Gyasi, Fazzini (55′ Kovalenko), Maleh; Cambiaghi, Żurkowski (76′ Cancellieri); Niang (76′ Destro).
Subs.: Berisha, Perisan; Bastoni, Ebuehi; Caputo, Cerri, Shpendi.
Coach: Davide Nicola.
