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Italian Soccer Serie A
48% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 52% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
AC Milan 1 – 0 Fiorentina 
82′ Rafael Leão
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 1st position with 74 points and a positive goal difference of +30
Fiorentina, 7th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +8
AC Milan keeping up the race for the Scudetto winning the Serie A Week 35 game against Fiorentina on Sunday 1 May 2022 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. The victory secures AC Milan the first position while Fiorentina slowing down their race for a spot in Europa League next season. Third consecutive defeat for Fiorentina. Goalkeeper Mike Maignan saves his team on a header from Cabral just before the gift from goalkeeper Terracciano who decides the game. Terracciano sends back directly on Leão’s feet, the Portuguese not wasting the chance enters the area and does it with his right on the near post to continue the dream for the Scudetto.
AC Milan have won two consecutive Serie A home games for the first time in 2022. The last time achieving at least two successive wins at San Siro was between August and October 2021 (five). For the first time this season, AC Milan have gone unbeaten for 13 games in a row (W8, D5). For the first time since March 2019, AC Milan have not conceded a goal in four consecutive home matches in Serie A.
In the next round, Milan will play against Hellas Verona at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium while Fiorentina will host AS Roma at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.
AC Milan opened the score towards the end of the game in the 82nd minute. It is forward Rafael Leão to defeat Fiorentina goalkeeper Terracciano with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner.
👉AC Milan 1 – 0 Fiorentina, 82nd minute, goal by ⚽️ Rafael Leão for @acmilan with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. https://t.co/sB3EvQQBcT
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 1, 2022
Milan T I A M O ❤️🖤 pic.twitter.com/AUtkW5cVJZ
— Hatim (@HZI_20) May 1, 2022
✅ Stats before the game. Fiorentina after a 4-3 win in the reverse fixture, Fiorentina could win both Serie A games against AC Milan in a single season for the first time since 2000-01 – 4-0 with Fatih Terim and 2-1 with Roberto Mancini. Milan and Fiorentina have not drawn in San Siro in Serie A since a 1-1 draw in October 2014, with goals from Nigel de Jong and Josip Ilicic – since then there’s been four home and two away wins. Since the beginning of 2022, AC Milan have conceded eight goals in 15 Serie A games, only Liverpool (6) have conceded fewer goals in the big five European league during that time. AC Milan have kept clean sheets in their last three home league games and have not reached four in a row in the competition since March 2019, when Gennaro Gattuso was in charge.
👉Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernández; Tonali, Kessie; Messias, Díaz, Leão; Giroud.
👉Lineup FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Venuti, Milenković, Igor, Biraghi; Duncan, Amrabat, Maleh; González, Cabral, Saponara.
CHI NON SALTA? pic.twitter.com/8pVF501E1Y
— ari (@icewithes) May 1, 2022
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📺 Click the video to watch AC Milan 1 – 0 Fiorentina highlights on Sunday 1 May 2022.
🇮🇹 Referee Paolo Valeri from the section of Roma 2 will be assisted by Mauro Vivenzi from the section of Brescia and Sergio Ranghetti from the section of Chiari. The Fourth Official will be Livio Marinelli from the section of Tivoli. The VAR will be Massimiliano Irrati from the section of Pistoia. The AVAR will be Luca Zufferli from the section of Udine.
#MilanFiorentina ’05/06
A cool comeback win thanks to @jksheva7–@KAKA-Gattuso 💪Sheva+Ricky+Ringhio = Vittoria in rimonta 💪#SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/kd7bmHHo4i
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 30, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
#MilanFiorentina: the line-up 📋#SempreMilan @EASPORTSFIFA pic.twitter.com/usN0PUtljJ
— AC Milan (@acmilan) May 1, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/ACFFiorentinaEN
WARM UP 🔥 #ForzaViola #MilanFiorentina pic.twitter.com/hvFFgeGSR6
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 1, 2022
Here we are 🏟 #ForzaViola #MilanFiorentina #ACFFiorentina pic.twitter.com/tu6BCNbyS2
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) May 1, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/ACFFiorentinaEN
👉 AC Milan vs Fiorentina, Match Officials
🗓️ Sunday 1 May 2022
🏟️ San Siro Stadium
⏲️ 15:00🙍♂️Referee: VALERI
🚩Assistants: VIVENZI – RANGHETTI
4⃣ Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: ZUFFERLIhttps://t.co/PoegqgFJWW@acmilan @ACFFiorentinaEN pic.twitter.com/RNutOrfZZj— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 1, 2022
👉First half is over. AC Milan 0 – 0 Fiorentina
⚽️ No Goals
🟨 Yellow: 2′ Youssef Maleh (F), 41′ Lorenzo Venuti (F)
Corners: Milan 1, Fiorentina 1
✍️Ball Possession: 45% @acmilan and 55% @ACFFiorentinaEN
✅ https://t.co/yuVrKb2ypJ@milanmania @Vergara1899 @MilanClubDublin https://t.co/e5XNvWYykE
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 1, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
👉Result AC Milan 1 – 0 Fiorentina with the goal by Rafael Leão in the 82nd minute to claim all 3 points and remain in the 1st place. Milan is determined to win the Scudetto!!!
Milan 77 points and 3 more games to end the season! pic.twitter.com/AlrnrpmAhw— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 1, 2022
👉Result AC Milan 1 – 0 Fiorentina
⚽️ Goals: 82′ Rafael Leão
🟨 Yellow: 2′ Youssef Maleh (F), 41′ L. Venuti (F), 72′ Lucas Martínez ((F), 88′ Ismaël Bennacer (M)
✍️Ball Possession: 48% @acmilan and 52% @ACFFiorentinaEN
✅ https://t.co/yuVrKb2ypJ@milanmania @Vergara1899 https://t.co/uZM09A09j7
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 1, 2022
2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 35
AC Milan 1 – 0 Fiorentina
Sunday 1 May 2022
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
15:00
Referee: VALERI
Assistans: VIVENZI – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: ZUFFERLI
Goals: 82′ Rafael Leão
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernández; Tonali, Kessie (79′ Bennacer); Messias (56′ Rebić), Díaz (56′ Krunić), Leão; Giroud (67′ Ibrahimović).
Subs.: Mirante, Tătăruşanu; Ballo-Touré, Gabbia, Romagnoli; Bakayoko, Castillejo, Saelemaekers.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
👉Lineup FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Venuti (46′ Martínez Quarta), Milenković, Igor, Biraghi; Duncan (67′ Torreira), Amrabat, Maleh (59′ Bonaventura); González (67′ Ikoné), Cabral, Saponara (81′ Sottil).
Subs.: Drągowski, Rosati; Nastasić, Terzić; Callejón, Kokorin, Piątek.
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano.
