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Italian Soccer Serie A
53% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 47% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Bologna 0 – 2 AC Milan 
. 11′ Olivier Giroud
. 21′ Christian Pulisic
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The big challenge to start the new season with a win. Milan started off on the right foot and beat Bologna 2-0 thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Christian Pulisic by winning the Serie A Week 1 game on Monday 21 August 2023 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy.
Milan therefore responds to Inter, Napoli, Juventus, Fiorentina, and Atalanta hooks them up to 3 points, completing the group also formed by Lecce and Hellas Verona. The Rossoneri only need one time to bring home the victory. In the 11th minute Pulisic serves Reijnders at the far post, who makes the bank in the center for Giroud who beats Skorupski with his right foot. The double goal came ten minutes later: Pulisic, unleashed in the first half, asked for and obtained a one-two from Giroud on the edge of the area, then unloaded a right-footed shot towards the far post and slipped it in where the rossoblù goalkeeper couldn’t Nothing. In the second half, the Rossoneri managed the ball and in the final Leao was stopped by the post.
The next match will see AC Milan at home against Torino, while the Bologna will play the away game against Juventus.
With Stefano Pioli at the helm, Milan have always won on the first day of Serie A (three times), the last coach who achieved more consecutive successes in the Rossoneri’s first match of the season was Fabio Capello (five between 1991 and 1995 ).
AC Milan opened the score in the 11th minute. The first goal of the season for the Rossoneri is scored by Olivier Giroud defeating Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Tijjani Reijnders.
👉 Bologna 0 – 1 AC Milan, 11th minute, ⚽️ goal by Olivier Giroud for @acmilan with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Tijjani Reijnders. https://t.co/sa1po4sRjr
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 21, 2023
Christian Pulisic ➡️ Tijjani Reijnders ➡️ Olivier Giroud
Milan open their 2023-24 account in style. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/FptNoHiICb
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 21, 2023
Surely, Milan are inspired. Party time, the American Christian Pulisic saying “Present, here I am”. Pulisic scored in the 21st minute with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Olivier Giroud. Great start for Pulisic becoming the fifth American player to score a goal in Serie A after Alexi Lalas, Michael Bradley, Weston McKennie and Gianluca Busio and the first to do so on his debut in the Serie A.
👉 Bologna 0 – 2 AC Milan, 21st minute, ⚽️ goal by Christian Pulisic for @acmilan with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Olivier Giroud. https://t.co/OutOxQf50j
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 21, 2023
Christian Pulisic starts for Milan in their ’23/24 season opener. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/W42sAyJA8g
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 21, 2023
CHRISTIAN PULISIC. TAKE A BOW. 🔥 🇺🇸
WHAT A WAY TO MARK HIS SERIE DEBUT. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/R4WIaeTpmp
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 21, 2023
Let’s hear from the first-ever US player to score on debut in Serie A 😉#BolognaMilan #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/BMamHnlbRP
— AC Milan (@acmilan) August 21, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
✅ Stats before the game: Milan have remained unbeaten in 26 of the last 27 matches against Bologna in the league (W19, D7), the only success of the Emilians in the period dates back to 6 January 2016 (0-1 at the Meazza with a goal from Emanuele Giaccarini). Milan have not lost any of their last 17 away games against Bologna in Serie A (W12, D5), the last home win for the Emilians against the Rossoneri dates back to 10 March 2002 (2-0 with Francesco Guidolin at the helm). Milan and Bologna challenge each other on matchday one for the fourth time in Serie A: two victories for the Rossoneri and one for the Rossoblù so far. Last cross on the debut the 2-0 at San Siro for Milan in 2020 with a brace from Ibrahimovic. AC Milan have never drawn in their last 11 Serie A season debuts (W6, L5), the last “X” sign in the first league match dates back to 9 September 2011 (2-2 against Lazio at San Siro). Bologna remained unbeaten in 10 of the last 11 matches at Dall’Ara in the first Serie A match of the season (W5, D5), the only defeat in the period came against SPAL (0-1 on 19 August 2018).
👉 Lineup BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumí, Lykogiannīs; Aebischer, Domínguez; Ndoye, Ferguson, Moro; Zirkzee.
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernández; Loftus-Cheek, Krunić, Reijnders; Pulisic, Giroud, Leão.
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The Renato Dall’Ara Stadium ready for Bologna vs AC Milan
Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en
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Congratulations “Captain America” Christian Pulisic for your first goal of the season with AC Milan. @USMNT @AmericanOutlaws pic.twitter.com/DlIN3Y1vFA
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 21, 2023
👉 First half is over. Bologna 0 – 2 AC Milan
⚽️ Goals: 11′ Olivier Giroud, 21′ Christian Pulisic
🟨 Yellows: 30′ M. Aebischer (B)
✍ Ball Possession: 55% @BolognaFC1909en and 45% @acmilan
✅ https://t.co/qk3DroOHUu@milanmania @Vergara1899 @MilanClubofDC@SerieASitdown https://t.co/PQDTFdNMBI
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 21, 2023
🦸♂️ Heatmap hero: Reijnders dominates the field! 🔥#BolognaMilan #SempreMilan
Brought to you by @skrill pic.twitter.com/SRUJmMUUpz
— AC Milan (@acmilan) August 21, 2023
A Rossonero debut to remember 📊⚽#BolognaMilan #SempreMilan
Brought to you by @skrill pic.twitter.com/vKTX45UmOr
— AC Milan (@acmilan) August 21, 2023
👉 Result Bologna 0 – 2 AC Milan
⚽️ Goals: 11′ Olivier Giroud, 21′ Christian Pulisic
🟨 Yellows: Bologna 2, Milan 2
✍ Ball Possession: 53% @BolognaFC1909en and 47% @acmilan
✅ https://t.co/qk3DroOHUu@milanmania @Vergara1899@MilanClubPhilly @MilanClubofDC @MilanClubIndia https://t.co/6yqo00LniG
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 21, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en
2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 1
Bologna 0 – 2 AC Milan
Monday 21 August 2023
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Bologna, Italy
20:45
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: BERTI – CIPRESSA
Fourth Official: VOLPI
VAR: MARINI
AVAR: MAGGIONI
Goals: 11′ Olivier Giroud (M), 21′ Christian Pulisic (M)
🟨 Yellows: 30′ M. Aebischer (B), 51′ Theo Hernández (M), 76′ Rade Krunic (M), 77′ Joshua Zirkzee (B)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumí, Lykogiannīs (87′ Corazza); Aebischer, Domínguez (72′ El Azzouzi); Ndoye, Ferguson (87′ van Hooijdonk), Moro (46′ Orsolini); Zirkzee (87′ Urbanski).
Subs: Bagnolini, Ravaglia; Bonifazi, De Silvestri, Sosa; Fabbian.
Coach: Thiago Motta.
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria (73′ Kalulu), Thiaw (88′ Kjær), Tomori, Hernández; Loftus-Cheek (73′ Pobega), Krunić, Reijnders; Pulisic (73′ Chukwueze), Giroud (73′ Okafor), Leão.
Subs: Mirante, Sportiello; Bartesaghi, Florenzi; Adli, Romero, Zeroli; Colombo.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
