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47% Ball Possession UDINESE and 53% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Udinese 2 – 3 AC Milan

51′ Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu         5′ Mario Balotelli
58′ Duvan Zapata                                    10′ Giacomo Bonaventura
.                                                                           45′ Cristián Zapata

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 9th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Udinese, 15th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Milan	31	10	13	8	44:37	7	43
15	Udinese	31	8	11	12	34:42	-8	35

 

AC Milan causing an upset at the Friuli Stadium after getting back to the winning path last week against Palermo.   Udinese  are now in deep crisis losing 4  consecutive games.

What a cold shower for Udinese at the Friuli!   It is AC Milan to open the score in the 5th minute!  It is forward Mario Balotelli to defeat Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with direct right footed shot free kick in the top left corner.

 

Oops!  Far from Udinese reacting, bam!  There it goes an inspired Milan.  In the 10th minute midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura getting the assist by midfielder Riccardo Montolivo.  Bonaventura, then, smacking a left footed shot in the bottom right corner.

Another slap for Udinese!   Just before ending the first half, bam!  It is the ex-Udinese player Cristián Zapata to increase the score for Milan following a corner conceded by Udinese defender Maurizio Domizzi.  Zapata defeating Ornezis with a headed shot  in the bottom right corner.   The assist by Giacomo Bonaventura.

Udinese returning in the second half motivated again.  In the 51st minute, there it is the honor goal by midfielder Emmanuel Badu  defeating Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by forward Antonio Di Natale.

Are we up for a comeback?  Well, Udinese still believing!  In the 58th minute it is Duvan Zapata to encourage the team by increasing the score for the 2-3!!!!

 

• There are 40 precedents between Udinese vs AC Milan at the Friuli Stadium.  Stats showing Udinese with 10 wins, 17 draws and AC Milan with 17 wins.   Udinese scoring 34 goals while Milan scoring 47 goals.

• The last time AC Milan won at the Friuli was in the 2011-12 season ending with Udinese 1 – 2 AC Milan with the goals by Maxi Lopez and Stephan El Shaaray and for Udinese scoring Antonio Di Natale.

Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Stefano Colantuono:

UDINESE (3-5-2): Karnezis; Wague, Domizzi, Piris; Edenílson, Badu, Iturra, Bruno Fernandes, Ali Adnan; Théréau, Di Natale.

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:

AC MILAN (4-3-1-2): Diego López; Calabria, C. Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; de Jong, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Honda;  Bacca, Balotelli.

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Stats.  Top scorer for UDINESE:  Zapata and Thereau with 1 goal each

Top scorer for AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 3 goals

Udinese	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Duvan Zapata	1	3	Carlos Bacca
Cyril Thereau	1	1	Luiz Adriano
		1	Giacomo Bonaventura

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:  3 lost

19/09/15	SA	Udinese – Empoli				1:2	Round 4
13/09/15	SA	Lazio – Udinese				2:0	Round 3
30/08/15	SA	Udinese – Palermo				0:1	Round 2

 

Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 lost

19/09/15	SA	Milan – Palermo				3:2	Round 4
13/09/15	SA	Inter – Milan				1:0	Round 3
03/09/15	CFG	Mantova – Milan				2:3

 

Photo:   facebook.com/ACMilan

 

Photos of the match Udinese vs AC Milan courtesy of acmilan.com

AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli delighting MIlan fans by scoring the first goal of the match.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 5

Udinese 2 – 3 AC Milan
Saturday 25 April 2015
Friuli Stadium
Udine , Italy

18:00

Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: DOBOSZ – NICOLETTI
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: PINZANI

Goals:  5′ Mario Balotelli (M), 10′ Giacomo Bonaventura (M), 45′ Cristián Zapata (M)

Official formations – lineups:

UDINESE (3-5-2): Karnezis; Wague, Domizzi, Piris; Edenílson, Badu, Iturra, Bruno Fernandes, Ali Adnan; Théréau, Di Natale.

Subs: Romo, Meret, Danilo, Insua, Pasquale, Felipe, Camigliano, Heurtaux, Marquinho, D. Zapata, Perica, Aguirre.

Coach: Stefano Colantuono.

AC MILAN (4-3-1-2): Diego López; Calabria, C. Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; de Jong, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Honda;  Bacca, Balotelli.

Subs.: Abbiati, Donnarumma, Ely, Alex, Llamas, J.Mauri, Suso, Poli, Nocerino, Locatelli, Luiz Adriano, Cerci.

Coach.: Sinisa Mihajlović.

Match Stats

Udinese	Match Stats	AC Milan
2	Goals	3
11(3)	Shots (on goal)	9(3)
24	Fouls	21
7	Corner kicks	1
0	Offsides	0
47%	Ball Possession	53%
4	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Saves	1