(IN THE PHOTO: Andrea Poli in possession)
MILAN – Milan were unable to extend their 2 match unbeaten run in Serie A and fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Sassuolo on Tuesday. The rossoneri came up against a very well organised Sassuolo side, and even though Andrea Poli gave Milan a dream start, the visitors overturned the result through Sansone and then Zaza.
Inzaghi and co. will be looking to bounce back in the next round away to Torino. Ahead of the match in Turin, click here to read more, we take a look at some of the stats to emerge from the Sassuolo game:
Andrea Poli scored Milan's first goal of the new year and his first of the 2014-15 season when he broke the deadlock on 9 minutes.
7- the number of goals conceded from corner kicks this season. Of the 20 goals conceded this season by the rossoneri, 35% have come from corner kick situations.
Alessio Cerci made his debut with the Milan jersey. The new arrival came off the bench on 66 minutes for Michael Essien on Tuesday at the San Siro.
2- the number of times Milan have taken on Sassuolo at the San Siro. The first meeting was last season and Milan ran out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Muntari and De Jong.