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70% Ball Possession AC Milan and 30% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
AC Milan 1 – 0 Hellas Verona 
82′ Mario Balotelli (pen)
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AC Milan, 11th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Hellas Verona, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Verona | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34:30 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Milan | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 31:30 | 1 | 22 |
Mission accomplished. AC Milan redeeming themselves. On Week 1, Hellas Verona surprisingly defeated Milan. It’s a positive debut of new AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf.
AC Milan opening the score in the 82nd minute. Referee Rocchi grants a penalty to Milan conceded by Verona defender Alejandro Gonzalez after a foul on Kaka. Taking the penalty spot is Mario Balotelli converting it with a right footed shot defeating Verona goalkeeper Rafael in the bottom right corner.
Here is Hellas Verona defender Gonzalez committing the foul on Kaka provoking the penalty.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Clarence Seedorf:
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Christian Abbiati; De Sciglio, Zapata, Bonera, Emanuelson; Montolivo, De Jong; Keisuke Honda, Kakà, Robinho; Mario Balotelli.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Gonzalez, Moras, Maietta, Agostini; Romulo, Cirigliano, Hallfredsson;
Iturbe, Cacia, Gomez Taleb.
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Sulley Muntari
No suspended player for HELLAS VERONA
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Mario Balotelli with 7 goals
Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 9 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Hellas Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balotelli, Mario | 7 | 9 | Toni, Luca |
| Kaka | 5 | 7 | Jorginho, Frelio Filho |
| Muntari, Sulley | 4 | 5 | Iturbe, Juan Manuel |
| Robinho | 3 | 4 | Romulo |
| Montolivo, Riccardo | 2 | 3 | Cacciatore, Fabrizio |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 3 wins
| 15/01/14 | CI | Milan – Spezia |
3:1 | Round 1/8 |
| 12/01/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Milan |
4:3 | Round 19 |
| 06/01/14 | SA | Milan – Atalanta |
3:0 | Round 18 |
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 12/01/14 | SA | Verona – Napoli |
0:3 | Round 19 |
| 06/01/14 | SA | Udinese – Verona |
1:3 | Round 18 |
| 22/12/13 | SA | Verona – Lazio |
4:1 | Round 17 |
New AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf making his debut with a victory thanks to the goal by forward Mario Balotelli conerting a penalty
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, AC MILAN – HELLAS VERONA, Sunday 19 January 2014, San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy,
Serie A Week 20
Click the video to watch the commentaries from Diretta Stadio by Tiziano Crudelli on the game Milan – Verona
Serie A Week 20 – Twentieth Round
AC Milan 1 – 0 Hellas Verona
Sunday 19 January 2014
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: Rocchi di Firenze
Assistants: Nicoletti-Grilli
Fourth Official: Bianchi
Add1: Massa,
Add2: Merchiori
Attendance:
Goals: 82′ Mario Balotelli (pen)
Official formations – lineups:
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Abbiati; De Sciglio, Zapata, Bonera
(51′ Silvestre), Emanuelson; Montolivo, De Jong; Honda (62′
Birsa), Kakà, Robinho (77′ Petagna); Balotelli.
Subs not used: Coppola, Gabriel, Mexes, Rami, Poli, Nocerino, Cristante e Zaccardo.
Coach: Clarence Seedorf.
Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Gonzalez (84′
Jankovic), Moras, Maietta, Agostini; Romulo, Cirigliano, Hallfredsson;
Iturbe, Cacia (60′ Martinho), Gomez Taleb.
Subs not used: Nicolas, Borra, Albertazzi, Donati, Rubin, Donsah, Marques, Cacciatore e Donadel.
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini.
| Serie A Week 20 – Twentieth Round
AC Milan 1 – 0 Hellas Verona 20:45 Referee: Rocchi di Firenze |
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| AC Milan |
Match Stats |
Hellas Verona |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 24(6) | Shots (on goal) | 13 (3) |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 70% | Ball Possession | 30% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?