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63% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 37% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
AC Milan 1 – 2 Sassuolo 
9′ Andrea Poli 28′ Nicola Sansone
. 67′ Simone Zaza
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AC Milan, 8th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Sassuolo, 10th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Milan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19:22 | -3 | 23 |
A blow for AC Milan suffering a home defeat at San Siro by a brave Sassuolo. AC Milan with a high motivation after a prestigious victory defeating “all mighty” Real Madrid in Dubai with a 4-2 could not defeat Sassuolo. Simply put, AC Milan failing big time and the dream to reach the 3rd position turning now a mirage while going down to the 8th position. It’s a prestigious victory for Sassuolo and well deserved going up from the 12th to the 10th position.
It seems the early goal by AC Milan gave them “too much confidence while Sassuolo did not give up.” It is AC Milan midfielder Andrea Poli to open the score in the 9th minute defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Sassuolo equalizing in the 28th minute with forward Nicola Sansone defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Domenico Berardi. It’s the second goal of the season by Sansone.
Incredible so, Sassuolo silencing San Siro when scoring the winner goal following a corner in the 67th minute with forward Simone Zaza defeating goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. It’s the 6th goal of the season by Zaza. The assist is by forward Domenico Berardi while the corner was conceded by AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata.
Before the match, there was only 1 precedent for AC Milan vs Sassuolo in Serie A. Last season it ended 2-1 thanks to the goals by Sulley Muntari and Nigel De John while for Sassuolo the goal was by Zaza.
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 3 suspended players for AC MILAN: Mexes (1), Armero (1), De Jong (1)
No suspended players for SASSUOLO.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Filippo Inzaghi:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Rami, Alex, Zapata, De Sciglio; Poli, Essien, Montolivo; Bonaventura, Menez, El Shaarawy
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 8 goals
Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Simone Zaza with 6 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menez, Jeremy | 8 | 6 | Zaza, Simone |
| Honda, Keisuke | 6 | 3 | Berardi, Domenico |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 3 | 2 | Sansone, Nicola |
| Muntari, Sulley | 2 | 2 | Taider, Saphir |
| de Jong, Nigel | 2 | 2 | Floccari, Sergio |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 30/12/14 | CFG | Real Madrid – Milan | 2:4 | Friendly | |||
| 20/12/14 | SA | Roma – Milan | 0:0 | Round 16 | |||
| 14/12/14 | SA | Milan – Napoli | 2:0 | Round 15 |
Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 3 draws
| 20/12/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Cesena | 1:1 | Round 16 |
| 13/12/14 | SA | Palermo – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 15 |
| 06/12/14 | SA | Roma – Sassuolo | 2:2 | Round 14 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game AC Milan vs Sassuolo, Tuesday 6 January 2015, Serie A Week 17, San Siro Stadium
Click the video to watch the commentaries from Diretta Stadio by Tiziano Crudelli on AC Milan – Sassuolo
AC Milan vs Sassuolo photos courtesy of acmilan.com
AC Milan midfielder Andrea Poli celebrating his opening goal in the 9th minute against Sassuolo
Sassuolo midfielder Francesco Magnanelli attempting to block AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez
AC Milan defender Adil Rami blocking Sassuolo forward Simone Zaza
AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez and defender Alex
AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy making his way to free from the mark by Sassuolo midfielder Francesco Magnanelli
Sassuolo midfielder Davide Biondini challenging AC Milan midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura struggling to control the ball
AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata controlling the ball
Sassuolo midfielder Davide Biondini attempts to block AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 17
AC Milan 1 – 2 Sassuolo
Tuesday 6 January 2015
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
15:00
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: PRETI – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: FABBRI
Goals: 9′ Andrea Poli (M), 28′ Nicola Sansone (S), 67′ Simone Zaza (S)
Official formations – lineups:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Rami, Alex, Zapata, De Sciglio; Poli, Essien, Montolivo; Bonaventura, Menez, El Shaarawy.
Subs.: Abbiati, Agazzi; Abate, Albertazzi, De Santis, Zaccardo, Muntari, Saponara, Mastour, Niang, Pazzini, Cerci.
Coach.: Filippo Inzaghi.
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone.
Subs.: Pomini, Polito; Antei, Bianco, Ariaudo, Terranova, Longhi, Brighi, Chibsah, Pavoletti, Floro Flores, Floccari.
Coach.: Eusebio Di Francesco.
Match Stats
| AC Milan | Match Stats | Sassuolo |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 13(4) | Shots (on goal) | 8(2) |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 63% | Ball Possession | 37% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |