Serie A Week 15: Result BENEVENTO 0 – 2 AC MILAN, Sunday 3 January 2021

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Italian Soccer Serie A

60% Ball Possession BENEVENTO and 40% Ball Possession NAPOLI

Benevento 0 – 2 AC Milan

.                                                               15′ Franck Kessié (pen)
.                                                               49′ Rafael Leão

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Benevento, 10th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -6
AC Milan, 1st position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Ex-AC Milan star striker Filippo Inzaghi facing as a Coach his ex team failed to win.  AC Milan win the Serie A Week 15 game on Sunday 3 January 2021 at the Ciro Vigorito Stadium in Benevento, Italy.  AC Milan keep the first position reaching 37 points followed by Inter in the second position with 36 points. Good start for the New Year 2021 with AC Milan showing their determination to be the sole leaders.

AC Milan opening the score in the 15th minute.  Referee Pasqua giving a penalty to AC Milan conceded by Alessandro Tuia following a foul on forward Ante Rebić.  It is Franck Kessié to score the first goal of the New Year 2021 for Milan after converting the penalty defeating Benevento goalkeeper with a right footed shot.

Problems for AC Milan remaining with 10 players in the 32nd minute after Referee Pasqua upgraded a yellow card to a red card sending off Sandro Tonali.

AC Milan increasing the score for the 0-2 in the 49th minute with Rafael Leão.

Oh, oh, oh!!! Benevento wasted the chance to shorten the distance after Gianluca Caprari failed to convert a penalty !

Here is BENEVENTO official starting lineup – formation by Coach Filippo Inzaghi:

BENEVENTO (4-3-2-1): Montipò; Letizia, Tuia, Glik, Barba; Hetemaj, Schiattarella, Ioniță; Insigne, Caprari; Lapadula.

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup – formation by Coach Stefano Pioli:

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma G.; Calabria, Kjær, Romagnoli, Dalot; Tonali, Kessie; Díaz, Çalhanoğlu, Rebić; Leão.

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Referee Fabrizio Pasqua from the section of Nocera will be accepted by Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2 andGiacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo. The fourth official will be Ivano Pezzuto from the section of Lecce. The VAR will be Aleandro Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano and the AVAR will be Salvatore Longo from the section of Paola.

2020 – 2021 Italian Serie A Week 15

Benevento 0 – 2 AC Milan
Sunday 3 January
Ciro Vigorito Stadium
Benevento, Italy

18:00

Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: PEZZUTO
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: LONGO

Goals: 15′ Franck Kessié (pen)(A), 49′ Rafael Leão (M)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

BENEVENTO (4-3-2-1): Montipò; Letizia (39′ Improta), Tuia (62′ Foulon), Glik, Barba; Hetemaj (46′ Moncini), Schiattarella, Ioniță; Insigne (82′ Sau), Caprari (82′ Di Serio); Lapadula.

Subs.: Lucatelli, Manfredini; Foulon, Pastina; Basit, Dabo, Del Pinto, Tello.

Coach: Filippo Inzaghi.

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma G.; Calabria (81′ Conti), Kjær (81′ Kalulu), Romagnoli, Dalot; Tonali, Kessie; Díaz (36′ Krunić), Çalhanoğlu, Rebić (71′ Castillejo); Leão.

Subs.: Donnarumma A., Tătăruşanu; Duarte, Musacchio; Frigerio, Hauge; Colombo, Maldini.

Coach:  Stefano Pioli.

Booked: 32′ Schiattarella (B), 41′  Çalhanoğlu (M), 78′ Dalot (M), 80′ Leão (M).

Sent off: 33′ Tonali (M).

Notes: 60′, penalty missed by Caprari (B).