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Italian Soccer Serie A
30% Ball Possession UDINESE and 70% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Udinese 2 – 3 AC Milan
42′ Lazar Samardzic 32′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek
62′ Florian Thauvin 83′ Luka Jovic
. 93′ Noah Okafor
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 3rd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Udinese, 16th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -11
AC Milan with a sprint race won the Serie A Week 21 game on Saturday 20 January 2024 at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy. Milan arrived with a huge 3-1 victory against Roma behind them, and are in third place with 45 points in total. A different situation for Udinese, who occupy the 16th place in the general classification remaining with 18 points.
AC Milan opened the score in the 32nd minute. Ruben Loftus-Cheek defeated Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández.
👉Udinese 0 – 1 AC Milan, 32nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Ruben Loftus-Cheek for @acmilan with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández. https://t.co/krPplnPDxF
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
Theo ➡️ RLC
Milan are inevitable. 💪 pic.twitter.com/35Q0eRGGKw
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 20, 2024
The game was temporarily suspended following the racist abuse from some Udinese fans to AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Miagan.
Udinese-Milan was suspended after Mike Maignan was racially abused by Udinese fans.
The match has resumed after Milan originally exited the pitch. pic.twitter.com/1Kv9pvMBNh
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 20, 2024
Lazar Samardzic equalized for Udinese in the 42nd minute. Samardzic defeated AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Lucca.
👉Udinese 1 – 1 AC Milan, 42nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Lazar Samardzic equalized for @Udinese_1896 with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Lucca. https://t.co/uTc3ui6Vim
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
Lazar Samardzic. That was lovely. 😍 pic.twitter.com/M5L9QVzXjd
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 20, 2024
Udinese took the lead in the 62nd minute. Florian Thauvin scored with a left footed shot.
👉Udinese 2 – 1 AC Milan, 62nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Florian Thauvin for @Udinese_1896 with a left footed shot. https://t.co/BaW2qQpWTZ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
SUPER-SUB FLORIAN THAUVIN SHOCKS MILAN AS UDINESE TAKE THE LEAD! 😱 pic.twitter.com/1C5BnsU8ce
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 20, 2024
AC Milan equalized in the 83rd minute. Luka Jovic scored from very close range with a headed shot to the high center.
👉Udinese 2 – 2 AC Milan, 83rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Luka Jovic for @acmilan from very close range with a headed shot to the high center. https://t.co/okHJavrN6m
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
Noah Okafor scored the winner goal in the 93rd minute from very close range with a right footed shot following a corner conceded by Maduka Okoye.
👉Udinese 2 – 3 AC Milan, 93rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Noah Okafor for @acmilan from very close range with a right footed shot following a corner conceded by Maduka Okoye. https://t.co/j2pPN15RUv
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
NOAH OKAFOR AT THE DEATH TO GET ALL +3 POINTS FOR MILAN! 😱 pic.twitter.com/4ptbA3deKH
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 20, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Udinese have won the last two matches against Milan in the league and never in their history have they achieved three successes in a row against the Rossoneri in Serie A. After the 1-0 success at the Meazza last November 4, Udinese could win both matches in a single season against Milan in Serie A for only the second time, after 2016/17. Great balance in the last eight matches in Friuli between Udinese and Milan in Serie A: three successes for each side and two draws. The Bianconeri won the most recent one (3-1 on 18 March 2023). Udinese is the team that has drawn the most matches this season in the top five leagues: 12 out of 20 (2W, 6D). The last team to record as many draws after 20 Serie A matches this season was Torino in 2007/08. The last club to draw at least 13 of their first 21 matches in a single top division was Inter in 2004/05 (14 in that case). Milan won both matches played in 2024 in Serie A, in the previous 13 calendar years only in 2018 did the Rossoneri win all the first three matches played in the league – winning all the first four in that case, with Gennaro Gattuso at the helm. Stefano Pioli has won 99 of 165 matches in charge of Milan in the league, only four coaches have achieved 100 successes with the Rossoneri in Serie A: Carlo Ancelotti, Nereo Rocco, Fabio Capello and Nils Liedholm. Among these, the one to have crossed the finish line of 100 victories using fewer games was Carlo Ancelotti (165).
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— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) January 20, 2024
Photo via twitter.com/Udinese_1896
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👉 First half Udinese 1 – 1 AC Milan
⚽️ Goals: 31′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (M), 42′ Lazar Samardzic (U)
🟨 Booked: 45+1′ Hassane Kamara (U)
✍ Ball Possession: 26% @Udinese_1896 and 74% @acmilan
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
👉Result Udinese 2 – 3 AC Milan
⚽️ Goals: 32′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (M), 42′ Lazar Samardzic (U), 62′ Florian Thauvin (U), 83′ Luka Jovic (M), 93′ Noah Okafor (M)
✍ Ball Possession: 30% @Udinese_1896 and 70% @acmilan
✅https://t.co/wMKJs5C7Y7@Vergara1899 @milanmania https://t.co/WCOUnmU7cg
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 20, 2024
Photo via twitter.com/Udinese_1896
2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 21
Udinese 2 – 3 AC Milan
Saturday 20 January 2024
Dacia Arena
Udine, Italy
20:45
⚽️ Goals: 32′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (M), 42′ Lazar Samardzic (U), 62′ Florian Thauvin (U), 83′ Luka Jovic (M), 93′ Noah Okafor (M)
🟨 Booked: 45’+1 Kamara (U), 52′ Ebosele (U), 56′ Thauvin (U), 65′ Walace (U), 71′ Lucca (U), 78′ Ferreira (U), 88′ Hernández (M).
✅ Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Okoye; Ferreira, Pérez, Kristensen; Ebosele (60′ Ehizibue), Lovric, Walace, Samardžić (60′ Payero), Kamara (84′ Zarraga); Pereyra (46′ Thauvin); Lucca (76′ Success).
Subs: Padelli, Silvestri; Giannetti, Kabasele, Masina, Tikvić, Zemura; Camara; Brenner.
Coach: Gabriele Cioffi
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria (75′ Florenzi), Kjær, Gabbia, Hernández; Adli, Reijnders (68′ Okafor); Pulisic (75′ Jović), Loftus-Cheek, Leão (94′ Musah); Giroud.
Subs: Mirante, Sportiello; Jiménez, Simić, Terracciano; Romero, Zeroli; Traoré.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.