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72% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 28% Ball Possession ATALANTA
AC Milan 1 – 1 Atalanta 
3′ Rafael Leão 42′ Teun Koopmeiners (pen)
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
AC Milan, 3rd position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Atalanta, 5th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +24
AC Milan slowing down and continue to make mistakes. AC Milan and Atalanta ended the Serie A Week 26 game with a draw on Sunday 25 February 2024 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Milan did not break through Atalanta’s wall. Calabria, Pulisic and Giroud missed the winning shot, Rafael Leao’s goal at the start but was not enough. Atalanta snatched a golden point despite a lackluster performance, thanks to Koopmeiners’ penalty at the end of the first half. Simply put, Milan reached 53 points and although they keep the 3rd position, they let go 2 precious points. Juventus with 57 points are +4 points above Milan with 53 points.
The Rossoneri are sending the message that they are still on for the Scudetto race. Milan opened the score in the 3rd minute. Forward Rafael Leão defeated Atalanta goalkeeper with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández. Though, it ran out of gas after the goal?
👉AC Milan 1 – 0 Atalanta, 3rd minute, goal by ⚽️ Rafael Leão for @acmilan with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández. https://t.co/afArYYwEvc
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 25, 2024
RAFAEL LEAO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! 😱
ABSOLUTELY WORLD CLASS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zeC0PbeNB1
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 25, 2024
42 – Rafael Leão (42 goals) has equalled Rui Costa as the second-best Portuguese scorer 🇵🇹 in #SerieA – the Milan striker has also reached 50 goals in the big-5 European leagues. Remarkable.#MilanAtalanta pic.twitter.com/Wwx7G1HLqv
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) February 25, 2024
Atalanta equalized in the 42nd minute. Teun Koopmeiners defeated AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan by converting a penalty with a left-footed shot to the center. The penalty was conceded by Olivier Giroud after a foul on Emil Holm in the penalty area.
👉AC Milan 1 – 1 Atalanta, 42nd minute, goal by ⚽️ Teun Koopmeiners converted a penalty for @Atalanta_BC with a left-footed shot to the center. The penalty was conceded by Olivier Giroud after a foul on Emil Holm in the penalty area. https://t.co/B3plYFkjok
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 25, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Atalanta have won three of the last nine matches against Milan in Serie A (2N, 4P), including the first leg (3-2); During Stefano Pioli’s management, only Inter (four) beat the Rossoneri more times than Dea in the competition. Milan lost the first leg against Atalanta (3-2) and have not lost both seasonal matches against the Dea in Serie A since 2007/08, when Carlo Ancelotti and Luigi Delneri were on the two benches respectively. Milan have won their last two home games against Atalanta in Serie A, without conceding a goal, and only once have they achieved three successes at home in a row against the Bergamo team with clean sheets under the guidance of the same coach, managing to do so between 1992 and 1995 with Fabio Capello. Despite the defeat in the last round, Milan gained at least 52 points after 25 matches played for the third time in the last four seasons: as many times as in the Rossoneri’s previous 16 participations in the tournament after as many matches played. Since the start of matchday 20, no team has won more points (15), scored the same number of goals (17) and conceded fewer goals (two) than Atalanta in Serie A; in particular, in these last five matches, the Dea has scored as many goals as those scored in the 11 previous matches in the championship.
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📺 Click the video to watch AC Milan 1 – 1 Atalanta highlights on Sunday 25 February 2024
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
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I nostri 11 per il match di stasera 👏
🚨 Team news! 🚨#MilanAtalanta #SerieA #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/aHUVB6dCk0
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) February 25, 2024
👉First half Milan 1 – 1 Atalanta
⚽️Goals: 3′ Rafael Leão (M), 42′ Koopmeiners(pen)(A)
🟨 Booked: 44′ Marten de Roon (A), 45+3′ Emil Holm (A), 45+3′ Rafael Leão (A)
✍ Ball Possession: 72% @acmilan and 28% @Atalanta_BC
@Vergara1899 @milanmania https://t.co/tpUFT3cqg7
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 25, 2024
👉 Result Milan 1 – 1 Atalanta
⚽️ Goals: 3′ Rafael Leão (M), 42′ Koopmeiners(pen)(A)
🟨 Booked: Milan 1, Atalanta 4
✍ Ball Possession: 68% @acmilan and 32% @Atalanta_BC
@Vergara1899 @milanmania @MilanClubPhilly @MilanClubDublin @TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/cvV6XsbZb7
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) February 25, 2024
Photo via twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 26
AC Milan 1 – 1 Atalanta
Sunday 25 February 2024
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: COSTANZO – PASSERI
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: PICCININI
⚽️ Goals: 3′ Rafael Leão (M), 42′ Teun Koopmeiners(pen)(A)
🟨 Booked: 44′ Marten de Roon (A), 45+3′ Emil Holm (A), 45+3′ Rafael Leão (A), 56′ Ademola Lookman (A), 94′ Éderson (A)
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi (57′ Calabria), Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernández; Bennacer (79′ Musah), Adli; Pulisic (88′ Okafor), Loftus-Cheek, Leão; Giroud.
Subs: Mirante, Sportiello; Jiménez, Kalulu, Kjær, Terracciano; Reijnders; Chukwueze.
Coach: Pioli.
👉 Lineup ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini (89′ Tolói), Djimsiti, Kolašinac; Holm (46′ Zappacosta), de Roon, Éderson, Ruggeri (79′ Hien); Koopmeiners; Mirančuk (63′ Scamacca), De Ketelaere (46′ Lookman).
Subs: Musso, Rossi; Bakker, Hateboer, Palomino; Adopo, Pašalić; Touré. Coach: Gasperini.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.