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Italian Soccer Serie A
67% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 33% Ball Possession VENEZIA
AC Milan 2 – 0 Venezia 
68′ Brahim Díaz
82′ Theo Hernández
👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 3rd position with 10 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Venezia, 16th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -5
AC Milan win the Serie A Week 5 game against Venezia on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. The victory helps AC Milan to keep up the race for the Scudetto while Venezia risking to fall down in the relegation zone. AC Milan being reaching 13 points.
AC Milan playing with Venezia in Serie A after 7150 days, the last game was on 24 February 2002, Milan winning 4-1. Venezia promoted this season to Serie A. Milan have lost only one of the 12 Serie A home games played against Venice (7 wins, 4 draws): Venezia wins (2-1) arrived in November 1942. Milan have lost only one of their last 19 games against newly promoted teams in Serie A (0-2 against Spezia, last February): in the partial for the Rossoneri 13 wins and five draws, with a total of 11 clean sheets.
AC Milan opening the score in the 68th minute. It is Brahim Díaz to defeat Venezia goalkeeper Mäenpää from very close range with aleft footed shot to the center. The assist is by Theo Hernández.
👉AC Milan 1 – 0 Venezia, 68th minute, goal by ⚽️ Brahim Díaz for @acmilan from very close range with aleft footed shot to the center. The assist is by Theo Hernández.
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
Brahim Diaz with the opening goal for @acmilan against @VeneziaFC_EN https://t.co/PrQ9VEaP0S
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
Milan with a second goal in the 82nd minute leaving no hope for Venezia. It is Theo Hernández to secure the victory with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Alexis Saelemaekers. Way to go for Theo goal and assist!
👉AC Milan 2 – 0 Venezia, 82nd minute, goal by ⚽️ Theo Hernández for @acmilan with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Alexis Saelemaekers.
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
- Stats before the game. With a win, Milan would equal the 13 points won in the last league after the first five days (4W, 1N): it would be only the fourth time with at least 13 points for the Rossoneri at this point in the tournament in the 21st century (2002/03, 2003 / 04 and 2020/21). Venezia won their last Serie A away match against Empoli and the only time they have achieved at least two consecutive away wins (three in that case) in the top flight was back in 1943. Venezia’s last away win against a Lombard team in Serie A dates back to May 1947, at the table against Brescia – the last success on the pitch was instead in April 1943, 4-1 against Inter.
👉 Lineup AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kalulu, Gabbia, Romagnoli, Ballo-Touré; Tonali, Bennacer; Florenzi, Brahim Diaz, Leao; Rebic.
👉Lineup Venezia (4-3-3): Maenpaa; Ebuehi, Caldara, Ceccaroni, Molinaro; Vacca, Busio, Peretz; Aramu, Forte, Johnsen.
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📺 Click the video to watch AC Milan 2 – 0 Venezia highlights including all goals on Wednesday 22 September 2021
✅ Referee Ivano Pezzutto from the section of Lecce will be assisted by Salvatore Longo from the section of Paola and Filippo Bercigli from the section of Firenze. The Fourth Official will be Matteo Gariglio from the section of Pinerolo. The VAR will be Luca Banti from the section of Livorno and the AVAR will be Stefano Alassio from the section of Imperia.
#MilanVenezia: the line-up 📋
A first start for Ballo-Touré 👏
Debutto dal primo per Ballo-Touré 👏#SempreMilan@EASPORTSFIFA pic.twitter.com/SL1ugy4m0x— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 22, 2021
Giornata 05 • #MilanVenezia#ArancioNeroVerde 🟠⚫️🟢 pic.twitter.com/TK7fZicw1o
— Venezia FC (@VeneziaFC_EN) September 22, 2021
👉AC Milan vs Venezia, Match Officials
🗓️Wednesday 22 September 2021
🏟️San Siro Stadium
⏲️20:45🙍♂️ Referee: PEZZUTO
🚩Assistants: LONGO – BERCIGLI
4⃣ Fourth Official: GARIGLIO
🥅 VAR: BANTI
AVAR: ALASSIO
https://t.co/9I9fHN8IBh@socios @acmilan @VeneziaFC_EN @VeneziaFC_IT pic.twitter.com/G4HgzCQ04n— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
Photo viatwitter.com/acmilan
👉First half is over. AC Milan 0 – 0 Venezia
⚽️ No goals
✍️ Ball Possession: 69% @acmilan and 31% @VeneziaFC_EN
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
👉Result AC Milan 2 – 0 Venezia
⚽️ Goals: 68′ Brahim Díaz, 82′ Theo Hernández
✍️ Ball Possession: 67% @acmilan and 33% @VeneziaFC_EN
✅ https://t.co/HYOSPChWsT@IntChampionsCup @socios @TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @milanmania @TheMilanGuys @MilanClubDublin @ACMilanNYC https://t.co/ttf3luuiLq
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 5
AC Milan 2 – 0 Venezia
Wednesday 22 September 2021
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: PEZZUTO
Assistants: LONGO – BERCIGLI
Fourth Official: GARIGLIO
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: ALASSIO
Goals: 68′ Brahim Díaz (M), 82′ Theo Hernández (M)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kalulu, Gabbia, Romagnoli, Ballo-Touré; Tonali, Bennacer; Florenzi, Brahim Diaz, Leao; Rebic.
Subs: Tatarusanu, Jungdal,, Théo Hernandez, Conti, Tomori, Saelemaekers, Castillejo, Kessié. Pellegri.
Coach:. Stefano Pioli
👉Lineup Venezia (4-3-3): Maenpaa; Ebuehi, Caldara, Ceccaroni, Molinaro; Vacca, Busio, Peretz; Aramu, Forte, Johnsen.
Subs: Neri, Haps, Svoboda, Mazzocchi, Schnegg, Crnigoj, Modolo, Tessmann, Kiyine, Okereke, Sigurdsson, Heymans, Henry.
Coach: Paolo Zanetti