Pioli's side remain top and unbeaten in Serie A after running out 2-1 winners here against Udinese. Kessie's first-half goal initially gave the visitors lead before De Paul's penalty pegged them back after the break. In a game of fairly few chances, Ibrahimovic then grabbed a late winner with a spectacular acrobatic finish past Musso to clinch the three points.
Next Milan will host Verona in the league as they look to protect their unbeaten streak, but not before Lille travel to them in the Europa League group stage. For Udinese, who sit in 18th, they face a trip to Sassuolo next Friday as they look to amend what has been a poor start to their campaign.
That is all from this fixture, until next time!
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90'+5'
FULL-TIME: UDINESE 1-2 MILAN14:21
90'+4'
Despite only being one goal ahead, there is only one thought on Ibrahimovic's mind from the free-kick as he curls a right-footed effort over the bar.14:21
90'+3'
Ibrahimovic is dragged to the ground by Di Maio as he looks to control Donnarumma's long free-kick and referee Di Bello awards the Swede a free-kick 20 yards from goal.14:20
90'+1'
There will be four minutes of added time as Pioli's men head towards their fifth win of the campaign.14:19
90'
Ibrahimovic looks to knock a header down to Rebic in the area but it is intercepted by Bonifazi. VAR has a quick check that the Udinese man hasn't handled the ball before allowing play to go on.14:18
89'
Ouwejan has two or three attempts at stopping Diaz twisting and turning, eventually deciding to take the foul near halfway, which will suit the visitors as they look to close out this game.14:17
89'
Krunic is the next change as he comes on to replace Calhanoglu, who has looked dangerous all game.14:16
87'
De Paul is left on the floor clutching his face after being caught by a stray Calhanoglu arm and the hosts will have free-kick near the left-hand touchline.14:15
86'
In a second half which has been of fairly few chances, Ibrahimovic has again stood up to grab what is surely the winner. The big Swedish striker is then fouled on the halfway line as he gets to a loose ball ahead of two Udinese midfielders.14:14
84'
Ibrahimovic has scored in each of his last six league games - only two Milan players have enjoyed a similar run in Serie A in the three points for a win era: Andriy Shevchenko in 2001 and Ibrahimovic himself in 2012.14:12
83'
Full-back Stryger Larsen is subbed off at the same time for Bonifazi.05:22
83'
GOALLLL!!! 2-1 MILAN! Ibrahimovic scores from inside the six-yard area with a scissor kick back over his shoulder into the bottom corner! Initially, De Maio had done well to hook Rebic’s cross into the air before the Swedish striker provided the acrobatic finish past Musso from close range.
Pereyra is brought off as Forestieri comes on to the pitch.14:57
81'
Ouwejan cannot bring De Paul's pass under control, which is unlucky for the hosts because the Udinese man was past both Dalot and Kjaer if he could have just got a touch.14:10
80'
De Paul has a lot of space 30 yards from goal and shifts it onto his right foot before shooting high and wide of Donnarumma's goal.14:08
79'
Rebic goes one way then the other in the area and unleashes a fierce right-footed shot which is bravely stopped by the face of Becao, with all the sting then taken out of the shot, it rolls through to Musso.14:07
78'
Calhanoglu cannot quite manoeuvre the ball onto his right and into the area as De Maio forces the Turkish midfielder out of play for another goal-kick to the hosts.14:05
77'
Diaz and Calhanoglu attempt to make something happen but the former's pass is too strong and it will roll out for a goal-kick to the hosts.14:56
76'
Rebic attempts to shoulder Becao off the ball on the left-hand side but the centre-back is too strong for the Croatian and Udinese will retain possession.14:03
74'
Dalot thinks he is on the right of the area, however, Ouwejan steps in to sling a clearance long before Dalot can capitalise on the throughball.14:02
72'
Lasagna has scored his joint-most Serie A goals against AC Milan (three). Only Lyon's Moussa Dembele (20) has fired more shots without finding the net than the Udinese striker (18) in the top five European leagues this season.14:00
71'
Leao, who hasn't created much all game, is substituted off for Croatian Rebic.14:54
71'
Deulofeu is swapped out for Ouwejan.14:01
71'
Dalot, who grabbed a goal in the Europa League in midweek, replaces Calabria at right full-back.13:59
71'
Okaka, who perhaps could have had a penalty in the first half, is brought off in place of fellow striker, Lasagna.13:59
69'
Tonali is on hand to win a foot race against Deulofeu as the ex-Everton and Watford winger looked to break away towards Donnarumma's goal down the right-hand side.13:57
68'
Pereyra leads the charge as the hosts attempt to counter, however, his pass is poor which gifts the visitors the same chance to counter-attack down the other end. There remains just over 20 minutes left in the game as both sides chase that crucial third goal.13:56
66'
Calhanoglu slips as he looks to shoot from a free-kick 35 yards from goal and the ball balloons well over Musso in net.13:54
65'
Hernandez wins the physical battle against Pussetto on the left-hand side and Milan look to make progress down the other end. Possession eventually comes back to Milan's left-back but he cannot quite slide in Diaz in Udinese's box.13:52
63'
Arslan, who was booked in the first half, is replaced by Makengo as Gotti makes his first change of the game.13:51
63'
Samir produces a wonderful block to stop Diaz from scoring inside the six-yard box at the back post, but it wouldn't have stood either way as Ibrahimovic was initially in an offside position in the build-up.13:50
62'
Calabria looks to cross towards Ibrahimovic from the right but Samir is on hand to head out for a corner. Calhanoglu's corner is then good but somehow both Ibrahimovic and Kjaer fail to make a connection, despite being unmarked inside the area.13:49
61'
Milan have found the net in each of their last 26 league games (60 goals over this period, an average of 2.3 per match) - only twice in their entire Serie A history have they managed a longer such run (29 in 1973 and 27 in 1949).13:48
59'
Samir does well to see the ball out as Calabria looked to latch onto Calhanoglu's throughball and the hosts will have a goal-kick as the game approaches the hour mark.13:47
57'
At the same time, Diaz also comes on for Saelemaekers, who had been unusually quiet this game.13:45
57'
Tonali is the first substitute of the game as he comes on to replace Bennacer in the middle of the park.13:44
56'
Kessie's shot is deflected but rolls through to Ibrahimovic, who beats Musso to the ball and thinks he has won a penalty. However, the striker looks across to the touchline and the assistant has his flag up for offside.13:44
55'
Ibrahimovic and Leao are on different wavelengths as the two look to combine and that allows Becao to step in on the egde of the area and sweep up the danger.13:43
54'
Pereyra leaves Calabria on the floor before teeing up De Paul, who shoots with his right from 20 yards out but it is blocked by Kjaer.13:41
53'
Deulofeu looks to cut in on his right foot but his effort is weak and doesn't reach Donnarumma. The visitors then look to break fast but Calhanoglu is fouled near halfway and Milan will have to settle for a free-kick.13:40
52'
Leao nearly pounces on De Paul's wayward pass towards Becao but De Maio steps in to intervene before the winger can break.13:39
50'
Until the foul on Pussetto, this would have been the 50th consecutive league game that Udinese haven’t been awarded a penalty – this is already a record in Serie A since Opta have the data available (2005/06), while the last side to suffer a longer such streak in the top five European leagues was Burnley in a run that ended in January 2019 (67).13:37
49'
After conceding the goal Donnarumma is booked for dissent towards the officials as he is clearly still unhappy with the original penalty decision.13:37
48'
GOALLL!!! 1-1! Donnarumma dives the right way to his right but it isn't enough as De Paul slots the penalty into the top corner with his right foot.
PENALTY TO UDINESE! Pussetto spins around Romagnoli and is then hacked down in the area by the centre-back, referee Di Bello wastes no time and points to the spot to give the hosts a penalty!13:35
46'
The players are back out and referee Di Bello gets the game back underway!13:33
Looking ahead to the next 45, Gotti may look to bring on the likes of Lasagna to chase the game. However, this will play into Milan's hands as they look particularly dangerous on the counter-attack, especially through the likes of Leao, Calhanoglu and Saelemaekers.13:22
Pioli's side lead 1-0 at the break thanks to Kessie's emphatic right-footed finish from the edge of the area on 18 minutes. The visitors have had the majority of possession and did go close through Ibrahimovic as well, however, Udinese have competed well so far and perhaps should have had a penalty on the stroke of half-time when Okaka was bundled over in the area.13:20
45'+1'
HALF-TIME: UDINESE 0-1 MILAN13:18
45'
Okaka is barged to the floor by Ibrahimovic as the striker looked to close in on the loose ball inside the six-yard box and referee Di Bello deliberates for a while before opting that there was nothing in the tackle.13:18
44'
De Paul looks to slide in Pussetto but his right-footed pass is overhit by some way and that will be a goal-kick to the visitors.13:15
42'
Milan look like they have the chance to counter-attack with Ibrahimovic, Leao and Saelemaekers all playing passes between one another, yet the move breaks down as Bennacer takes too long in possession and plays a wayward backwards pass.13:14
41'
SAVE! Ibrahimovic is offered far too much space on the left, allowing him to cut in on his right foot and unleash a stinging shot which Musso is forced to parry to safety.13:12
40'
Ibrahimovic stands over the free-kick and then fires a right-footed effort straight into multiple heads in the wall and that will not trouble Musso as it doesn't reach him.13:18
39'
Arslan is the next booking of the first half after fouling Bennacer just to the left of Udinese's area. Perhaps that one is a tad harsh as Arslan had protection behind him and did look to have won it fairly.13:17
37'
There is a bit of commotion near the byline with Musso looking to shepherd the the ball out of play and Saelemaekers closing the goalkeeper down. Eventually, Musso manages to collapse on the ball inside his area and avert what was needless danger.13:17
36'
The visitors have regained a bit of composure after the hosts' dominant spell of five minutes or so. Leao then feels he is fouled on the left by Pussetto, but there is nothing in that and it will just be a Milan throw-in.13:15
34'
Milan go down the other end in a rapid counter-attack but Ibrahimovic cannot quite manage to pull the trigger, however, the visitors do earn a corner on the right which comes to nothing.13:06
33'
The hosts have grown into this game in the last five minutes, this time Okaka and Becao fail to communicate and miss an opportunity to head at goal from a corner on the right.13:05
32'
Pereyra offers a few choice words to the assistant referee after he feels Leao has unfairly handled the ball on the left. Instead, the officials give a throw-in and the ex-Watford midfielder is perhaps lucky to escape a booking for dissent.13:04
31'
The resulting free-kick comes to nothing, but Udinese do earn a corner on the left after Ibrahimovic wins the aerial duel to clear Samir's long throw-in.13:03
30'
Donnarumma is forced to come and punch De Pau's cross from deep with Okaka closing in. The ball is then recycled out to De Paul, again, and Saelemaekers fails him to give Udinese a free-kick in a good position 25 yards from goal.13:01
28'
Deulofeu and Okaka look to exchange passes on the edge of Milan's area but the striker's touch is poor which allows Romagnoli to avert the danger.12:59
27'
Hernandez believes he has got into a good crossing position on the left, however, the assistant on the far deems the left-back to be offside and Udinese will have a free-kick inside their own half.12:58
26'
Ibrahimovic and Leao combine but the latter's pass is then too strong to play in Saelemaekers and the chance is gone. Staright after that, Bennacer shoots from all of 35 yards with his left foot and that will be easy for Musso to dive on and save.12:57
24'
Becao becomes the second caution of the game after going in late on Calhanoglu near the centre circle.12:55
23'
OVER THE BAR! Kessie stutters in possession and gifts Okaka a chance to counter-attack. The striker carries the ball half of Milan's half before laying it up for Deulofeu, who opts to go on his left foot but can only shoot over Donnarumma's goal, with only the goalkeeper to beat.12:55
22'
Calabria invites Deulofeu to tackle him on the right-hand side before ghosting past him and rightfully earns a free-kick near the touchline.12:53
20'
Prior to the hosts, the last team to have conceded the opening goal of a match in their first five games of a Serie A season was Sassuolo in 2013/14 – they, just like Udinese have here, also conceded the opening goal in the sixth game that campaign.12:52
18'
Ibrahimovic controls Bennacer's pass in the area before getting his head up and teeing up Kessie to score.12:52
18'
GOALLLL! 1-0 MILAN! Ibrahimovic does well to bring down Bennacer’s cross, holds the ball up and then rolls in Kessie on the edge of the area. He runs onto the pass before slamming into the top of Musso’s net, via the crossbar.
Saelemaekers thinks he has played in Leao on the edge of the area and is then adamant that Arslan has stopped his pass with his hand, however, referee Di Bello disagrees and insists play goes on.12:49
14'
Udinese work the ball well to the right, eventually finding Pussetto, who scuffs his right-footed cross out of play and wastes a decent opportunity.12:46
13'
Hernandez receives the first booking of the game after mistiming a slide tackle on Pussetto on the right-hand side.12:45
12'
Samir is invited to shoot from 25 yards out but that will not trouble Donnarumma as the full-back's left-footed effort trickles well wide of goal.12:44
10'
WIDE! Ibrahimovic comes deep to receive the ball before finding Leao on the left. The winger then cuts in to deliver an inswinging cross towards the back post, which Saelemaekers meets with his right foot but he can only poke wide from around the penalty spot.12:43
8'
Pereyra dances round three Milan players before attempting to slide in Okaka, however, his pass is a little overhit which allows Kjaer to recover possession.12:40
7'
Kessie tries to find Calabria inside Udinese's area and the full-back looks to be in on goal, only for Kessie's pass to be slightly too long and roll out for a goal-kick to the hosts.12:39
6'
Deulofeu beats Calabria with ease on the right and the winger cuts in onto his right foot, but can only can curl a shot tamely into the hands of Donnarumma from the edge of the box.12:38
5'
Pussetto is fed towards the byline by Stryger Larsen, however, the winger cannot quite drag his cross far enough back to Okaka and Donnarumma dives on the danger in the area.12:37
4'
Okaka catches Bennacer in possession on the halfway line but instead of counter-attacking, the hosts opts to play backwards and retain possession.12:36
2'
Both Bennacer and Calhanoglu attempt to play throughballs early on but the combination of De Maio and Becao stand firm on the edge of Udinese's area.12:34
1'
Referee Marco Di Bello blows his whistle to get this Serie A fixture started!12:32
The players are making their way out at the Dacia Arena and shortly the game will be underway.12:28
The visitors have won four of their five league games this term (D1) - only in 1995/96 (under Fabio Capello) and in 2003/04 (under Carlo Ancelotti) have they won five of their opening six games of a Serie A season in the three points for a win era.12:26
The biggest news for Stefano Pioli’s side is that Gianluigi Donnarumma returns from quarantine and immediately replaces Tatarusanu in goal. Apart from that, Milan’s starting eleven is unchanged from their last game against Roma in Serie A.12:34
Gotti makes a total of six changes from the home side’s last league game against Fiorentina. Most notably, goalkeeper Musso is back fit after injury and will start for the hosts here.12:18
SUBS: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Ante Rebic, Rade Krunic, Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Sandro Tonali, Antonio Donnarumma, Leo Duarte, Daniel Maldini, Brahim Diaz, Diogo Dalot, Andrea Conti, Jens Hauge.12:33
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Theo Hernandez, Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli; Franck Kessie, Ismael Bennacer; Alexis Saelemaekers, Rafael Leao, Hakan Calhanoglu; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.12:12
SUBS: Simone Scuffet, Kevin Bonifazi, Jean-Victor Makengo, Hidde ter Avest, Ilija Nestorovski, Marvin Zeegelaar, Thomas Ouwejan, Manuel Gasparini, Kevin Lasagna, Fernando Forestieri, Nahuel Molina, Bram Nuytinck.12:08
UDINESE (4-3-3): Juan Musso; Sebastien De Maio, Jens Stryger Larsen, Samir, Rodrigo Becao; Rodrigo de Paul, Roberto Pereyra, Tolgay Arslan; Ignacio Pussetto, Stefano Okaka, Gerard Deulofeu.12:09
The visitors are top of Serie A and will travel to Udinese attempting to protect their unbeaten start. In contrast, Luca Gotti’s team have had one of their worst ever starts to top-flight football in Italy.11:59
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Serie A fixture between Udinese and Milan.11:54
Udinese - Milan is a match of 6 day of the season Serie A 2020/2021. The match will be 1 november at 12:30 in the stadium Dacia Arena in Udine. Referee of Udinese - Milan will be Marco Di Bello with the help of Salvatore Longo e Dario Cecconi. At VAR there will be Marco Guida.
Currently Udinese is 18° in the standings with 3 points (thanks of 1 win, 0 draws and 5 defeats); while Milan is 1° in the standings with 16 points (thanks of 5 wins, 1 pareggio and 0 sconfitte). Udinese scored 6 goals and conceded 11; Milan scored 14 goals and conceded 5.
At home Udinese scored 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses). Away Milan scored 6 points (2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses). Udinese in the last three matches of the season challenged Parma, Fiorentina and Mil obtaining 3 points thanks to 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses. Milan in the last three matches of the season challenged Spezia, Inter and Rom obtaining 7 points thanks to 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. In the last match Udinese was against Milan losing 1-2 while Milan was against Roma evening 3-3. The best scorer of the team coached by Luca Gotti is Stefano Okaka with 2 goals while the best scorer of the team coached by Stefano Pioli is Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 7 goals.
Udinese and Milan competed 90 times in the league. In the previous matches Udinese won 17 times, Milan won 40 times while the number of draw was 33.
These are the statistics of the two teams in the matches played in the season:
Where to see Udinese-Milan You can see the live match Udinese-Milan here on Virgilio Sport starting 12:30 CET of 1 november. Discover who will broadcast live Udinese - Milan between Sky and Dazn.
