0-1, big upset! The seven-time Champions League champion was defeated on both lines, with 72% possession and 14 shots, and was thrown 6 points to win the championship
The 2023/24 Serie A season continues, and for the Rossoneri AC Milan, the recent form has fallen into a slump, with Serie A winless for many consecutive rounds, and the Champions League facing a life-and-death battle to qualify from the death group. In the 11th round of Serie A, AC Milan sat at home to face Udinese, both teams did not achieve anything in the first half, in the second half, Adli sent points, Pereira won with penalties, and finally AC Milan lost 0-1 to Udinese at home, and won three consecutive rounds. In the Champions League, AC Milan will host Paris Saint-Germain and will be eliminated early if they do not win.
AC Milan vs. Udinese, Pioli sent a starting lineup of 290 million euros, Giroud, Jovic partnered with two strikers, Moussa, Krunic, Reindes, Leao sat in the midfield, Calabria, Jiafu, Tomori, Florenzi formed the defensive line, and Maignan guarded the goal. For Udinese, the starting lineup is worth only 74.5 million euros, with Cerxes, Roberto in the front, Zemula, Paelo, Sosa, Samardzic, Ebosole in the midfield, Kabasselle, Berjey, Perez in the defensive line, and Silvestri in the goal.
In the 9th minute of the game, Udinese counterattacked, Zemula broke through on the left side and made an inverted triangle pass into the penalty area, Florenzi made a mistake in the penalty area, Roberto Pereira missed a close-range turn and volley, and missed a good opportunity. In the 25th minute, the Calabria midfielder advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, and suddenly Shi Leng shot with a long shot that was saved by the goalkeeper on the ground. In the 33rd minute, Rafael Leao broke through on the left to get rid of two defenders and then entered the box with his feet and shot, the ball hit the defender and deflected wide of the goal. In stoppage time, Milan counter-attacked, Reinders broke through the middle into the box and fired wide.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and in the 46th minute, Pioli made substitutions, Adli and Okafor came on to replace Krunic and Jovic. In the 60th minute, Udinese counterattacked, Ebocele broke through on the right side and cut into the box and was tripped by Adli, the referee blew a penalty after VAR intervened, Roberto Pereira scored a penalty, Udinese broke the deadlock on the field and led AC Milan 1-0 away.
In the 70th minute, Udinese took a corner kick from the right side, and Cexes's header in the penalty area was saved by Maignan Fly. In the 75th minute, Leao broke through on the left and entered the penalty area to shoot, and the ball hit Perez's back arm, but the referee did not indicate it. In the 83rd minute, Udinese counterattacked, Ixes on the left sent a through ball, Towan stepped forward into the penalty area and fired a single volley that was blocked by Tomori who returned to the defense.
In the 90th minute, Rafael Leao broke down the left and sent a cross into the ball, and Giroud's header in the box was saved by the Udinese goalkeeper. In stoppage time, Milan took a corner kick from the left, and Udinese's defense in the box was suspected of handball, but the referee still did not indicate it. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Florenzi's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by the goalkeeper. At the last moment, Milan pressed in an all-round way, and Leao's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was missed, and finally AC Milan lost 0-1 at home.
Looking at the post-match stats, AC Milan had 72% possession and 5 shots on target from 14 attempts, while Udinese had only 28% possession and 2 of 12 shots on target. After this game, AC Milan is still in third place with 22 points, and Udinese won their first win of the new season, rising to 16th place with 10 points, temporarily escaping the relegation zone.