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Milan-Bologna 0-0: the new Serie A standings – Sport – Football

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Milan-Bologna 0-0: the new Serie A standings – Sport – Football

Milan, April 4, 2022 – Il Milan throws the opportunity to respond to the successes of Inter and Napoli and, in the postponement of Monday, is stopped at San Siro 0-0 by a tough Bologna, thus returning to the top of the standings alone, but with only one point ahead of the Neapolitans. In short, the glass is half empty for Pioli’s men who overall played the game (54% of ball possession and 33 shots against only 8 of Bologna) but, perhaps gripped by the pressure given by the positive results obtained yesterday by the competitors, have had – as has already happened in some of the latest outings – too little clarity in the goal area. For Bologna, on the other hand, a very precious point arrived, earned with full merit but also personality, shown especially in the first half in which the rossoblu responded blow by blow to Milan, also creating a couple of important occasions. In the second half, however, the Rossoneri tried to rise further with shots, repeatedly going close to the goal that did not arrive due to too much frenzy and, as mentioned, little precision in the decisive meters.

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The choices of Pioli and Tanjga

No surprise in the starting eleven of Milan, lined up with the usual 4-2-3-1: in front of Maignan there will be Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori and Theo Hernandez to make up the defensive package. Bennacer and Tonali instead make up the couple in the middle, while on the trocar Diaz is preferred to Kessié to compose together with Messias and Leao the trident to support Giroud. On the other hand Tanjga – who together with De Leo replaces the absent Mihajlovic – opts for the 3-5-2: between the posts Skorupski, protected by the three defensive line made up of Sumaoro, Medel and Theate. Aebischer, Schouten and Svamberg form the midfield trio while Hickey and Dijcks play on the flanks. In front, finally, the attacking couple Barrow-Arnautovi

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First half

Excellent initial rush of the rossoblu who take advantage of the movements of the outside and with a combination of their own between Hickey and Dijks already close to 3 ‘with the Dutch who, caught in the area by an excellent Scotsman’s filter, does not catch the ball from an excellent position. On the other hand, Milan have to rely on counterattacks but initially flaw in terms of accuracy, especially on the trocar. Too central and predictable is Theo Hernandez’s whip from the edge at 12 ‘, as well as Svamberg’s round shot on the overturn in front. Far more insidious is the conclusion of Leao who in the 16 ‘creates the first Rossoneri scoring ball not finding the mirror of the door of little on the developments of an insistent action. The rossoblu play without any awe, trying with intensity and insistence to widen the game to create spaces and try without luck from distance even with Arnautovic, Aebischer but above all Barrow who on 26 ‘forces Maignan to overtime to lift the ball on 26’. in the corner. To see Milan from Skorupski’s side, you have to wait for the 29th minute when, at the height of a good action, Giroud heads back to Calabria who, however, fails to keep the ball down at the moment of conclusion. The Rossoneri try to get out of their shells and take the initiative in hand and, after having created some headaches at Bologna with another conclusion from the edge of Theo Hernandez, they build the clearest opportunity at the end of time with Giroud who on a cross from Tonali tests Skorupski’s reflexes with a header that the rossoblu goalkeeper manages to remove from the goal with a providential stroke of the kidneys.

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The recovery

After the mid-match break, Pioli throws Ante Rebic into the fray instead of Messias to look for more size and concreteness near the opponent’s goal. The Rossoneri restarted with the right attitude, touching the advantage in the 46th minute with theLeao’s shot which is stopped by Skorupski’s excellent foot intervention. With the passing of the minutes the ball of the game remains firmly in the hands of Milan, but the concreteness near the rossoblu goal continues to disappear: in the 60th minute it is rather clear the opportunity that devours Calabria who, well primed by Leao on the development of an action in speed, does not find the opponent’s goal by a whisker with a diagonal. The decibels of the Rossoneri’s game rise powerfully and in the 67th minute an opportunity arrives for Rebic who shoots the ball to the stars from a good position, while in the 69th minute it is Bennacer who commits Skorupski with a shot from the edge. With 20 ‘from the end the moment arrives for Ibrahimovic and Kessié – greeted by the whistles of San Siro – who take the place of Giroud and Bennacer, while Bologna, after having lost Barrow (replaced by Soriano) due to an ankle problem, plays the cards Kasius and Soriano for Hikey and Svamberg. The changes did not interrupt the Rossoneri monologue, but Bologna defended wisely and, while also losing Medel, who had the worst in a fortuitous clash with Ibra, managed to protect the 0-0 even in the long recovery in which Milan insistently attack but little lucidity still touching the advantage with Ibra and Rebic who heads Skorupski for the last time.

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