AC Milan
Bologna
Match summary
Bologna came from behind to win 4-2 away at AC Milan. AC Milan led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Samuel Mbangula put Bologna ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Nadir Zortea, Alphadjo Cissè equalised in the 14th minute, and Cissè put AC Milan in front in the 27th minute, set up by Fikayo Tomori. In the second half, Bartesaghi's own goal equalised in the 60th minute, Mbangula put Bologna back in front in the 62nd minute, set up by Juan Miranda, and Mbangula made it 2-4 in the 86th minute, set up by Jens Odgaard.
There was little between the sides on chances: AC Milan created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Bologna 1.99 from 9.
AC Milan hosted Bologna in Serie A matchday 9, registering 66 percent possession and completing 671 passes compared to their opponents 338. Despite dominating territory with 124 attacks against 80 and 36 dangerous attacks to 25, AC Milan recorded only 3 shots on target from 8 total attempts. Bologna managed 9 shots with 5 on target, converting their chances efficiently to secure victory. The hosts earned 2 corners and committed 10 fouls, while Bologna won 3 corners, conceded 16 fouls, and received 2 yellow cards during a physical encounter.
Bologna opened the scoring in the 8th minute when Samuel Mbangula struck a right foot shot. AC Milan responded through Alphadjo Cissè, who leveled with a right foot shot in the 14th minute and added a second with a left foot shot in the 27th minute to give the hosts a 2-1 half-time lead. Davide Bartesaghi scored an own goal in the 60th minute to make it 2-2. Samuel Mbangula scored with a right foot shot in the 62nd minute, and completed his hat-trick with another right foot shot in the 86th minute. Tommaso Pobega and Torbjørn Heggem received yellow cards.
