AC Milan
Venezia
Match summary
AC Milan beat Venezia 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Gonçalo Ramos put AC Milan ahead in the 69th minute, set up by Alexis Saelemaekers and Halal's own goal made it 2-0 in the 89th minute.
The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 3.22 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Venezia's 0.52 from 9.
AC Milan secured a two-goal victory against Venezia in Serie A on matchday two, dominating the match statistics at home. Controlling fifty-eight percent of possession and completing five hundred and eight passes with an eighty-seven percent accuracy, the hosts recorded sixteen shots compared to the visitors' nine. AC Milan registered five shots on target and generated an expected goals total of 3.22, while Venezia managed only two shots on target and an expected goals figure of 0.52. AC Milan also led in dangerous attacks with forty-six to thirty-four, while committing eight fouls and receiving one yellow card against Venezia's eleven fouls and three cautions.
The fixture remained scoreless at the interval following a first half that featured a yellow card for Joël Schingtienne and an enforced Venezia substitution for Redouane Halhal in added time. After the break, bookings were shown to Kike Pérez and Ridgeciano Haps before Gonçalo Ramos opened the scoring in the sixty-ninth minute with a left-footed shot. Strahinja Pavlović received a yellow card shortly afterwards, and AC Milan doubled their advantage in the eighty-ninth minute when Redouane Halhal turned the ball into their own net for an own goal, sealing the two-nil final score.
