There will be four added minutes at the end of this game.
89'
Krunic and Caputo combine neatly to work some space for the away side. Krunic sweeps the ball over to the left for Pajac, but his early delivery into the box is calmly dealt with by Musacchio.
87'
Borini goes down under pressure after looking to win an aerial ball against Veseli. The striker feels he should have won a free-kick on the edge of the area, but the referee allows play to continue.
85'
Following the block from Romagnoli, Empoli win a corner to the right. The delivery is swung in towards the penalty spot, but Musacchio is well placed to head the ball to safety.
82'
Conti looks to slide the ball through for Borini who had made a smart run in behind, but the Italian made his run marginally too soon and is flagged for offside.
80'
L. Biglia enters the game and replaces T. Bakayoko.
The hosts make their final change of the match as Bakayoko is replaced by Biglia. Only 10 minutes to go.
79'
GOAL! Borini makes it four! After a few ricochets on the edge of the box, Borini is able to glide beyond two Empoli players before getting a yard on Silvestre and firing the ball into the bottom left corner of the net with his left foot. However, the goal is being reviewed by VAR.
77'
Empoli continue to press but Milan are having no issues in keeping the ball despite the pressure. Calhanoglu is working very hard in midfield to keep things ticking over for the home side.
75'
Ucan slides the ball down the left for Caputo to chase. The forward looks to get the better of Musacchio, but the experienced defender is able to hold off Caputo and allow the ball to run out for a goal-kick.
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74'
M. Pajač enters the game and replaces M. Pasqual.
Empoli make their final change of the match as Pajac comes on to replace Pasqual. Just over 15 minutes left to play.
71'
H. Çalhanoğlu gets yellow.
Calhanoglu receives a yellow card following a late foul on Caputo just outside of Milan’s penalty area.
69'
F. Borini enters the game and replaces Lucas Paquetá.
P. Cutrone enters the game and replaces K. Piątek.
The hosts make a double change themselves as Paqueta makes way for Borini. It remains 3-0.
The home side now make their first change of the match as the scorer of the opening goal, Piatek, is replaced by Cutrone.
67'
Samu Castillejo has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by A. Conti.
Conti and Castillejo have linked up very well during this game down the right-hand side and Castillejo gets his rewards for a fine performance. The Spaniard is first to react to Conti’s low cross and perfectly steers it inside the near post. Another brilliant goal.
GOAL! Castillejo makes it three! The Spaniard lays the ball off to his right for Conti before darting into the box. Conti’s low delivery is turned home by Castillejo at the near post. Dragowski stood no chance with that one. 3-0.
66'
A. La Gumina enters the game and replaces Diego Farias.
S. Uçan enters the game and replaces A. Acquah.
It is a double change for the away side as Farias makes way for La Gumina. 25 minutes left to play.
Empoli make their first change of the match as Ucan comes on to replace Acquah.
65'
Acquah slides the ball over to the right for Di Lorenzo, and the Italian whips in a cross towards the far post. Donnarumma is quickly off his line to easily catch the delivery.
63'
After a frantic spell, the game has clamed down over the last few minutes. Milan are back in possession and once again appear content with playing the ball around slowly as they look to force Empoli to come out.
61'
Empoli are enjoying their best spell of possession thus far in the second half. Bennacer is looking to make something happen from deep, but Milan are proving incredibly difficult to break down.
57'
Milan are in control now as they continue to work the play around. Rodriguez and Calhanoglu combine well down the left to keep the pressure on.
55'
G. Di Lorenzo gets yellow.
Di Lorenzo is the first player to go into the book for a cynical foul on Calhanoglu in Milan’s defensive third.
51'
F. Kessié has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by Samu Castillejo.
Castillejo has looked a real threat so far in this match and he slots an inch-perfect pass into the path of Kessie who brilliantly lofts the ball over the top of Dragowski to double Milan’s lead. The hosts are playing some brilliantly football.
GOAL! Milan quickly double their lead! Castillejo picks the ball up on the edge of the box and slides it into the path of Kessie who made a darting run ahead of him. The Ivorian midfielder keeps him composure and calmly chips the ball over Dragowski and into the back of the net from the edge of the box. 2-0.
49'
K. Piątek has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by H. Çalhanoğlu.
Calhanoglu does superbly to drive into the space that is left in behind the Empoli defence before putting the ball on a plate for Piatek to steer home from only a few yards out. That was a sublime Milan move.
GOAL! Milan take the lead! After some brilliant interplay down the right-hand side, Kessie slides the ball into the path of Calhanoglu who made a glorious run into the box. The attacker picks his head up and squares the ball for Piatek who strokes it into the back of the net from close range. 1-0.
48'
Krunic finds himself in plenty of space on the edge of the box, but he slices his effort and it sails well wide of the far post.
47'
The home side continue to work the ball around patiently as they attempt to create an opening. Conti tries a pass over the top for Castillejo, but Dell’Orco easily beats the Spaniard to the ball.
46'
We are back underway! Milan get the second half kicked-off.
45' +3
HALF TIME: AC MILAN 0-0 EMPOLI
45'
There will be one added minute.
Kessie plays a neat one-two with Castillejo on the edge of the area and the midfielder receives the ball back on the right side of the box. The Ivorian fires towards goal, but his right-footed strike hits the side netting.
44'
Kessie cynically brings down Krunic in a dangerous position down the left-hand side. Pasqual’s delivery from deep fails to beat the wall and the visitors are forced to play the ball all the way back to Dragowski.
42'
Calhanoglu slides the ball towards the edge of the penalty area where Castillejo is looking to receive it. The Spaniard’s first touch is excellent, but Silvestre is quickly in to make the tackle and dispossess the Milan attacker.
41'
Di Lorenzo concedes a corner to the left after making a well-timed tackle on Kessie. The delivery is easily dealt with by Empoli who manage to clear their lines.
39'
Castillejo tries yet another effort from range. On this occasion, however, he is unable to test Dragowski as his strike flies high and wide of the far post.
37'
Farias receives the play on the right side of the penalty area from Di Lorenzo. The attacker tries to take the ball on the outside before taking a shot, but Romagnoli is perfectly placed to block the effort.
35'
Piatek is looking lively and is constantly making smart runs in behind whenever Milan pick up the ball in dangerous areas. As of yet, however, none of the passes have been delivered perfectly in towards Piatek and Dragowski is having no problems with claiming the overhit balls.
33'
Bennacer tries his luck from outside the box on this occasion, but once again the effort is easily blocked and does not cause the home side any problems.
32'
Paqueta brings down Acquah around 35 yards from goal. Pasqaul’s delivery towards the back post is nodded across goal by Veseli, but Milan are able to clear it to safety through Musacchio.
30'
The away side are enjoying their best spell of possession at present with Bennacer and Acquah keeping the ball neatly between them. Empoli look to switch the play over to the left, but Conti reads the danger and gets across to intercept.
26'
Farias and Caputo combine well to drive Empoli up the field. Farias, from the left side of the box, lays the ball off for Caputo to strike it, but the effort is easily blocked by Bakayoko.
24'
Bakayoko is fouled by Caputo in Milan’s own defensive third as the Frenchman looked to set the hosts off on the attack once more.
16'
Castillejo found himself in space down the right side of the field, but he just failed to keep up to a loose pass and it runs out for an Empoli throw-in.
14'
The hosts are starting to work the ball around neatly as they look to stamp their authority on this game. Rodriguez chips a ball in behind for Calhanoglu to chase, but the attempted pass is overhit and Dragowski claims it with ease.
10'
The home side are looking to work an opening down the right flank through Conti. The defender links well with Kessie, but a free-kick is awarded against the Milan midfielder after he strayed offside.
8'
First sight of goal for Empoli as Caputo tries his luck from the left side of the box, but his effort flashes beyond the near post.
7'
Piatek made a bright run down the left-hand side and was picked out well by Rodriguez. The striker cut back onto his right foot but sliced his effort wide of the far post from the edge of the box.
5'
The visitors are knocking the ball around neatly as they look to work their way into the game. Pasqual looks to slide a pass in behind for Caputo to chase, but the ball is overhit and Romagnoli wins it back for Milan.
3'
Di Lorenzo is impeded from behind by Paqueta and Empoli are given a free-kick down by the right wing.
2'
The hosts are quickly able to win possession through Paqueta and the Brazilian works the ball out to the right for Conti. Milan win a throw-in off Pasqual.
1'
Kick-off! Empoli get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Serie A fixture between AC Milan and Empoli at San Siro.
AC Milan come into this clash looking to continue their fine form following their 3-1 victory over Atalanta last time out. Empoli, meanwhile, secured a 3-0 win against Sassuolo in their most recent Serie A fixture.
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Andrea Conti, Mateo Musacchio, Alessio Romagnoli, Ricardo Rodríguez; Franck Kessie, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Lucas Paqueta; Samu Castillejo, Hakan Calhanoglu, Krzysztof Piatek.
EMPOLI (3-5-2): Bartlomiej Dragowski; Frederic Veseli, Matias Silvestre, Cristian Dell'Orco; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Rade Krunic, Ismael Bennacer, Afriyie Acquah, Manuel Pasqual; Diego Farias, Francesco Caputo.
AC MILAN SUBS: Antonio Donnarumma, Alessandro Plizzari, Davide Calabria, Ignazio Abate, Ivan Strinic, Andrea Bertolacci, Riccardo Montolivo, Jose Mauri, Lucas Biglia, Diego Laxalt, Fabio Borini, Patrick Cutrone.
EMPOLI SUBS: Ivan Provedel, Dimitris Nikolaou, Domenico Maietta, Jacob Rasmussen, Kevin Diks, Matteo Brighi, Marko Pajac, Hamed Junior Traore, Leonardo Capezzi, Salih Ucan, Antonino La Gumina, Dimitri Oberlin.
The home side, who are currently sitting in fourth place, have lost on only one occasion in their previous 12 Serie A matches. A win this evening will see Milan strengthen their grip on a top four spot. Empoli, meanwhile, have failed to win in their last six away league games. The visitors currently find themselves sat in 17th place, but a win tonight could see them climb up to 14th and move clear of the bottom three.
The teams are out and kick-off will soon be upon us here at San Siro.
The home side have struggled thus far to get the better of Empoli’s resolute defensive line and have been forced to take numerous efforts from range. Milan will look to get Paqueta on the ball more regularly in the second half as they seek to create more clear-cut chances. Empoli, meanwhile, will hope to continue in much the same fashion in the second half following an expert defensive display in the opening half.
AC Milan host Sassuolo in their next league match, but before that, however, they face Lazio in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final clash. Empoli, meanwhile, face Parma as they look to bounce back.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Serie A fixture between AC Milan and Empoli at San Siro. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
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