H. Hateboer enters the game and replaces R. Gosens.
Gosens has been excellent today and is replaced by Hateboer.
88'
R. Freuler enters the game and replaces P. Gómez.
Gomez is withdrawn for Freuler for final few minutes.
86'
It has been a day to forget for Milan. Pioli has a lot of work ahead of him over the winter break to get his team firing after this defeat.
84'
Samu Castillejo enters the game and replaces Suso.
Suso is replaced by Castillejo for the closing minutes of the game.
83'
L. Muriel has scored a goal for Atalanta!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! ATALANTA HAVE FIVE!!! Milan's humiliation is complete as Muriel capitalises on confusion between Musacchio and Donnarumma to slot home into an empty net. A long ball over the top releases the forward behind the Milan defence. Donnarumma comes then stops, but then realises he has to go again as Musacchio is outpaced. The defender halts, allowing Muriel to gather the ball and knock it past the keeper. He finishes with ease, sliding his effort into the net.
80'
L. Muriel enters the game and replaces J. Iličić.
Ilicic receives a standing ovation from the Atalanta fans as he is withdrawn for Muriel.
78'
Gomez goes for goal from a tight angle on the left flank, but his effort is gathered with ease by Donnarumma.
77'
F. Kessié gets yellow.
Frustration gets the better of Kessie as he tripes Malinovskiy off the ball, preventing him from making a forward run. The Ivorian goes into the book.
74'
Pioli will be very concerned wtth the standard of Milan's performance. It's been horrendous from the Rossoneri.
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72'
J. Iličić has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by P. Gómez.
WHAT A GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! ILICIC SCORES A BEAUTY!!!! 4-0!!! Ilicic notches his second of the game with a super strike from distance. He has been threatening to score from distance in the contest and this time he buries his effort. Donnarumma can do nothing with this strike. The forward collects a short pass from Gomez on the edge of the box on the right flank. He takes a touch inside on his left boot before curling a strike into the top-left corner.
Gomez knocks a short pass to Ilicic, allowing the forward to do the rest with a stunning finish.
71'
A. Romagnoli gets yellow.
Romagnoli is turned with ease by Ilicic and the defender has to pull him back to stop the forward racing clear. The referee has no choice, but to book the Milan captain.
69'
Gosens seizes on a loose ball and drives forward into the Milan half. He offloads to Ilicic, who hangs a cross into the middle. Musacchio has to head behind away from Gosens, handing Atalanta a corner as Conti cannot keep the ball in play.
67'
Calabria has space on the left flank to cut inside and he hangs a deep cross towards Piatek at the back post, but it has too much power and travels out for a goal-kick.
65'
Milan have crumbled in the second half amid the pressure from the home side. They've not been able to compete with Atalanta, especially down their right flank where Gosens has been excellent.
63'
J. Iličić has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by M. Pašalić.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! ILICIC MAKES IT THREE!!!! 3-0!!!! Atalanta take complete control of the game as Ilicic finishes in style. Pasalic plays him in acres of space down the right flank. The forward takes a poor first touch, but recovers to fend off a desperate challenge from Calabria. Ilicic then picks his spot from the right inside channel, drilling his effort across Donnarumma into the left corner. A super finish.
Pasalic threads a pass through to the right flank for Ilicic to collect and score.
61'
K. Piątek enters the game and replaces G. Bonaventura.
M. Pašalić has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by R. Gosens.
Gosens surges down the left flank and cuts back to fire at goal. His attempt is diverted into the back of the net by Pasalic.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! PASALIC TURNS THE BALL HOME!!! 2-0!!! Atalanta double their lead as Pasalic sticks out a leg and turns Gosens' drive past Donnarumma. Gomez starts the move with a cross-field pass to Gosens in space. He runs at Conti cutting inside on his right foot before firing at goal. It travels through a crowd of players and Pasalic is the one to take action, diverting the strike into the bottom-right corner.
Piatek is on for Bonaventura as Milan need goals now.
59'
WIDE! Gosens finds space on the left wing and he delivers a low cross towards the back post. However, neither Ilicic nor Castagne can make clean contact with a strike as the ball travels behind for goal-kick.
57'
Gosens defends brilliantly down the left flank to win possession from Suso before drawing the foul from the Brazilian, handing Atalanta the opportunity to clear their lines.
56'
M. de Roon gets yellow.
De Roon pulls the shirt of Bennacer on the charge through the middle of the park and goes into the book.
54'
Atalanta have made a bright start to the second half and will be desperate to notch the second goal to give them control of the contest.
52'
WIDE! Gosens releases the run of Malinovskiy in the final third and he takes a touch to break away from Conti. The midfielder goes for a low strike towards the bottom-right corner, but he places his attempt narrowly wide of the post.
50'
OVER! Gosens hangs a cross deep to the back post for Castagne to attack in the right inside channel, but he can only guide his first-time effort over the bar.
48'
Gollini almost makes a mistake on the edge of his own box collecting a long ball over the top from Suso. He misjudges the speed, but takes a touch with his boot to nudge it away from Leao before clearing the danger.
46'
D. Calabria enters the game and replaces R. Rodríguez.
T. Castagne gets yellow.
Calabria replaces Rodriguez at the break for the visitors.
We're back underway in this Serie A clash.
Castagne goes into the book for a foul on Calabria.
45'
Ilicic and Gomez work a free-kick routine that sees the latter clip a cross to the back post, but the ball travels over the head of his team-mates and out for a goal-kick.
HALF-TIME: ATALANTA 1-0 AC MILAN
44'
Suso gets yellow.
Suso is booked for his cynical challenge on Gosens.
Gosens surges forward and is tripped on the edge of the box before he can latch on to a Malinovskiy offload by Suso. Atalanta have a free-kick in a threatening position.
42'
Leao has had nothing to work with in the final third. He tries to carve out a strike from the edge of the Atalanta box, only to see his strike charge down by Palomino.
39'
Conti continues to struggle down the right flank for Milan just over the half-way line. He takes a poor first touch and Gosens closes him down along with Pasalic. Fortunately for the visitors, Kessie is on hand to win back possession.
37'
M. Musacchio gets yellow.
Musacchio is booked for catching Gomez in the face with a stray hand.
35'
OVER! Calhanoglu collects in space 25 yards from goal and goes for the strike to nothing, only to power his effort over the bar.
34'
Musacchio charges forward from the back to combine with Suso. The Brazilian slides an offload towards Bonaventura in the left inside channel, but he cannot force his stike through a crowd of Atalanta defenders in the box.
33'
Milan have stifled the home side's threat over the last 10 minutes and are beginning to grow into the game. Their slow start has left them with work to do to restore parity.
31'
Bennacer holds firm in the middle of the Milan midfield to break up a promising offload from Malinovskiy towards Gomez. However, the counter play towards Suso is broken up by Djimsiti.
25'
Calhanoglu turns and plays a sublime throughball between the lines for Suso to chase, but the pace of the offload is just too quick for the Brazilian, allowing Gollini to gather on the slide.
23'
Milan make the mistake of affording Gomez space on the edge of the box. On this occasion, his strike is blocked behind by Musacchio, while an offside decision against Castagne prevents the corner. However, the visitors are not learning their lesson against the tricky Argentine.
22'
Suso clips a ball over the top into the right inside channel for Conti's run. Gollini spots the danger and gets out in time to gather ahead of the Milan defender.
21'
Kessie sums up Milan's start to the game with a long ball to no one in the final third. The visitors are struggling out there at the moment.
19'
A mistake at the back from Rodriguez almost allows Castagne a shooting opportunity in front of goal. However, the ball comes quickly to him five yards out from Ilicic and he can only divert his effort wide of post. It wouldn't have mattered anyway as the wing-back was offside.
18'
WIDE! Milan plan a free-kick routine as Bonaventura plays a short pass to Suso on the right. He bends a delivery into the box towards the back post, but Musacchio can only nod his effort wide of the target.
16'
Ilicic works his way across to the right flank and he carves out enough space for a low strike on his left foot, but Donnarumma watches it all the way to make a comfortable stop.
14'
Conti is struggling at right-back for the visitors. Gosens pulls him one way then the other before putting a low cross into the box. Fortunately for Conti, the delivery picks out only Musacchio, who clears the danger for Milan.
12'
Leao makes a strong run into the box before being halted by a fine challenge on the slide by Palomino. He had to win the ball with the tackle in the box.
10'
P. Gómez has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by J. Iličić.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! GOMEZ BREAKS THE DEADLOCK!!!! 1-0!!!! Atlanta take the lead courtesy of a fine individual effort from Gomez. He picks up the ball on the left flank and surges at Conti, easing past the full-back on the wing. Gomez takes on the strike from an awkward angle and drills his effort into the top-right corner away from Donnarumma. A super effort from the Argentine.
Ilicic works the ball to Gomez in space on the left flank and the forward does the rest.
9'
Atalanta continue to provide pressure in the final third, but deliveries from Ilicic and Gomez fail to find a green shirt in the middle.
7'
Gosens gets the better of Conti down the left flank and he sends a low cross to the back post. Castagne makes a late run, but he fails to connect on the slide.
6'
Suso twists and turns on the edge of the Atalanta box and he looks for Leao in the box, but he fails to pick out the run of the forward.
4'
Malinovskiy tries to thread a pass behind the Milan backline for the run of Gosens, but the wing-back is narrowly offside as he collects on the left flank.
2'
Ilicic battles down the left flank and he wins a corner off the legs of Conti to maintain the early pressure on the visitors.
1'
We're underway in this Serie A clash.
Atalanta have made two changes to their side from their defeat to Bologna last time out. Gomez and Ilicic come into the fold in the final third to replace Muriel and Freuler, who both drop to the bench today.
ATALANTA SUBS: Andrea Masiello, Luis Muriel, Remo Freuler, Francesco Rossi, Hans Hateboer, Ibanez, Marco Sportiello, Musa Barrow.
MILAN (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Andrea Conti, Mateo Musacchio, Alessio Romagnoli, Ricardo Rodriguez; Franck Kessie, Ismael Bennacer, Giacomo Bonaventura; Suso, Rafael Leao, Hakan Calhanoglu.
MILAN SUBS: Davide Calabria, Samu Castillejo, Krzysztof Piatek, Fabio Borini, Ante Rebic, Lucas Biglia, Pepe Reina, Mattia Caldara, Rade Krunic, Matteo Gabbia, Antonio Donnarumma, Marco Brescianini.
Milan have endured huge problems this term, but have found their stride in Serie A somewhat over the last month. Stefano Pioli's side are unbeaten in their last four games, beating Parma and Bologna in the process. The Rossoneri were held to a goalless draw last time out against Sassuolo, which has left them rooted in the middle of the table. Pioli and his men need to become a consistent outfit to have any hope of moving into contention for a European place.
Atalanta saw a run of four-straight wins in all competitions ended last week in a 2-1 defeat to Bologna on the road. Gian Piero Gasperini's men had found their form to qualify for the next phase of the Champions League and to defeat Brescia and Hellas Verona. However, they slipped to a narrow loss, leaving the club seven points off the pace of Roma in fourth in Serie A. Gasperini and his team cannot afford to allow the gap to increase.
Good morning and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Atalanta and AC Milan at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.
ATALANTA (3-4-3): Pierluigi Gollini; Rafael Toloi, Berat Djimsiti, Jose Luis Palamino; Timothy Castagne, Maarten de Roon, Ruslan Malinovskiy, Robin Gosens; Mario Pasalic, Alejandro Gomez, Josip Ilicic.
Rafael Leao has been isolated in the final third for the visitors thus far in the contest. Stefano Pioli may have to turn to his bench for inspiration, with plenty of options available including Krzysztof Piatek, Ante Rebic and Samu Castillejo. The Rossoneri need a spark from somewhere for the second half.
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
Both teams head into the winter break and will not return until January. Atalanta host Parma on January 6 when Serie A recommences, while Milan play Sampdoria at San Siro on the same day.
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