GOAL! Milan are level! Kessie confidently places his penalty down the middle and beats Musso, who dived to his right. 1-1.
FULL TIME: MILAN 1-1 UDINESE
90' +3
F. Kessié gets yellow.
Kessie is the latest player to go into the book for dissent.
90' +2
A. Romagnoli gets yellow.
Romagnoli picks up a late yellow card after pushing Nestorovski to the floor following a hopeful lofted pass forward.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time at the end of this match.
84'
Samir is now down and in need of treatment after stretching to try and dispossess Calabria down the right flank. He is now back to his feet but moving tentatively. It looks as if he will be unable to continue as he heads back down the tunnel.
82'
Samir enters the game and replaces R. Pereyra.
Following that earlier injury, Pereyra is replaced by Samir for the closing stages.
79'
Nestorovski impedes Kjaer and the referee awards a free-kick to the home side deep inside their own half.
75'
A. Saelemaekers enters the game and replaces Samu Castillejo.
In an effort to draw level, Pioli brings on Saelemaekers for Castillejo.
73'
Kjaer launches a forward ball down the left-hand side of the field for Meite, although the midfielder just went a fraction too early and the flag goes up for offside.
71'
Walace enters the game and replaces T. Arslan.
J. Stryger Larsen enters the game and replaces M. Zeegelaar.
It is a double change for Udinese with Walace coming on for Arslan. There are 19 minutes of normal time left to play.
After taking the lead, Gotti turns to his bench to add fresh legs. Larsen replaces Zeegelaar, who is on a yellow card.
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70'
Meite is caught by Zeegelaar down the right flank, and Milan win a free-kick.
68'
Rodrigo Becão has scored a goal for Udinese! Assist by R. De Paul.
Some neat link-up play down the right sets Molina away in behind the Milan defence, and Kjaer goes to ground to block the cross and turn it behind for a corner.
GOAL! Udinese take the lead! From the resulting set-piece, De Paul picks out Becao in the centre of the box, and the defender rises highest to head the ball beyond Donnarumma, who may have been put off by Nestorovski. 1-0.
De Paul's delivery for the goal was pinpoint. The Argentine floated a pacy, out-swinging corner in towards the penalty spot, and Becao showed great desire to meet the set-piece. A well-worked routine has undone the hosts.
63'
D. Calabria enters the game and replaces P. Kalulu.
J. Hauge enters the game and replaces Brahim Díaz.
Milan make their second change of the match, with Diaz making way for Hauge.
It is a double substitution for the home side. Calabria enters the fray in place of Kalulu.
62'
Hernandez drives down the left side of the penalty area and wins a corner off Arslan. Nestorovski is caught by Rebic after clearing the set-piece at the near post, and Udinese get the free-kick.
60'
Following a foul from Kjaer on Nestorovski, Udinese win a free-kick midway inside the hosts’ half. De Paul’s delivery is nodded down at the back post by Nuytinck, before being hooked away by Meite.
56'
Fernando Llorente enters the game and replaces J. Makengo.
Gotti opts to make his first alteration, bringing on Llorente for Makengo. It remains 0-0.
54'
M. Zeegelaar gets yellow.
Meite looks to break with the ball and drive at the visitors’ defence, but he is cynically pulled back by Zeegelaar, who is shown a yellow card.
46'
S. Meïté enters the game and replaces S. Tonali.
We are back underway! Massa, the referee, blows his whistle and Milan get the second half kicked off.
Pioli is forced into making one change at the break. Tonali, who picked up an injury, is replaced by Meite.
45' +2
HALF TIME: MILAN 0-0 UDINESE
45' +1
Kjaer gets across to turn De Paul’s cross from deep behind for a corner. The midfielder goes across to take the resulting set-piece, and Kalulu rises well at the near post to head the delivery away.
45'
There will be two minutes of added time at the end of the first half.
44'
Kalulu finds Kessie on the edge of the box, and the Ivorian looks to float a first-time cross into Leao’s path. The delivery, however, is overhit and runs out for a goal-kick.
42'
Bonifazi tries to pick out Zeegelaar with a long, searching pass down the left, although the winger is flagged as offside.
35'
The rhythm of the game is being upset by a number of cynical fouls. Kessie this time catches Nestorovski, and the Friulians win a free-kick just inside their own half.
33'
De Paul takes the resulting free-kick, which Arslan nods back across goal at the far post, and Kessie is well-placed to clear the danger in the centre of the penalty area.
32'
T. Hernández gets yellow.
After some clever play, Molina gets set free in an advanced position down the right, and Hernandez takes him out with an assertive sliding challenge. The Frenchman is shown a yellow card, which he can have no complaints about.
31'
De Paul finds Molina down the right flank, and his cross is blocked out for a throw-in by Tonali.
30'
Kalulu finds himself in space down the right and opts to whip an inviting cross into the away side's penalty area. Nuytinck, however, powerfully heads the delivery away.
28'
Hernandez looks to set Leao away in behind with a pinpoint throughball down the left wing. Bonifazi spots the danger and gets across to deal with the threat.
24'
A. Rebić gets yellow.
After making a well-timed tackle, Becao gets caught in the face by Rebic’s trailing leg. The Croatian picks up the first yellow card of the game.
22'
Nestorovski goes for goal with an ambitious half-volley from distance, and Donnarumma watches it fly well over the top of his goal.
21'
Udinese are enjoying their best spell at present. De Paul looks to drive beyond Kessie in the middle of the pitch, but the Ivorian is too strong and regains possession for the hosts.
16'
Leao catches Becao from behind midway inside the visitors’ half, and the decision goes in favour of Udinese, who get a free-kick.
14'
Castillejo looks to play a neat one-two with Tonali down the right-hand side of the pitch, but Nuytinck is alert to the danger and intercepts the pass.
12'
Hernandez is caught a little late by De Paul on the halfway line, and the hosts are awarded a free-kick.
10'
Tonali’s out-swinging corner from the right is steered in towards the near post, and Becao knocks it behind for another set-piece, which is easily dealt with.
8'
Rebic knocks the ball back to Hernandez in an advanced position down the left. The full-back cuts inside and looks to play a return pass, although it is blocked by De Paul.
6'
De Paul wriggles away from Rebic down the right-hand side of the field and wins a free-kick after being pulled back by the Croatian.
5'
The home side have quickly settled into their rhythm in the opening stages. Leao does well to take down a long pass from Romagnoli, but Becao gets across to make a vital interception on the edge of the box.
2'
Hernandez floats an out-swinging corner in from the left, and Molina nods it to safety in the centre of the box.
1'
Kick off! The referee, Davide Massa, blows his whistle and Udinese get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Serie A fixture between Milan and Udinese at San Siro.
The hosts come into this clash looking to make it back-to-back wins in Serie A following their 2-1 win against Roma last time out. Udinese are also are seeking consecutive top-flight victories after their 1-0 triumph over Fiorentina in their previous fixture.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie; Samu Castillejo, Brahim Diaz, Ante Rebic; Rafael Leao.
UDINESE (3-4-1-1): Juan Musso; Rodrigo Becao, Kevin Bonifazi, Bram Nuytinck; Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo de Paul, Tolgay Arslan, Jean-Victor Makengo, Marvin Zeegelaar; Roberto Pereyra; Ilija Nestorovski.
MILAN SUBS: Antonio Donnarumma, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia, Diogo Dalot, Alexis Saelemaekers, Rade Krunic, Soualiho Meite, Jens Hauge.
UDINESE SUBS: Manuel Gasparini, Simone Scuffet, Samir, Sebastien De Maio, Thomas Ouweja, Walace, Petar Micin, Jayden Braaf, Jens Stryger Larsen, Fernando Llorente, Stefano Okaka.
The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at San Siro.
Heading into this match, Pioli’s side have won eight of their last twelve games in Serie A. However, they have lost three of their previous six matches at San Siro. Prior to kick-off, the Rossoneri are second in the table, just four points behind first-placed Inter. Udinese, on the other hand, have struggled on the road of late, winning just one of their last six away fixtures. Should Luca Gotti’s team triumph over Milan, they will move to 31 points and potentially rise into the top half of the table. way fixtures.
After the break, Pioli will be hoping that his side can turn their control into opportunities. Having made two key passes in the first half, Tonali will be key if the Rossoneri are to break the deadlock in the remaining minutes. Udinese, on the other hand, have defended well thus far, and that will please Gotti. Offensively, however, they have offered very little. Molina has looked bright down the right-hand side of the field, and the visitors will need to get him involved at every opportunity if they are to find a way through in the second half.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Serie A fixture between Milan and Udinese at San Siro. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
In their next Serie A outing, Milan travel to Hellas Verona looking to build on this result. Udinese, meanwhile, will be hoping to make it four top-flight matches without defeat when they host Sassuolo.
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