Milan win a free-kick which Hernandez crosses into the box, but Salernitana clear and are able to race clear on the break! Piatek carries through the middle with options left and right, but his pass wide to Bonazzoli is overhit and rolls into touch!
90' +6
B. Dia gets yellow.
After the storm is calmed by the referee, the players separate and Dia is shown a yellow card for sparking the incident with his act of time-wasting.
90' +5
All hell breaks loose on the touchline after Dia holds the ball to prevent a quick throw being taken, and Hernandez flies in to try wrestle the ball free, with both sets of team-mates soon following!
90' +4
F. Tomori gets yellow.
Ibrahimovic accidentally kicks the ball into Tomori's arm, and the England defender's reaction to being penalised results in the referee showing him a yellow card for dissent!
90' +2
Origi cuts onto his right foot and shoots from the edge of the area, but a wild deflection almost sends the ball looping behind for a corner, with Ochoa having to really stretch as he reels it in!
90'
We'll play SIX additional minutes at the end of the game, and with things as finely poised as they are at San Siro, which side, if any, can find a late winner here?
89'
L. Coulibaly gets yellow.
Coulibaly loses out to Tonali in midfield and clips the Milan substitute as he's passed, going into the book late on for the foul.
85'
S. Tonali enters the game and replaces I. Bennacer.
J. Sambia gets yellow.
Hernandez charges through the middle on the counter for Milan, but is dragged back by his shirt in the centre circle, and the perpetrator Sambia is shown a yellow card almost as soon as he's come onto the pitch.
Bennacer has kept things ticking over in Milan's midfield all game long, but the Algerian is withdrawn late for Sandro Tonali.
83'
D. Črnigoj enters the game and replaces E. Bohinen.
J. Sambia enters the game and replaces P. Mazzocchi.
Mazzocchi comes off also, with Junior Sambia replacing I Granata's captain in midfield.
Bohinen comes off after an excellent performance in the centre of midfield, and Domen Crnigoj is on to see out the last few minutes for Salernitana.
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78'
Ibrahimovic steals the ball from Bohinen in midfield and shoots from distance, but his 20-yard effort is blocked by Daniliuc!
Bennacer flicks the ball out to Florenzi, whose cross finds De Ketelaere at the near post, but the Belgian's glancing header is a poor one and skews wide of the target!
77'
A. Florenzi enters the game and replaces A. Saelemaekers.
Saelemaekers has arguably been Milan's most creative player up and down the right wing, but he's replaced for the final passage of the game by Alessandro Florenzi
75'
Ibrahimovic chips a pass into Saelemaekers' path in Salernitana's box, but the ball is slightly overhit and Ochoa collects.
73'
Mazzocchi looks for the run of Piatek in the box, but the former Milan striker hits the deck with Tomori close to him. Tomori shakes his head at the substitute's appeals for a penalty, and the referee's not convinced either.
68'
F. Bonazzoli enters the game and replaces A. Candreva.
M. Lovato enters the game and replaces L. Pirola.
Candreva also comes off, with the veteran winger replaced by 25-year-old striker Federico Bonazzoli.
A double change coming for Salernitana, as the injured Pirola is replaced by Matteo Lovato.
67'
Hernandez is moving uneasily following that fast-paced move, and the Milan captain receives medical attention before continuing at left-back.
62'
D. Origi enters the game and replaces Brahim Díaz.
Z. Ibrahimović enters the game and replaces O. Giroud.
C. De Ketelaere enters the game and replaces Rafael Leão.
Leao also comes off having become ineffective off the left, and Charles de Ketelaere replaces the forward out wide.
One veteran goalscorer replaces another, as the recently-booked Giroud is withdrawn for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Stefano Pioli reacts to that by changing all of Milan's front three, as Divock Origi replaces Brahim Diaz.
61'
B. Dia has scored a goal for Salernitana! Assist by D. Bradarić.
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! A well-worked equaliser from the visitors!!! Salernitana come forward at speed as they work the ball to the left, and Bradaric's low cross is slotted in at the near post by Dia's first-time shot! Dia was denied by Maignan in the first half, but the Milan goalkeeper had absolutely no chance on this occasion, and it's 1-1 with everything to play for at San Siro!
The build-up play from Salernitana there was just superb, going from Bohinen to Coulibaly and then Bradaric, whose cross was perfectly weighted for Dia to stroke home!
59'
O. Giroud gets yellow.
Mazzocchi looks to race away from Giroud but is dragged back by the Milan forward, whose resultant booking means he'll be suspended for the Rossoneri's next league match against Udinese.
58'
Saelemaekers fires a deflected cross into the box, which is bouncing all over the place before Ochoa dives in to punch the ball half-clear!
56'
K. Piątek enters the game and replaces G. Kastanos.
Kastanos comes off in Salernitana's first change, and on-loan Hertha Berlin striker Krzysztof Piatek enters the fray, who scored 16 goals in 41 Milan appearances between 2018 and 2020.
The ball drops to Candreva in midfield, who tries his luck 30 yards from goal and sends a decent shot straight into the gloves of Maignan!
51'
Mazzocchi beats Hernandez down the right and swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Maignan and the Milan 'keeper gathers the ball.
50'
Hernandez charges into clear and open space on the counter for Milan, before linking up with Leao, but the forward takes a heavy touch as he cuts inside and Bohinen wins the ball back for the visitors!
46'
Salernitana resume proceedings at San Siro, as the second half gets underway!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: MILAN 1-0 SALERNITANA.
45' +1
O. Giroud has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by I. Bennacer.
GOOOAAAALLL!!! Milan strike late in the first half!! Winning a corner, Bennacer's delivery into the centre is flicked goalwards by Giroud, and the ball nestles in the bottom corner with Ochoa unmoved! 1-0 to the hosts, and that lead will be a relief for Stefano Pioli entering the half-time break.
Bennacer's delivery from the corner was right onto the head of Giroud, and the experienced France striker made it count to nod the ball into the net.
45'
We'll play a minute of added time to close out this evenly-matched first half at San Siro.
44'
Saelemaekers picks out Diaz on the edge of the box, who finds Krunic in support. However, his attempted pass appears to be deflected away from the Bosnian by a defender, but the referee awards a goal kick!
40'
Saelemaekers creates space down the right before squaring to Hernandez, but the full-back's first-time shot is sliced and skews well wide of the target!
39'
A Saelemaekers cross finds Giroud in the box, but the aerial ball comes too fast for the Frenchman to control and he blazes a weak header over the top.
31'
Candreva looks to find space on the edge of Milan's box, but he's taken to ground by Saelemaekers on the turn and wins a free-kick that Salernitana could choose to either shoot or cross from.
28'
Saelemaekers picks out Giroud with a cross-field pass into the box. The striker keeps the ball in play before attempting a cross, which goes behind for a corner via a deflection off Daniliuc.
27'
Krunic and Bennacer keep the ball well in midfield before the latter finds Leao, however the Portuguese's cross to the back posts sails over everyone's heads before going behind!
25'
Bennacer looks to pick out the runs of Giroud and Hernandez in the box, but his aerial throughball is overhit and flies behind for a goal kick.
20'
Leao charges into the box but is dispossessed, before the ball falls to Giroud. His early effort looks to be heading goalwards, but Gyomber gets in the way to block the shot for the visitors!
17'
After Saelemaekers is penalised for fouling Bradaric in the air, the Salernitana free-kick is crossed into the box, but Daniliuc's headed attempt is easily caught by Maignan.
15'
Milan's corner is headed clear but the ball is recovered by Saelemaekers, who smashes a first-time shot from distance that whistles wide of Ochoa's left post!
12'
A Milan attack breaks down and Coulibaly does brilliantly to keep possession as he heads forward on the counter. It's shifted wide for Mazzocchi to cross, but the wing-back's delivery is straight into the gloves of Maignan.
10'
Leao bursts forward on the break, charging into open space. He lets fly from the edge of the box, but Pirola gets in the way for the visitors!
8'
Mazzocchi cuts inside from the right, beating both Leao and Diaz on his way into the box, but the Salernitana captain's left-footed shot is blocked away by Giroud!
7'
Bennacer gets locked in a tangle with Coulibaly and concedes a free-kick on halfway, which will be crossed straight into Milan's box by the visitors.
5'
Saelemaekers chips a cross towards Giroud at the back post, but it's headed behind by Gyomber for the game's first corner.
1'
Milan kick the game off, and we're up and running in Lombardy!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in Serie A, as Milan face Salernitana at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Currently sat fourth in the table, Milan’s form has been indifferent since returning from the World Cup, with the Rossoneri winning just four of their 10 games in 2023. The first of these was a 2-1 away win at Salernitana, while their most recent result saw them lose 2-1 at Fiorentina, bringing a three-match winning streak to an end.
SALERNITANA SUBS: Vincenzo Fiorillo, Luigi Sepe, Junior Sambia, Federico Bonazzoli, Tonny Vilhena, Erik Botheim, Diego Valencia, Domen Crnigoj, Giulio Maggiore, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Matteo Lovato, Krzysztof Piatek.
SALERNITANA (3-4-2-1): Guillermo Ochoa; Norbert Gyomber, Flavius Daniliuc, Lorenzo Pirola; Pasquale Mazzocchi, Emil Bohinen, Lassana Coulibaly, Domagoj Bradaric; Grigoris Kastanos, Antonio Candreva; Boulaye Dia.
MILAN SUBS: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Mirante, Davide Calabria, Fode Ballo-Toure, Yacine Adli, Sandro Tonali, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ante Rebic, Simon Kjaer, Alessandro Florenzi, Divock Origi, Tommaso Pobega, Aster Vranckx, Matteo Gabbia, Charles de Ketelaere.
MILAN (3-4-2-1): Mike Maignan; Pierre Kalulu, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori; Alexis Saelemaekers, Ismael Bennacer, Rade Krunic, Theo Hernandez; Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; Olivier Giroud.
The teams head out onto the San Siro pitch, and we're just moments away from kick-off here!
A point apiece results in neither side making any movements in the Serie A table. Milan miss the chance to leapfrog Lazio and remain fourth, now a point clear of fifth-placed Roma, while Salernitana creep further away from the drop zone, opening up a seven-point cushion to the bottom three.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. 'Till the next one comes around, bye for now.
The teams head back out of the tunnel for the second half, and can visitors Salernitana find the goal that will turn this game around? It's eluded them so far, and Milan will be looking to press on and guarantee three points here.
Salernitana are 16th, just two points above the relegation places albeit with a six-point buffer between themselves and the bottom three. They’ve beaten Monza and drawn with Sampdoria in their last two games, and victory at San Siro would see them climb a place to 15th.
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