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21 September 2020 AC Milan continues the brilliant moment of last season's finale in the new league, resumed after the stop due to the pandemic.
Bologna, beaten 2-0 in the postponement of the first matchday of Serie A. At the 'Meazza' stadium of San Siro, the 39-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, author of the brace that earned the Rossoneri the first 3 points, pays the price.
Rossoblù to be reviewed, even if the final forcing showed something comforting for Mihajlović.
The first day of the championship is not yet in the archive because the orphan of Benevento-Inter, Udinese-Spezia and Lazio-Atalanta, which will be played on Wednesday 30.
It begins without an audience, but the guests from Milan in the stands are a thousand doctors and nurses , committed against the pandemic.
Pioli lines up the 4-2-3-1: Donnarumma;
Calabria, Kjaer, Gabbia, Hernandez;
Kessié, Bennacer;
Castillejo, Çalhanoğlu, Rebić;
Ibrahimovic.
Mihajlović replies with the same form: Skorupski;
De Silvestri, Tomiyasu, Danilo, Dijks;
Dominguez, Schouten;
Orsolini, Soriano, Barrow;
Palacio.
The Penna of Rome referees.
A lively start with initiatives on both fronts, but the first intervention of a goalkeeper was an easy hold by Donnarumma on Dominguez in the 22nd minute.
At 26 'on free football action, Gabbia finds the ball available but peels it.
At 28 'Skorupski smanaccia on Bennacer a cross from Ibra, high ball.
AC Milan advantage postponed to 35 'when the Swede heads a center from Theo Hernandez.
Milan returns from the locker room with Saelemaekers in place of the yellow card Castillejo.
At 47 'the Belgian triggers Ibra, but Skorupski denies the doubling to the Swede, who is back in a few minutes: at 48' Orsolini hinders Bennacer at the entrance to the rossoblù area, La Penna whistles punishment from the edge and then concedes the penalty on correction of the Var: from the spot Ibrahimovic scores his second goal (51 ').
At 54 'new duel Ibra-Skorupski, the Bologna goalkeeper rejects.
At 56 'Mihajlović recalls Orsolini and Dominguez to enter Sansone and Skov Olsen. At 63' Ibrahimovic even devours the hat-trick, shooting high a good ball from Çalhanoğlu.
At 66 'and 68' we see Bologna with two initiatives by Barrow.
At 70 'Pioli changes Kjaer and Çalhanoğlu with Duarte and the rookie Brahim Diaz, 21-year-old Spaniard of Moroccan origin, taken from Real Madrid.
Milan holds the field well and packs another chance with Hernandez, Skorupski flies to deflect.
At 76 'another Rossoneri debut: Tonali takes over Kessié.
I also work for Donnarumma, who must work on Skov Olsen's conclusion in the 79th minute.
Two other changes in Bologna in the 80th minute: Santander and Svanberg for Palacio and Soriano.
The Vignato class of 2000 for Barrow is Mihajlović's last substitution in the 83rd minute.
New great intervention by Donnarumma on Samson's blow at 84 '.
Pioli also runs out with Krunić for Bennacer in the 86th minute.
Thrill for the Rossoneri defense a minute later, due to a deviation from Santander that chipped the crossbar.
At 88 'Bologna in ten for the second yellow card remedied by Dijks.
At 90 'Donnarumma opposes a header from Tomiyasu.
The 4 'of recovery does not change the result.