An important win secured with character and solidity. The Rossoneri beat Udinese 1-0 at San Siro on matchday 8 of Serie A. Chukwueze’s goal opened the scoring in the 13th minute, Reijnders was sent off at the half-hour mark which changed the pace of proceedings and forced AC Milan to defend with a man down but the result remained the same. What counts are the three big points as we return from the international break. Here are the statistics from the match:
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Christian Pulisic is the only player to have scored 10+ goals (17) and provided 10+ assists (11) since the beginning of the last Serie A campaign. No player has been directly involved in more goals in Serie A so far this season (eight, level with Marcus Thuram and Mateo Retegui – thanks to five goals and three assists).
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Only Cole Palmer (44 – 28G, 16A) has been directly involved in more goals than Christian Pulisic (28 – 17G, 11A) among midfielders from the Top-5 European Leagues since the beginning of last season.
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Samuel Chukwueze has scored a goal at home in one of the Top-5 European Leagues for the first time since 27 February 2023 (vs. Getafe – with Villarreal).
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AC Milan won three consecutive home games in Serie A without conceding for the first time since the period between March and May 2022 (five in that case).
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AC Milan have won four games in a row after the international break for the first time since the period between October 2010 and October 2011 (five in that case).
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No side has scored more goals than AC Milan in the first 15 minutes of a game this season (four, level with Inter).
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AC Milan are the side to have bagged at least one goal with the most different players in Serie A this season: 10, followed by Napoli with nine.
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