AC Milan beat Venezia 2-0 in Serie A, a clean-sheet home win built on more of the ball and a much larger share of the chances. Scorers were not confirmed against the official result, which is recorded as 2-0 on the AC Milan vs Venezia live score page.

Match Summary

Milan saw more of the ball from the start and asked most of the questions, even though individual goal times were not verified. The first incident that can be timed with certainty was a booking. J. Schingtienne was shown a yellow card in the 27th minute. There was no confirmed sequence of score changes to hang around that caution, only the official 2-0 finish waiting at the end.

After the interval the visitors kept collecting cautions. K. Perez went into the book in the 48th minute, and R. Haps followed in the 54th. S. Pavlovic was booked for Milan later in the half. None of those yellow cards became a red. Venezia edged the corners, yet they still could not find the net. Full time left Milan with a 2-0 win and a shutout.

Key Moments

Venezia's three yellow cards, two of them shortly after half-time, mattered because they left the away side managing risk while creating so little. There was no red card, so it stayed 11 against 11, and still Venezia could not turn that into pressure.

The chance gap was the swing that matches the scoreline. Milan's 16 shots and 2.13 expected goals against Venezia's 6 shots and 0.63 xG is why a two-goal home win lined up with the night. Three corners to two for Venezia did not change that. With only two shots on target, the away side rarely tested the Milan goal.

Match Statistics

Milan held 59 percent of possession to Venezia's 41 and produced 16 shots, five of them on target. Venezia managed six attempts and two on target. Expected goals ran 2.13 to 0.63 in Milan's favour, while corners finished 2-3 the other way. Yellow cards were 1-3, and neither team saw a red.

What the Result Means

AC Milan sit fifth in Serie A with three points from one match and a goal difference of plus one, that single outing a win. Venezia are 18th after one match, on zero points, with a goal difference of minus two. Three points separate the two sides after this result.

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