AC Milan vs Bologna 2-4

Bologna came from behind to win 4-2 at San Siro after a second-half surge overturned AC Milan’s 2-1 half-time lead. Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda scored twice and added a third late on, with the equaliser and winner both coming after Milan had briefly moved in front.

Bologna struck first in the 8th minute through Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda, who was set up by Nadir Zortea. AC Milan levelled in the 14th minute when Alphadjo Cissè scored, then turned it around in the 27th minute as Cissè struck again from Fikayo Tomori’s assist for 2-1. That was the half-time score.

Milan made a change at the break, sending on Luka Modrić for Fikayo Tomori, and both sides then made two changes apiece in the 58th and 59th minutes. The hosts went 3-1 up in the 60th minute when Davide Bartesaghi put through his own net, before Bologna reduced the gap two minutes later through Mbangula Tshifunda, who had come on in the 59th minute and scored in the 62nd from Juan Miranda’s assist, with Miranda also introduced in the 59th minute. Bologna kept pushing and levelled in the 86th minute when Mbangula Tshifunda, his third of the match, finished Jens Odgaard’s pass.

The numbers pointed to a close contest that Bologna still edged: Milan had 66% of the ball, 671 passes to Bologna’s 338, and 8 shots to 9, but Bologna had more on target, 5 to 3, more corners, 3 to 2, and a slightly higher xG at 1.88 to 1.75. Milan also made 2 saves to Bologna’s 1, while Bologna committed 16 fouls to Milan’s 10 and finished with 2 yellow cards to none.

Tommaso Pobega was booked for Bologna in the 76th minute, and Torbjørn Heggem was booked in the 84th minute. There were no red cards.