AC Milan went on a rampage and crushed visiting team Sassuolo with a landslide score of 6-1. The two teams met in the last 16 of the 2024/2025 Coppa Italia, the Rossoneri were too powerful.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, playing at the San Siro, Milan were indeed more favored than the visiting team. Paulo Fonseca’s team were predicted to win over Sassuolo, a Serie B team, and that’s what happened.
This time Milan’s six-goal party came from the actions of Samuel Chukwueze (12′, 21′), Tijjani Reijnders (17′), Rafael Leao (23′), Davide Calabria (56′), and Tammy Abraham (61′). The visiting team managed to score a consolation goal through Samuel Mulattieri (59′).
This victory took Milan to the last 8 of the 2024/2025 Coppa Italia. Let’s check out the full match review!
Milan immediately attacked from the start. Ruben Loftus-Cheek forced the opposition goalkeeper to work hard in the first 90 seconds, while Tammy Abraham’s ninth-minute goal was ruled out for offside before he provided the assist.
The opener finally came in the 12th minute from Samuel Chukwueze after a beautiful pass from Tijjani Reijnders. His first shot hit the post, but he managed to tap in the rebound to score.
Reijnders added Milan’s second with a spectacular strike from outside the box after a loose ball fell to his feet. Sassuolo made another mistake, allowing Chukwueze to score his second with a sharp shot into the bottom corner.
Shortly after, Rafael Leao latched onto a brilliant pass from Loftus-Cheek to make it 4-0. Before the break, Milan almost scored a fifth through Loftus-Cheek’s header, but the ball went just wide.
Fonseca made a massive substitution in the second half, including bringing on young goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani. Despite that, Milan continued to dominate. The fifth goal came from Davide Calabria’s rebound after Christian Pulisic’s shot hit the post.
Sassuolo had a consolation goal through Samuele Mulattieri, who converted an assist from Janis Antiste, although Milan’s defense showed a little hesitation in the moment. However, Milan regained the lead through Tammy Abraham who converted a perfect pass from Noah Okafor to score the sixth.
Samuel Chukwueze deserves to be named the best player or man of the match AC Milan vs Sassuolo.
Chukwueze played in the right winger position in this match and he performed impressively for 90 minutes on the field. Chukwueze scored two goals from three shots, efficiently.
The Nigerian winger was active in creating opportunities. He recorded 81% accurate passes, including creating two mature opportunities.
Chukwueze was also one of the most dangerous players for the opponent. He made 10 touches in the penalty box and was active in winning duels.
Chukwueze’s actions and contributions were given a 9.3 rating by Fotmob, the highest among other players on the field.
