It ended all square at the Mapei Stadium in last night’s game between AC Milan and Sassuolo as the Rossoneri had Mike Maignan to thank for a penalty save.
Domenico Berardi’s first half spot kick was turned away by the French goalkeeper but Milan dropped more points away from home. Below are the best stats from the game via the official website.
➤ Milan have kept a clean sheet in 14 Serie A matches in 2022, more than any other team in Europe’s ‘top five’ leagues.
➤ Mike Maignan has a saved 31% of his penalties faced in Europe’s ‘top five’ leagues (9 out of 29, his first in Serie A); no goalkeeper, who has faced at least 25 penalties since 2015/16 until now, has a higher percentage.
➤ Rafael Leão was involved in seven of AC Milan’s ten attempts today (five shots, two chances created).
➤ Simon Kjær has played a Serie A match 272 days after his last appearances in the competition (1 December 2021 against Genoa).
