Bologna 2-4 AC Milan: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 23 October 2021

Result

Bologna 2-4 AC Milan

Serie A · Saturday 23 October 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

Bologna · AC Milan · Serie A predictions

Bologna 2-4 AC Milan: match report

Bologna lost to AC Milan 2-4 in Serie A on Saturday 23 October 2021. The half-time score was 0-2.

Rafael Leão opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Bologna's goals came from an own goal by Zlatan Ibrahimović (49') and Musa Barrow (52'). AC Milan scored through Rafael Leão (16'), Davide Calabria (35'), Ismaël Bennacer (84') and Zlatan Ibrahimović (90').

Discipline: Bologna received 1 yellow card and 2 red cards; AC Milan received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bologna were 8th on 12 points from 8 and AC Milan 2nd on 22 points from 8. Bologna went on to finish that season 13th with 46 points, and AC Milan 1st with 86.

Bologna lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and AC Milan in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ismaël Bennacer of AC Milan (8.5), ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimović (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Bologna wins, 1 draw and 9 for AC Milan.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

16'Goal · Rafael LeãoAC Milan · 0-1
20'Red card · Adama SoumaoroBologna
34'Yellow card · Marko ArnautovicBologna
35'Goal · Davide CalabriaAC Milan · 0-2
45+1'Yellow card · Sandro TonaliAC Milan
49'Own goal · Zlatan IbrahimovićBologna · 1-2
52'Goal · Musa BarrowBologna · 2-2
58'Red card · Roberto SorianoBologna
61'Yellow card · Davide CalabriaAC Milan
61'Yellow card · Davide CalabriaAC Milan
67'Yellow card · Alexis SaelemaekersAC Milan
67'Yellow card · Alexis SaelemaekersAC Milan
84'Goal · Ismaël BennacerAC Milan · 2-3
90'Goal · Zlatan IbrahimovićAC Milan · 2-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bologna 0, draws 1, AC Milan 9.

Bologna 1-2 AC MilanSerie A · 30 Jan 2021
AC Milan 2-0 BolognaSerie A · 21 Sep 2020
AC Milan 5-1 BolognaSerie A · 18 Jul 2020
Bologna 2-3 AC MilanSerie A · 8 Dec 2019
AC Milan 2-1 BolognaSerie A · 6 May 2019
Bologna 0-0 AC MilanSerie A · 18 Dec 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Kingsley MichaelBologna · injury (Fibula Fracture)
Alessandro PlizzariAC Milan · injury (Knee Surgery)
Theo HernándezAC Milan · injury (COVID 19)
Brahim DíazAC Milan · injury (COVID 19)
Nicolas ViolaBologna · injury (Unknown Injury)
Kevin BonifaziBologna · injury (Calf Injury)
Ante RebićAC Milan · injury (Ankle Injury)
Franck KessiéAC Milan · injury (Flu)
Alessandro FlorenziAC Milan · injury (Meniscal Injury)
Junior MessiasAC Milan · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Pietro PellegriAC Milan · injury (Inflammation)
Mike MaignanAC Milan · injury (Wirst Injury)

Bologna line-up (3-4-2-1)

Lukasz Skorupski, Adama Soumaoro, Gary Medel, Arthur Theate, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Nicolás Domínguez, Mattias Svanberg, Aaron Hickey, Roberto Soriano, Musa Barrow, Marko Arnautovic

AC Milan line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ciprian Tătărușanu, Davide Calabria, Simon Kjær, Fikayo Tomori, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Sandro Tonali, Ismaël Bennacer, Samu Castillejo, Rade Krunic, Rafael Leão, Zlatan Ibrahimović