Possession and attacking struggles: All the key stats from Juventus vs. AC Milan | OneFootball

On Saturday evening, AC Milan suffered a tough defeat against Juventus and as confirmed by the stats, the Bianconeri deserved to win. Indeed, the Rossoneri were outplayed above all in the second half.

It was Sergio Conceicao’s first defeat with Milan, which we will get to below, and there were many reasons for the outcome. From struggling with Juve’s high press to lacking a proper striker, the stats are clear. So let’s take a look at the key stats from the game.

Juve domination from start to finish

It was clear to everyone who watched the game, but the stats confirm that Juventus dominated the clash from start to finish. Milan perhaps had the better chances in the first half but in the second half, there was no doubt as the Bianconeri created several big chances.

The XG, as such, is perhaps not the best metric for this game even if Milan certainly could have scored one of their counter-attacking chances. Not to mention that Mike Maignan made several crucial saves, while Michele Di Gregorio only made one really good stop (on Rafael Leao).

Abraham struggles up front

As highlighted by Gazzetta dello Sport’s ratings this morning, Abraham really struggled to impose himself in the No.9 role. He was often available and dropped down to help his teammates, but the quality was certainly lacking in the final third.

The Englishman had zero shots all game, not even one off target, and he didn’t attempt any dribbles either. With 25 touches, it’s clear he wasn’t really involved and that also says a lot about Milan’s inability to break through Juve’s press last night.

First defeat for Conceicao

After three wins and one draw, Conceicao registered his first defeat as the head coach of Milan. It was a very disappointing display indeed and it’s clear that the Rossoneri cannot continue like this, otherwise they will miss out on top four.

The manager questioned the players and their supposed fatigue after the game, but perhaps he needs to dial down the negativity for a moment. It cannot always be the fault of the players, clearly something didn’t work tactically yesterday as well.

Juventus set clean-sheet record vs. Milan

With three consecutive clean sheets against Milan in the league prior to yesterday’s game, Juventus set a new record as they had never kept four consecutive ones before. Not even during their dominant nine-league-titles-run did that happen.

Clearly, Milan have big struggles in attack and it’s haunting them in the big games the most. The Supercoppa Italiana was some sort of exception, and with a bit of luck as well, but now the Milan directors must face the music.