Bologna have not been able to threaten in stoppage time and the home side appear to be heading towards a vital win.
The referee ends the contest.
90' +2
Rodriguez sends Silva over the top and behind the Bologna defence. However, the forward cannot get the ball out of his feet to find an unmarked Cutrone in the middle. Milan still have a corner.
90' +1
Cutrone skips past a challenge in the left inside channel, but cannot muster any pace on his effort, firing straight at Mirante.
90'
There will be four minutes of added time.
89'
Milan are doing a solid job of taking the pace out of the game. Bologna are struggling to claim possession in meaningful areas of the pitch as time comes off the clock.
87'
Destro wins the first header from the free-kick and Pulgar tries to latch on to the ball at the back post, but he cannot make sufficient contact on the stretch.
86'
Bologna win a free-kick in the Milan half and Taider will whip the ball into the box.
84'
Torosidis tries to squeeze a cross in at the near post, but Donnarumma gets down well to make an important claim.
83'
D. Calabria enters the game and replaces F. Borini.
B. Petković enters the game and replaces A. Masina.
Masina makes way for Petkovic.
Calabria replaces Borini for the home side.
80'
Milan raid on the counter and Cutrone has space to fire at goal from a tight angle, only to fire his effort straight at Mirante.
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79'
CLOSE! From the resulting corner Gonzalez attacks the cross from Verdi and heads towards his goal. His effort appears to be heading wide, but Nagy is there at the back post waiting to convert. However, the midfielder is denied by a fine challenge from Borini.
78'
SAVE! Verdi is left alone at the back post and he sticks out a boot to guide Masina's cross to the bottom corner. The effort looks to be creeping in at the near post, but Donnarumma gets down to make the save.
OFF THE BAR! Milan clear the danger from the resulting corner but Masina goes for the strike from distance. His effort takes a deflection and loops over Donnarumma, but strikes the bar and heads over.
76'
G. Bonaventura has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by F. Borini.
Borini is afforded space and time on the right and he sends a pinpoint cross into the box for Bonaventura to head home.
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!! BONAVENTURA NOTCHES HIS SECOND AND MILAN RETAKE THE LEAD! The home side regain the lead and Gattuso is relieved on the touchline. Borini whipped a dangerous ball to the back post and Bonaventura rose above Torosidis to direct his effort towards the bottom corner leaving Mirante with no chance. A fine run and header from midfielder.
75'
Milan clear the corner and break on the counter, but the final offload between Silva and Cutrone is not clean and allows the visitors to clear the danger.
74'
Borini makes a mistake at the back as he nudges Torosidis' cross behind for a corner. Donnarumma should have caught the ball, but he opted to leave it and exposed Borini.
72'
O. Okwonkwo enters the game and replaces R. Palacio.
Okwonkwo replaces Palacio for the visitors.
70'
Suso opens up his body to strike at goal from the right corner of the box, but he can only send his effort wide of the post. Frustration is building for Milan.
68'
André Silva enters the game and replaces N. Kalinić.
Donsah releases the run of Palacio down the right and the forward has Destro unmarked at the back post, but he slips as he tries to cross the ball into the box and sends his delivery out for a goal-kick.
Silva replaces Kalinic for the home side.
66'
Donsah wins the ball in the middle of the park before offloading to his left for Palacio. The Argentine goes for goal, but shoots a tame effort straight at Donnarumma.
64'
S. Taïder enters the game and replaces Á. Nagy.
Taider replaces Nagy for the visitors.
63'
Suso breaks into the final third and he fires the ball across the face of goal, but there's no a Rossoneri player there to convert.
61'
Donsah does well at the back to stop Kessie latching on to Suso's layoff before Bonucci hammers his effort over the bar on the follow-up.
60'
Palacio creates space on the left and he raids to the edge of the box, but gets caught in two minds whether to shoot or cross, allowing Donnarumma to make a comfortable save from his effort.
59'
P. Cutrone enters the game and replaces I. Abate.
An attacking substitution from Gattuso as he withdraws Abate for Cutrone.
58'
Kessie bursts into the right inside channel and he goes for the strike, but Masina makes the block to deny the midfielder.
57'
Milan have struggled to regain the rhythm they enjoyed at the end of the first half, which will be extremely concerning for Gattuso.
55'
Verdi, Palacio and Torosidis combine in the final third, but the full-back can only send his delivery from the right inside channel over the bar. Good build-up play from the visitors.
53'
CLOSE! Nagy latches on to Palacio's flick in the box, but the midfiedler just cannot take the ball in stride and between Montolivo and Rodriguez they clear the ball behind.
51'
Rodriguez has space and time to lift a cross into the box from the left flank, only to send his curling delivery straight down Mirante's throat.
49'
Torosidis matches the effort of Borini as he makes a vital challenge to stop Bonaventura bursting through on goal.
48'
Borini shows excellent desire to get back to cover the forward run of Nagy, making the tackle in his own box to stop the attack.
46'
We're back underway at the San Siro.
45'
The referee ends the first half.
43'
Bologna are trying to take the pace out of the game before the end of the half. They will be content with the scoreline thus far.
41'
OVER! Bonucci has to score as he has a free header on the edge of the six-yard box from Suso's corner, but he sends his effort over the bar.
39'
Kessie this time collects the ball on the edge of the box and he turns to shoot at goal, only to fire straight at Mirante.
38'
CHANCE! Mirante punches the resulting corner straight to Borini 12 yards from goal, but the forward fires a tame strike at goal that is deflected wide of the post for another set-piece.
37'
Torosidis does brilliantly at the back post to send Kessie's low cross behind for a corner as Bonaventura was lurking behind him ready to convert.
36'
Bologna hit the home side on the counter and Verdi carries the ball into the final third. He weaves past two challenges before firing at goal, only to blaze his effort over the bar.
35'
Gonzalez positions himself well in the middle of the defence as he is perfectly placed to head Montolivo's lofted pass away from Kalinic's run.
33'
Abate has space to lift a cross into the box from the right, but his delivery sails over the heads of Bonaventura and Kalinic in the box.
31'
Milan are trying to press back and have regained their footing since conceding, but the concerns about their backline will continue.
29'
Kessie makes a good run down the right flank and he displays pace and power to break into the box. The midfielder drives a low effort in towards the near post, only to see his shot saved by Mirante.
26'
Bonaventura goes down on the left and he has the opportunity to swing a cross into the box. The visitors scramble the ball away as far as Borini on the edge of the box. However, the former Liverpool man gets crowded out before he can fire at goal.
25'
Milan had control of the game, but have allowed the visitors back into the contest all too easiliy. The soft centre has been exposed again.
23'
S. Verdi has scored a goal for Bologna! Assist by M. Destro.
Destro opens up Milan down the left and he tees up Verdi to find the equaliser.
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!! BOLOGNA ARE LEVEL! Verdi equalises for the visitors with a fine finish inside the box. Destro creates the goal by causing havoc down the left flank, weaving his way past Musacchio before passing the ball to his team-mate. Verdi has to control the ball out of the air before striking on the half-volley on his left foot. Accuracy is no problem for the forward as he finds the top corner.
22'
SAVE! Destro tries to curl his effort straight in from the corner, but Donnarumma gets across to his right to push the ball behind for another corner.
21'
Destro breaks into the box following Nagy's throughball, but Bonucci on the slide stops his strike before Abate clears behind.
20'
CLOSE! Mirante plays his clearance straight to Suso, who drives into the right inside channel and fires across the face of goal. However, the bounce favours the visitors as the ball goes away from Kalinic and into the path of Torosidis to clear the danger.
19'
Pulgar and Verdi combine to tee up Destro in the box, but the forward takes a poor touch and allows Bonucci to make the closing tackle.
18'
BLOCK! Verdi makes his first probe of the game for the visitors, but he drives his effort into a wall of Milan defenders on the edge of the box.
17'
Kalinic almost capitalises on a mistake from Gonzalez, although Torosidis comes across to sweep up the danger and clear downfield.
16'
SAVE! Kessie finds space to turn away from Pulgar in the middle of the park and he fires at goal from 25 yards. However, Mirante makes a comfortable save.
14'
Suso has the opportunity to whip a cross into the box from a free-kick, but he fails to beat the first defender, allowing Destro to head clear.
12'
Borini makes a run across the Bologna defensive line and fires at goal on the half-volley after latching on to a loose ball, firing straight at Mirante.
10'
G. Bonaventura has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by N. Kalinić.
Kalinic gets a slight touch back to Bonaventura in his aerial battle with Helander.
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! MILAN TAKE THE LEAD! It's route one football from Milan as Helander's clearance from Abate's long ball falls straight to Bonaventura. The midfielder guides the ball towards goal and it takes a slight deflection off Gonzalez to wrong foot Mirante to find the net. Relief for the home side.
9'
Gattuso will be pleased with the start his side have made, but they need a goal to take control of the contest.
7'
Suso lifts a looping cross to the back post, forcing Gonzalez to rise and head behind for another corner. It's all Milan in the early stages.
6'
Bonaventura forces a low ball across the face of goal, and Helander has to act quickly to steer the ball behind ahead of Kalinic.
4'
BLOCK! Kessie seizes on the loose ball from the corner, only to drive his effort into a wall of blue shirts in the box.
Kessie makes another good run at the start of the contest as he raids into the right inside channel, but Helander blocks his cross and the rebound deflects off the midfielder for a goal-kick.
3'
Abate lifts a dangerous cross to the back post and Torosidis has to cover to head behind with Borini lurking.
2'
Palacio breaks down the left flank and fires a low cross into the box, but Bonucci is there to clear the danger in the middle.
1'
We're underway the San Siro.
Bologna are behind Milan in the table on goal difference alone in ninth place. The club are on a three-match unbeaten run, having defeated Hellas Verona and Sampdoria, while drawing against Cagliari last time out. They will be an eyeing a win over Milan to leapfrog them in the table.
It has not been a good week for new Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso. In their last Serie A contest, Milan became the first team in the division not to beat Benevento this season following Alberto Brignoli's stoppage-time equaliser. The Rossoneri then suffered a defeat in the Europa League at the hands of Rijeka, although they had already qualified for the next phase and rested many of their senior players. However, Gattuso will be desperate to secure his first win today.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Milan and Bologna at the San Siro.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Bologna subs: Da Costa, Krafth, De Maio, Petkovic, Taider, Krejci, Criseteg, Mbaye, Maietta, Falletti, Okwonkwo, Ravaglia.
Milan are without Lucas Biglia, Andrea Conti and Hakan Calhanoglu due to injury, while Alessio Romagnoli is suspended following his dismissal at Benevento. Gattuso reverts to a back four with Leonardo Bonucci and Mateo Musacchio in the heart of the defence, with Ignazio Abate replacing Romagnoli in the team at right-back. Gattuso opts for a front three of Fabio Borini, Nikola Kalinic and Suso this evening.
Bologna are without Andrea Poli as the midfielder is suspended, while Federico Di Francesco is out due to injury. Vasilis Torosidis, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Filip Helander and Adam Nagy all come into the team from their draw against Calgliari last time out.
STAT ATTACK! AC Milan have lost only one of their last 15 league games against Bologna (W10 D4).
FLASHBACK! Milan defeated Bologna 3-0 in this contest at the end of last season thanks to goals from Gerard Deulofeu, Keisuke Honda and Gianluca Lapadula.
HALF-TIME: MILAN 1-1 BOLOGNA
Milan will be frustrated heading into the break with the match all square. The home side have dominated Bologna and took a deserved lead through Giacomo Bonaventura. However, once again they were unable to hold their advantage as Simone Verdi found the net with a fine strike after Mateo Musacchio was beaten too easily at the back. The visitors will be pleased if the result remains the same after 90 minutes, but Gennaro Gattuso will want to see more from his team in the final third.
FULL-TIME: MILAN 2-1 BOLOGNA
Gennaro Gattuso has his first win as Milan manager as Giacomo Bonaventura's brace guides the home side to the three points this evening. Bologna will be disappointed to leave the San Siro with nothing as they more than held their own against the Rossoneri, but were guilty of two lapses in concentration which allowed Bonaventura to net twice. Simone Verdi did get on the scoresheet for the visitors, who paid the price for their lack of clinical edge in both boxes.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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