The fourth official indicates three additional minutes for stoppages.
90'
G. Donnarumma gets yellow.
Donnarumma is booked for wasting time during a Milan goal-kick as we enter stoppage time.
89'
T. Hernández gets yellow.
Hernandez is the goal scorer, but he’s also booked for taking his shirt off in celebration.
88'
T. Hernández has scored a goal for AC Milan!
MILAN TAKE THE LEAD WITH TWO MINUTES REMAINING! 1-0! Bonaventura’s shot from distance forces a great diving parry from Sepe, who is looking for a defender to clear his lines. The whack away hits off of Hernandez in the penalty area, who lunges forward and stabs it past the goalkeeper at the far post!
87'
M. Sprocati enters the game and replaces Y. Gervinho.
Gervinho makes way for Sprocati with three minutes left.
85'
Milan’s desperation is quite evident as they are firing a shot at goal at every opportunity, looking for ways to test the goalkeeper from anywhere. It’s all one-way traffic as we enter the final five minutes.
83'
Calhanoglu fires a corner into the penalty area, but Bonaventura’s flick-on isn’t met by a team-mate. Milan are forced to gather and send it all the way back to Donnarumma, before starting again.
79'
With just about 10 minutes remaining, it looks as though it won’t be Milan’s day. They’ve failed to capitalise in spectacular fashion - managing 21 total shots and 65 per cent possession so far.
77'
Calhanoglu swings a free-kick into the penalty area with good whip, but it bounces around the box as neither side is able to do anything with it. A hopeful half-volley from Musacchio is the final product, but it drags well wide.
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75'
Parma have looked slightly better since the introduction of Cornelius, as Milan are having to adapt to his physical prowess. They Rossoneri have looked second best in midfield as well, as Kucka and Hernani now have a focal point.
71'
R. Krunić enters the game and replaces F. Kessié.
A. Cornelius enters the game and replaces G. Brugman.
Again Pioli follows a Parma change with one of his own, sending Krunic on for Kessie.
Parma make their second change, as Brugman is replaced by Cornelius. The introduction of a more traditional striker allows Kucka - a more natural central midfielder - to drop back into the centre of the pitch from his role as a forward.
66'
Leao brings the ball forward on a Milan counter-attack and passes it to Calhanoglu before continuing his run. The Milan number 10 opts to go for goal himself, winning his side a corner.
64'
Rafael Leão enters the game and replaces K. Piątek.
Milan counter with a substitution of their own, as Piatek makes way for Leao.
Parma make a substitution, as Barilla will be replaced by Grassi.
63'
A. Grassi enters the game and replaces A. Barillà.
61'
S. Iacoponi gets yellow.
Iacoponi is shown a yellow card for a foul in midfield.
58'
I. Bennacer gets yellow.
Bennacer is shown the match’s first yellow card, for grappling with and impeding the path of Kulusevski.
56'
Calhanoglu goes for goal from distance as he is wont to do, but the well-struck effort is comfortably handled by Sepe, who has had a good match thus far.
54'
Suso shifts his body delightfully in midfield to work space for a shot, sending a Parma defender sliding in embarrassment - but he can only fashion a pass to Hernandez, whose cross is a poor delivery which drifts out of bounds.
52'
The rain has picked up slightly at the Tardini, with the surface slicker than it was in the first half. The weather could certainly affect proceedings, with a slicker ball trickier to navigate for the goalkeepers. Milan have already shown a tendency to fire from distance.
50'
Milan are furious at the other end as Calhanoglu’s shot from outside the area seems to have struck the arm of Bruno Alves, taking the sting out of the shot and allowing Sepe to gather easily. It doesn’t appear as though VAR will intervene however, as play continues.
46'
Milan get the second half underway at the Ennio Tardini from the kick-of!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: PARMA 0-0 MILAN.
44'
The fourth official indicates two additional minutes of stoppages at the end of the first half.
42'
With five targets in the Parma penalty area to aim at, Kessie rushes his delivery and floats it to the far post, above the head of Donnarumma and too far for Hernandez.
40'
Suso chips a cross into the penalty area which Piatek attacks, but he clatters into Iacoponi and catches him with an outstretched leg - giving Parma a free-kick.
38'
Parma take a free-kick short, despite its great position for a cross on the right. It’s a wasted opportunity as the hosts immediately lose the ball after winning a consolation throw-in.
36'
Parma try a long throw from the left, but Kucka’s position on the penalty spot doesn’t allow him to generate any power on the attempt, as it ends up as nothing more than a pass back to Donnarumma.
32'
Barilla tries to get his side on the attack with an early cross launched from the right wing, but neither Kucka nor Gervinho is able to rise higher than Donnarumma, who clutches it gratefully.
30'
Milan have all 10 outfield players in the Parma half with 30 minutes gone as they continue to press for an opening goal. The attack flows down the right through Conti, but his cross for Piatek is a bit too high.
28'
Kessie dribbles himself out of danger in his own half following extreme pressure from Gervinho and Kucka, but he wins himself a free-kick which alleviates the danger after some overzealous pressing. Kessie is down on the turf receiving treatment as well; it looks to be a shoulder problem.
26'
Calhanoglu is down receiving treatment on his wrist after taking a kick from Barilla in the arm. He’s having it wrapped heavily, but it shouldn’t threaten his involvement in the match; save for maybe throw-ins.
24'
HOW HAVE MILAN SQUANDERED THAT!? A delicious cross from the left meets the diving head of Piatek, but the striker is unable to turn it towards goal, as it instead carries its trajectory. At the back post, Hernandez waits unmarked - but even he’s unable to put it on target, instead hitting the side netting!
22'
Bonaventura slips it to Kessie after some nifty footwork - and the Ivory Coast international’s eventual shot forces a great save out of Sepe despite the acute angle!
20'
Roberto D’Aversa is prowling his technical area, pointing and furiously yelling at his team, as they’ve not been near their best in the opening 20 minutes. The hosts look a bit sluggish and tentative in possession, giving it away cheaply a number of times in the middle of the park.
18'
Suso wins two free-kicks in quick succession after Barilla and then Gagliolo both run through the back of the diminutive Milan forward in an attempt to win the ball, leaving him in a heap. The Rossoneri win the free-kick in midfield, but no card is produced.
16'
Another cross comes into the box, this time from Conti, but nobody is at the back post to meet it as Sepe gathers confidently.
14'
Milan are thoroughly in control as they build around the Parma penalty area, but a complete lack of incisiveness is hampering the visitors. Suso and Calhanoglu both have their long-range efforts closed down and they must reset down the flank.
12'
A lovely one-two between Bennacer and Kessie gets the former free in midfield, but he’s bullied off the ball by a great bit of closing down by the Parma midfield. It forces Kessie to cynically foul in the centre-circle, giving Parma a free-kick to move up the pitch.
10'
The opening 10 minutes have been all Milan as they dominate possession and the flow of the match. Parma’s midfield has looked sloppy in the early stages, but the Rossoneri are yet to capitalise on their opportunities; a familiar story for the side now coached by Pioli.
8'
Hernani gives it away in midfield, allowing Calhanoglu to take possession and charge towards goal. Bruno Alves comes across to close him down, forcing the Milan playmaker to get it to Piatek, whose early shot is blocked at the edge of the area.
4'
Bennacer fashions a cross from the right-hand side, but the delivery gets lost in the feet of Piatek as he attempts to flick it on for Calhanoglu. Milan are finding lots of space down the right, which Conti will no doubt look to exploit.
1'
Parma get the match underway from the kick-off!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Serie A fixture between Parma and Milan!
Eighth place Parma welcome Milan to the Ennio Tardini with their sights squarely set on overtaking Napoli in the table; which they can do with a win and a loss for the Partenopei who play later against Bologna. With three draws in their last five matches, including taking points against Inter and Roma, the hosts should be relatively confident in their ability to get something from the match today.
Milan are on a terrible run of form which sees them down in 13th, picking up just one win in their last six matches. A point against Napoli last time out was deserved, though they’re going to have to do more today if they’re to earn a victory and finish the weekend as high as 10th. If the Rossoneri are going to do it, they’ll need to score more than once; something they haven’t done since October 20.
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let's take a look at how the two sides will be lining up today, starting with the hosts!
PARMA SUBS: Giuseppe Pezzella, Drissa Camara, Kastriot Dermaku, Andreas Cornelius, Simone Colombi, Mattia Sprocati, Vincent Laurini, Fabrizio Alastra, Alberto Grassi, Matteo Scozzarella.
PARMA XI (3-5-2): Luigi Sepe; Simone Iacoponi, Bruno Alves, Riccardo Gagliolo; Matteo Darmian, Dejan Kulusevski, Hernani, Antonino Barilla, Gaston Brugman; Juraj Kucka, Gervinho.
MILAN SUBS: Antonio Donnarumma, Samu Castillejo, Rafael Leao, Rade Krunic, Ricardo Rodriguez, Lucas Biglia, Pepe Reina, Fabio Borini, Matteo Gabbia, Davide Calabria, Ante Rebic.
MILAN XI (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Andrea Conti, Mateo Musacchio, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Ismael Bennacer, Franck Kessie, Giacomo Bonaventura; Suso, Krzysztof Piatek, Hakan Calhanoglu.
Should Parma continue to concede possession, it will be a long second half, as they’ve been close to conceding a number of times. The strength and Kucka and the pace of Gervinho have not been working in tandem today, despite facing a flakey Milan defence. Both teams have the ability to change a match from the bench, with the imposing figure of Cornelius likey for Parma should they need a goal, while Stefano Pioli may choose to use Rebic or the youthful Leao.
Parma will look to get back to winning ways on Thursday against Frosinone in the Coppa Italia, before a weekend fixture against Sampdoria. Milan travel to Bologna next Sunday.
That concludes our Serie A coverage of the fixture between Parma and Milan! We hope you enjoyed it!
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