Ac Milan vs Benfica — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

AC MilanElo #43

16 SEPT

0:2

BenficaElo #23

Odds movement

1~~2.10~~ → 2.35↑

X~~3.50~~ → 3.60↑

2~~3.25~~ → 2.80↓

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Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal16'

Dodi Lukébakio (assist: Jakub Kamiński) · Left foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal53'

Jakub Kamiński (assist: Souffian El Karouani) · Right foot shot 0-2

Man of the match

Anatoliy TrubinBenfica8.2

Expected goals (xG)

AC MilanxGBenfica

1.360.88

Trends

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Win %

0%71%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

0%71%

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Stadio Giuseppe MeazzaMilano · 75,817 seats

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RefereeJarred Gillett
1st AssistantNeil Davies
2nd AssistantNick Greenhalgh
4th OfficialTony Harrington

Pressure index

AC MilanBenfica

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card11'

Strahinja Pavlović · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal16'

Dodi Lukébakio (assist: Jakub Kamiński) · Left foot shot 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card26'

Souffian El Karouani · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card37'

Jhon Durán · Foul

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Mario Gila · Out: Filippo Terracciano

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Christian Pulisic · Out: Omari Hutchinson

GOAL

AST

Goal53'

Jakub Kamiński (assist: Souffian El Karouani) · Right foot shot 0-2

OUT

Substitution57'

In: Diego Moreira · Out: Alphadjo Cissè

OUT

Substitution57'

In: Alexis Saelemaekers · Out: Davide Bartesaghi

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Leandro Barreiro · Out: Fredrik Aursnes

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Gianluca Prestianni · Out: Georgiy Sudakov

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Adrien Rabiot · Out: Ardon Jashari

PLAYER

Yellow card77'

Daniel Banjaqui · Foul

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Vangelis Pavlidis · Out: Jhon Durán

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Andreas Schjelderup · Out: Jakub Kamiński

PLAYER

Yellow card84'

Leandro Barreiro · Foul

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Samuel Dahl · Out: Souffian El Karouani

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Vangelis Pavlidis · Foul

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Commentary

117

The match ends with AC Milan losing 0-2 to Benfica.
90+4′AC Milan wins a corner after Gianluca Prestianni concedes.
90+4′Strahinja Pavlovic from AC Milan misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it high and wide to the left. The chance was assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross after a corner.
The second half ends with AC Milan losing 0-2 to Benfica.
90+4′Mario Gila's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Christian Pulisic.
90+2′Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
90+2′Yunus Musah from AC Milan wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated there will be 4 minutes of added time.
90+1′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
90+1′Foul committed by Alexis Saelemaekers of AC Milan.
90′Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica wins a free kick on the right wing.
90′Strahinja Pavlovic from AC Milan commits a foul.
88′Foul committed by Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica.
88′Strahinja Pavlovic from AC Milan wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88′Substitution for Benfica: Samuel Dahl comes on for Souffian El Karouani.
86′Daniel Banjaqui from Benfica wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86′Alexis Saelemaekers from AC Milan commits a foul.
85′Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the right. João Palhinha assisted him after a fast break.
84′Alexis Saelemaekers from AC Milan is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
84′Leandro Barreiro of Benfica receives a yellow card for a foul.
84′Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved by Mike Maignan of AC Milan, right in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
84′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica commits a foul.
83′Leandro Barreiro's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
82′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82′Adrien Rabiot commits a foul for AC Milan.
82′Gonçalo Ramos from AC Milan misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Samuel Chukwueze, who delivered a cross following a corner.
81′Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic from AC Milan has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom right corner by Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica. The attempt was assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
81′AC Milan is awarded a corner after Anatoliy Trubin concedes.
80′Substitution for Benfica: Vangelis Pavlidis comes on for Jhon Durán.
80′Substitution for Benfica: Andreas Schjelderup comes on for Jakub Kaminski.
79′Jhon Durán from Benfica wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79′Koni De Winter from AC Milan commits a foul.
77′Daniel Banjaqui of Benfica commits a foul.
77′Adrien Rabiot from AC Milan wins a free kick on the left wing.
77′Daniel Banjaqui from Benfica receives a yellow card for a foul.
75′Offside for Benfica. Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.
74′Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot from AC Milan takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high.
73′Strahinja Pavlovic's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Samuel Chukwueze provided the assist.
73′AC Milan wins a corner after Tomás Araújo concedes.
73′Substitution for AC Milan: Adrien Rabiot comes on for Ardon Jashari.
70′Diego Moreira from AC Milan misses a left-footed shot from outside the box to the right after a corner.
70′Substitution for Benfica: Leandro Barreiro comes on for Fredrik Aursnes.
70′Substitution for Benfica: Gianluca Prestianni comes on for Heorhiy Sudakov.
69′AC Milan win a corner after Daniel Banjaqui concedes.
67′Fredrik Aursnes from Benfica has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. Jakub Kaminski provided the assist.
65′Foul committed by Fredrik Aursnes of Benfica.
65′Ardon Jashari from AC Milan wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
63′The match is delayed due to an injury to Anatoliy Trubin from Benfica.
62′Anatoliy Trubin from Benfica is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
62′Foul committed by Gonçalo Ramos of AC Milan.
62′Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). The assist comes from Alexis Saelemaekers.
61′Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61′Yunus Musah from AC Milan commits a foul.
61′AC Milan wins a corner after Tomás Araújo concedes.
60′Foul committed by Heorhiy Sudakov of Benfica.
60′Koni De Winter from AC Milan wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59′Yunus Musah from AC Milan misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the right. Samuel Chukwueze provided the assist.
59′Alessandro Circati of Benfica commits a foul.
59′Alexis Saelemaekers of AC Milan wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57′Substitution for AC Milan: Alexis Saelemaekers comes on for Davide Bartesaghi.
57′Jhon Durán from Benfica is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
57′Mario Gila from AC Milan commits a foul.
57′Substitution for AC Milan: Diego Moreira comes on for Alphadjo Cisse.
56′AC Milan wins a corner after Tomás Araújo concedes.
53′Jakub Kaminski's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
53′Goal! Benfica leads 2-0 after Jakub Kaminski scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the high center of the goal, assisted by Souffian El Karouani's cross.
50′Alphadjo Cisse's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Ardon Jashari.
50′Attempt missed. Koni De Winter (AC Milan) takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes close and misses to the right.
50′Alphadjo Cisse from AC Milan commits a handball.
49′Attempt missed. Souffian El Karouani of Benfica takes a left-footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right, but it goes close and misses to the right from a direct free kick.
48′João Palhinha from Benfica wins a free kick on the right wing.
48′Strahinja Pavlovic from AC Milan commits a foul.
46′The second half begins with the score at AC Milan 0, Benfica 1.
46′Substitution for AC Milan: Mario Gila comes on for Filippo Terracciano.
46′Substitution for AC Milan: Christian Pulisic comes on for Omari Hutchinson.
45+2′Fredrik Aursnes from Benfica commits a foul.
First half ends with AC Milan trailing Benfica 1-0.
45+2′Filippo Terracciano of AC Milan is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
45+1′Jakub Kaminski from Benfica wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45+1′Foul committed by Gonçalo Ramos of AC Milan.
45+1′Attempt saved. Alphadjo Cisse from AC Milan has his right-footed shot from the left side of the box saved in the top left corner by Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica. The assist came from Davide Bartesaghi.
45′The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
44′Attempt missed. Omari Hutchinson from AC Milan takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. Samuel Chukwueze provided the assist.
41′Attempt missed. Ardon Jashari from AC Milan takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes just a bit too high. Yunus Musah provided the assist.
39′AC Milan wins a corner after Jhon Durán concedes.
37′Foul committed by Jhon Durán of Benfica.
37′Koni De Winter of AC Milan is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
37′Jhon Durán from Benfica receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
36′Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos from AC Milan had a right-footed shot from the center of the box that went to the right. He was assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
35′Alessandro Circati of Benfica commits a foul.
35′Alphadjo Cisse from AC Milan is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
29′Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside for Benfica.
27′Attempt saved. Filippo Terracciano of AC Milan has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the top right corner by Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica. The assist comes from Yunus Musah.
26′Souffian El Karouani of Benfica receives a yellow card for a foul.
26′Foul committed by Souffian El Karouani of Benfica.
26′Samuel Chukwueze of AC Milan wins a free kick on the right wing.
24′Heorhiy Sudakov from Benfica hits the left post with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
20′João Palhinha from Benfica wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20′Foul committed by Omari Hutchinson of AC Milan.
18′AC Milan wins a corner after Alessandro Circati concedes.
16′Goal! Benfica takes the lead 1-0 against AC Milan. Dodi Lukébakio scores with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
15′Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica has his left-footed shot from the right side of the box saved in the center of the goal by Mike Maignan of AC Milan. The attempt was assisted by Daniel Banjaqui.
13′AC Milan wins a corner after Daniel Banjaqui concedes.
11′Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos from AC Milan heads the ball from very close range but it goes to the right. Davide Bartesaghi provided the assist with a cross after a corner.
11′Jakub Kaminski from Benfica wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11′Strahinja Pavlovic from AC Milan commits a foul.
11′Strahinja Pavlovic of AC Milan receives a yellow card for a foul.
10′AC Milan wins a corner, conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
8′Yunus Musah from AC Milan wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8′Foul committed by Fredrik Aursnes of Benfica.
6′Benfica is called offside as Jakub Kaminski is caught in an offside position.
4′Jhon Durán's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
4′Benfica wins a corner after Koni De Winter concedes.
1′Jhon Durán from Benfica wins a free kick on the right wing.
1′Strahinja Pavlovic from AC Milan commits a foul.
1′First half begins.

Match statistics

MILSLB

Possession and passing

61%Possession39%

91%Pass accuracy85%

570Passes381

521Successful Passes324

72Ball Safe79

12Key Passes9

5 more

26Long Passes63

50%Long-pass accuracy62%

5Substitutions5

13Successful Long Passes39

13Throw-ins5

Attack

0Goals2

17Shots Total11

4Shots On Target4

0Big Chances Created1

10Corners1

69Dangerous Attacks23

13 more

10Accurate Crosses1

106Attacks55

20Dribble Attempts8

39Duels Won56

8Goal Attempts7

0Offsides3

3Shots Blocked4

9Shots inside the box5

10Shots Off Target3

8Shots outside the box6

40%Successful dribbles63%

8Successful Dribbles5

24Total Crosses4

Defence and discipline

2Saves4

9Tackles23

4Interceptions9

14Fouls12

1Yellow cards5

12Free Kicks14

2 more

6Goal Kicks11

6Tackles Won15

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

0Assists2

0Injuries1

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The referee

J. GillettPer-match averages this season · 1 matches · career: 183

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	6.00	1.00	5.00	3.65
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

AC MilanxGBenfica

1.360.88

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.891.08

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.360.88

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.990.82

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.370.06

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.370.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.06

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.721.01

Starting XI

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Transfer fees

AC Milan€203Mstarting XI · 10/11€415Mwith bench · 20/23

Benfica€115Mstarting XI · 8/11€203Mwith bench · 17/23

AC Milan's starting XI cost €88M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

AC Milan — bench

Pervis EstupiñánDefender · €17M (2025)8

Ruben Loftus-CheekMidfielder · €16M (2023)11

Christian PulisicMidfielder · €20M (2023)6.8 12

Adrien RabiotMidfielder · €7M (2025)6.6 14

Luka ModrićMidfielder · €35M (2012)22

Diego MoreiraAttacker · €50M (2026)6.7 23

Fikayo TomoriDefender · €29M (2021)34

Mario GilaDefender · €30M (2026)6.6 46

Matteo GabbiaDefender56

Alexis SaelemaekersAttacker · €5.3M (2020)6.9 73

Francesco CamardaAttacker · €3M (2026)96

Lorenzo TorrianiGoalkeeper

Benfica — bench

Clément LengletDefender · €3M (2024, loan)5

Enzo BarrenecheaMidfielder · €12M (2026)14

Vangelis PavlidisAttacker · €18M (2024)6.5 16

Manu SilvaMidfielder · €500K (2023)18

Leandro BarreiroMidfielder6.5 21

Andreas SchjelderupAttacker · €14M (2023)6.6 24

Samuel SoaresGoalkeeper25

Gianluca PrestianniAttacker · €9M (2024)6.7 26

Samuel DahlDefender · €600K (2025, loan)27

Rafa SilvaMidfielder · €16M (2016)30

Claudio EcheverriMidfielder · €15M (2024)72

Anísio CabralAttacker

Player statistics

AC Milan starters then subs, by rating

Samuel Chukwueze#21 · Midfielder · 90′7.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 4

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 30/34
Pass accuracy: 88%
Key passes: 4
Passes in final third: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 3/3
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 49
Duels (won/total): 6/7
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 3/4
Possession lost: 5
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
AC Milan	2.2045.45%	2.0249.5%
Draw	3.5028.57%	3.7526.67%
Benfica	3.2031.25%	3.3529.85%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
AC Milan or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3076.92%
AC Milan or Benfica	1.2877.82%	1.2679.37%
Draw or Benfica	1.6660.02%	1.7756.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1984.03%
0–1 goals	–	4.5022.22%
3+ goals	1.6660.02%	1.6560.61%
0–2 goals	2.2045.45%	2.2045.45%
4+ goals	–	2.6537.74%
0–3 goals	–	1.4768.03%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
AC Milan	2.7536.36%	2.5539.22%
Draw	2.3742.11%	2.3542.55%
Benfica	3.4029.41%	3.6527.4%

Outcome	bet365
MIL → MIL	3.4029.41%
MIL → X	13.007.69%
MIL → SLB	26.003.85%
X → MIL	5.5018.18%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → SLB	7.5013.33%
SLB → MIL	21.004.76%
SLB → X	13.007.69%
SLB → SLB	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.7521.05%
6 - 8	3.0033.33%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	9.0011.11%
Over 14	11.009.09%

Outcome	bet365
4+ cards	1.6161.92%
0–3 cards	2.2045.45%
5+ cards	2.2045.45%
0–4 cards	1.6161.92%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Juventus	1	3
2	Crystal Palace	1	3
3	Sparta Praha	1	3
4	Beşiktaş	1	3
5	Union Saint-Gilloise	1	3
6	Ferencvárosi	1	3
7	Benfica	1	3
8	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1	3
9	OFI	1	3
10	Olympique Lyonnais	1	3
11	Torreense	1	3
12	AFC Bournemouth	1	3
13	Olympiacos F.C.	1	3
14	Salzburg	1	3
15	Omonia Nicosia	1	3
16	Sunderland	1	3
17	Rennes	1	1
18	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	1
19	Dinamo Zagreb	1	1
20	Sturm Graz	1	1
21	Jagiellonia Białystok	1	0
22	Real Sociedad	1	0
23	Anderlecht	1	0
24	Lillestrøm	1	0
25	AZ Alkmaar	1	0
26	Celta de Vigo	1	0
27	Levski Sofia	1	0
28	Celtic	1	0
29	TSG Hoffenheim	1	0
30	AC Milan	1	0
31	Celje	1	0
32	Olympique Marseille	1	0
33	Ararat-Armenia	1	0
34	Viktoria Plzeň	1	0
35	Lech Poznań	1	0
36	NEC Nijmegen	1	0

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5763.65%	1.5564.52%
No	2.2544.44%	2.3243.1%