P. Cutrone has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by F. Borini.
Brilliant from Borini as he cuts open the Rijeka defence with a lofted pass over the top and is rewarded with his second assist as Cutrone finishes.
GOALLLLLLLL!!!!! MILAN SNATCH IT AT THE DEATH! The home side's blushes are spared as Borini opens up the Rijeka defence with a brilliant lofted ball and Cutrone latches on to it to lift his effort over Sluga into the net. It's a deft finish from the forward and it needed to be to find the net. Relief for Montella.
90' +3
Suso weaves his way into shooting distance, but opts not to strike the ball with his favoured left foot. Time is running out for the home side.
90' +2
Suso forces the issue in the final third, but he can produce a quality ball into the box. Frustration for Milan.
90'
Penalty goal scored by J. Elez for Rijeka!
GOALLLLLLLL!!!!! ELEZ LEVELS THE SCORES! Rijeka turn the game around in the closing stages of the contest. The defender does not strike the ball cleanly from the spot, but Donnarumma fails to keep the ball out, weakly palming the ball into the bottom corner. That should have been saved by the Milan keeper, but the Croatian side won't care one bit.
There will be five minutes of added time.
88'
PENALTY TO RIJEKA! Crnic is brought down by Romagnoli and the referee points to the spot. The defender was attempting to shield the ball out of play and the winger stole possession and was clipped by the Milan man.
87'
Ascoty raids into space down the right flank and he offloads to Misic, but his low cross is cleared away from danger.
86'
An interesting few minutes await us in the San Siro as the visitors have nothing to lose in a bid to snatch a point.
84'
M. Acosty has scored a goal for Rijeka!
GOALLLLLLLL!!!! ACOSTY GETS ONE BACK FOR RIJEKA! Game on at the San Siro as the forward speeds past the challenge of Bonucci and goes through on goal against Donnarumma. The keeper comes off his line to make the challenge, but is not strong enough as the ball deflects back off Acosty's legs and rebounds with the aid of spin into the net.
83'
OVER! Suso almost makes an immediate impact, but he curls his effort from distance over the bar.
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82'
J. Elez gets yellow.
Suso enters the game and replaces André Silva.
Being fouled is Silva's last involvement of the game as he is replaced by Suso.
Elez pulls back Silva and goes into the book.
80'
M. Črnic enters the game and replaces J. Puljić.
Crnic replaces Puljic for the visitors.
78'
Bonventura collects the ball in space on the edge of the box and sends it wide of Borini to send a cross into the area, but Sluga is able to gather his delivery with ease.
77'
It's easy going for the Rossoneri at the moment. They're keeping the ball at the back without a great deal of pressure being applied by the visitors.
75'
Montella's men seem more than content to sit on their two-goal lead this evening. The onus is on Rijeka to provide a spark in the final 15 minutes to try to get back into the game.
73'
Milan play through Silva and he beats two challenges down the left flank before trying to surge past Vesovic, but concedes a free-kick for pulling back the defender.
72'
Silva tries to offer an injection of pace into the game, but his forward run is checked on the half-way line by Elez.
71'
J. Mauri enters the game and replaces F. Kessié.
M. Maleš enters the game and replaces D. Pavičić.
Mauri replaces Kessie for the home side.
Pavicic makes way for Males for the visitors.
69'
SAVE! Misic latches on to a cutback from Zhuta and drills an effort at goal on the volley, forcing Donnarumma to backpeddle and tip his effort over the bar.
68'
The tempo of the game has dropped once again as both sides are struggling for quality in possession. Milan will be content to sit on their lead - it's Rijeka that need to force the issue.
66'
Misic has space to raid into in the Milan half, but his attempted pass to Ascoty goes astray and allows the home side to clear their lines.
64'
Acosty breaks in behind the Milan defence to latch on to Zhuta's ball over the top, but the linesman raises the offside flag as he controls the ball.
63'
We're back underway again at the San Siro.
61'
The referee has stopped the game due to a number of flares being thrown on to the pitch.
59'
Silva goes on the charge through the middle and tries to offload the ball to Cutrone in the box, but he gets closed down by Bradaric before he can get the pass off.
58'
M. Acosty enters the game and replaces Z. Kvržić.
Acosty replces Kvrzic for the visitors.
56'
Milan are confident now and are pressing the visitors back into their own half. The pressure has been eased on the home side.
54'
OVER! Cutrone collects Abate's lofted pass into the box and tries to strike on the turn, but he sends his effort narrowly over the bar.
53'
M. Musacchio has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by L. Bonucci.
Bonucci pounces on the loose ball at the back post and sends it back across the face of goal for Musacchio to convert.
GOALLLLLl!!!!! MUSACCHIO DOUBLES MILAN'S LEAD! There's a slice of fortune as the defender opens his account for Milan. Cutrone rises to head the resulting corner at goal, but gets his effort all wrong. It lands at the feet of the unmarked Bonucci, who puts the ball back into the six-yard box where Musacchio is there to slot home from close range.
52'
Abate raids down the right flank in response and wins a corner for the home side.
51'
SAVE! Bradaric collects Musacchio's poor clearance 25 yards from goal and he goes for the blast on the half-volley. It travels through a crowd of players, but fortunately for Milan flies straight into the hands of Donnarumma.
50'
Borini has space on the left flank and he cuts the ball back into the box, but Kessie is closed down before he can get an effort away.
48'
Cutrone and Bonaventura combine in the final third, but the former can only lift his cross from the left into the hands of Sluga.
47'
Vesovic goes on the overlap down the right and he cuts the ball back into the middle for Heber's run, but can only steer his effort on the slide wide of the post.
46'
G. Bonaventura enters the game and replaces H. Çalhanoğlu.
We're back underway in Milan.
Bonaventura replaces Calhanoglu for the home side.
45' +1
The referee ends the first half.
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
43'
F. Bradarić gets yellow.
Bradaric goes into the book for a challenge on Silva.
42'
Elez is alert at the back to stop Silva's forward run, preventing his attempted pass from reaching Cutrone in the middle.
40'
WIDE! From the resulting corner Borini collects on the edge of the box and lines up a strike. However, his effort sails well wide of the target.
39'
Silva charges past two challenges and almost finds space for a strike, but Vesovic comes across at the last second with a vital tackle.
38'
Silva turns on the edge of the box and tries to fire at goal, but he can only scuff his effort straight at Sluga.
37'
The tempo of the contest has not been rapid in the first half. The home side have the lead and Montella will be satisfied, but only just as his team have not been at their best.
36'
Puljic tries to turn in the box, but he loses control at the vital moment. Bonucci may have had hold of his shirt, stopping him from maintaining possession. The Milan skipper may have gotten away with one there.
33'
Rijeka are playing a high line against the Milan and are using a combative approach to stop them receiving then turning in possession. Silva and Calhanoglu have been on the receiving end of strong challenges.
31'
Silva takes a whack from Zuparic from behind and he goes down in a heap. It's not the first time the two men had collided this evening.
29'
BLOCK! Borini goes for the blast from the edge of the box, but his strike hits a wall of white shirts. Milan are just struggling for rhythm at the moment.
28'
The threat has not been constant from the home side as their passing has not been fluent in the final third. Montella will want to see an improvement.
26'
CHANCE! Rijeka spurn another opening in front of goal as Puljic heads straight at Donnarumma from close range. Bradaric's lofted pass over the top of the Milan defence allowed the striker to break in behind. He only had Donnarumma to beat, but headed a tame effort straight at the keeper.
24'
Silva bursts through the left inside channel once again and has space for an offload to Borini. However, he chooses to alone and loses out to Zuparic, conceding a free-kick in the process.
22'
Rijeka play the ball down the right flank for Vesovic to send a cross into the box, but Donnarumma gathers the ball with ease.
21'
Musacchio lunges in on Pavicic and hands the Croatian side a free-kick in a decent position.
20'
Locatelli sends the ball forward down the right inside channel and Cutrone does his utmost to control his pass, but Elez does enough to clear his lines ahead of the forward and Silva.
18'
Milan are starting to take control of the game and are beginning to find space with ease in the Rijeka half of the field.
17'
Calhanoglu seizes possession in the final third, but he gets disposssessed just before he can offload to Silva making a good run into the channel.
14'
André Silva has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by F. Borini.
Borini releases the run of Silva down the left inside channel and the forward does the rest.
GOALLLLLLLLl!!!! MILAN TAKE THE LEAD! Silva hands the home side the lead as he cuts in from the byline and hammers his strike past Sluga. Zuparic could have stopped his run on the byline, but the Portuguese got the better of the defender before curling his effort into the net. Too easy for the Milan forward.
13'
The home side are starting to build a rhythm by knocking the ball around the middle of the park, but they haven't properly tested Sluga as of yet.
11'
An even start to the contest and you could argue that the visitors should be ahead this evening had Heber taken one of his two opportunities.
9'
Bonucci plays his pass straight into the path of Heber and the Brazilian knocks the ball forward, but stumbles and watches it trickle out of play for a throw-in.
7'
WIDE! The visitors threaten in the final third as Vesovic gallops forward from the back and sends a low cross into the box, but Heber's effort is deflected wide of the post.
6'
SAVE! Borini cuts on the the left flank and cuts inside to shoot, but his tame effort is saved with ease by Sluga.
5'
BLOCK! Calhanoglu goes for the blast from the edge of the box, but his effort smashes into the wall and the visitors are able to clear the danger.
4'
Andre Silva is brought down on the edge of the box and the home side have a chance to threaten from the set-piece.
3'
CHANCE! Pavicic is played behind the Milan defence before knocking the ball to Heber. He has space and time to pick his spot or find a team-mate, but he pulls his effort past the post. A huge opportunity spurned by the visitors.
2'
Milan break with speed through the middle of the pitch before Cutrone sends the ball out wide for Abate. However, he sends his pass for Kessie's run out of play for a goal-kick.
1'
We're underway at the San Siro.
Rijeka were beaten 2-1 in their opener by AEK Athens. The Croatian outfit are currently second in their top division after claiming 22 points out of a possible 30 from their opening 10 games of the campaign. However, they come into the contest this evening off the back of a 1-1 draw against Slaven Koprivnica last time out.
Their impressive campaign, including a 5-1 hammering of Austria Wien in their Europa League opener. Andre Silva notched a hat-trick in the victory, while Hakan Calhanoglu and Suso also found the net. Montella will be calling for a similar display this evening to find their feet again.
Milan suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sampdoria at the weekend, halting the momentum built by their bright start to the campaign. Vincenzo Montella's men had won four out of their opening five matches, losing once to Lazio. However, they put in their worst performance of the season thus far to slip to a loss at the hands of Marco Giampaolo's side on the road.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Europa League clash between AC Milan and Rijeka at the San Siro.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Rijeka subs: Matei, Crnic, Acosty, Gavranovic, Males, Prskalo, Mavrias.
Montella has made five changes to his side from their defeat to Sampdoria. Mateo Musacchio, Fabio Borini, Manuel Locatelli, Andre Silva and Patrick Cutrone all return to the fold this evening in an expected 3-5-2 formation.
Rijeka have made three changes to their side from their defeat to AEK Athens in their opener. Simon Sluga gets the start between the sticks, while Jakov Puljic and Domagoj Pavicic lead the line in attack this evening.
The players are out on the pitch, so we should be underway shortly.
HALF-TIME: AC MILAN 1-0 RIJEKA
Andre Silva's strike is the difference at the break between AC Milan and Rijeka at the San Siro. The home side took the lead in the 14th minute when Silva was allowed to turn in the box and curl his effort beyond the reach of Simon Sluga. Heber had two great chances for the visitors before Milan's opener, but he failed to take either opportunity, while Jakov Puljic also fluffed his lines in front of the net.
The players are back out for the second half, so we should be underway shortly.
FULL-TIME: AC MILAN 3-2 RIJEKA.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Milan secure the three points, but they had to work hard for the victory this evening. Goals from Andre Silva and Mateo Musacchio put them on the path to a comfortable win, only for Boadu Acosty and Josip Elez to level the scores late in the game. However, there would be one more twist in the tale as Patrick Cutrone snatched the win at the death for Vincenzo Montella's men with a stoppage time strike.
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