AC Milan secured a commanding 4-0 victory over Udinese, with goals from Leão, Pavlović, Hernández, and Reijnders. A dominant performance which boosted the Rossoneri’s position in the standings. Here are the key statistics from the match:
1- AC Milan won an away Serie A match by at least four goals for the first time since April 2, 2023 (0-4 against Napoli).
2- AC Milan have won three consecutive matches against Udinese in Serie A for the first time since the period between January and December 2008, with Carlo Ancelotti as coach; additionally, the Rossoneri have secured two consecutive away victories against the Bianconeri in the competition for the first time since the period between March 2006 and January 2008 (three on that occasion).
3- Rafael Leão (7G, 8A) and Christian Pulisic (9G, 8A) are two of the three players, along with Romelu Lukaku (11G, 8A), with at least seven goals and eight assists in this Serie A. All seven goals scored by Rafael Leão in this Serie A have come away from home, already a record for him in a single edition of the tournament.
4- Tijjani Reijnders, with 10 goals in this Serie A, has become the second Dutch player to reach double figures with AC Milan in a single competition season after Marco van Basten (five times – 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92 and 1992/93).
5- Theo Hernández, with four goals in this league, has scored three goals against Udinese in Serie A and only against Venezia (four) does he count more (three also with Parma and Torino).
6- Strahinja Pavlović scored his second Serie A goal, with the first also coming away and assisted by Christian Pulisic (v Lazio, last August 31).
7- Youssouf Fofana has provided five assists in this championship, a record for him in a single season of the top five European leagues (surpassing the four with Monaco in Ligue 1 in 2021/22 and 2023/24). And Tammy Abraham has equaled his most prolific Serie A season in terms of assists, four as in 2021/22, with Roma.
