Romagnoli is the latest man into the referee's book after blocking Antenucci.
88'
E. Schiavon gets yellow.
Eros Schiavon is shown a yellow card after a sloppy challenge.
86'
The clock continues to tick towards full-time and Milan's fans continue to chant until the very end. Tonight's performance has not been too exciting but they have got the job done.
82'
M. Locatelli enters the game and replaces L. Biglia.
SPAL have now won successive corners as Milan take their foot off the gas but the visitors are yet to create a meaningful chance from their set-pieces.
Milan star Lucas Biglia has worked hard once again and he is now replaced by Manuel Locatelli.
77'
Surpisingly SPAL have managed to find more freedom since the subs but they have yet to really pile the pressure on the Milan defence. There's now less than 15 minutes left for them to find a way back into this game.
74'
G. Bonaventura enters the game and replaces H. Çalhanoğlu.
Calhanoğlu has put himself about tonight but is now replaced by Giacomo Bonaventura.
73'
The gulf in class has been apparent from the first whistle tonight and Milan are now able to show off the squad they have. It's been a disappointing few years for their fans but there's a real sense of optimism at the San Siro.
71'
E. Schiavon enters the game and replaces Felipe.
Felipe makes way for Eros Schiavon as SPAL continue to try and fight at the San Siro.
67'
Suso finds space for the first time since coming off the bench but he gets carried away and shoots wide of the target.
66'
P. Schiattarella gets yellow.
Pasquale Schiattarella's first impact is to chop down Andre Silva. Stupid challenge and the referee shows him a yellow card.
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M. Borriello enters the game and replaces A. Paloschi.
Suso enters the game and replaces N. Kalinić.
Marco Borriello now enters the field of play to replace fellow striker Paloschi.
Kalinić is given an early night and he is replaced by Suso.
61'
Penalty goal scored by F. Kessié for AC Milan!
Abate tries his luck from inside the box, his shot is blocked and Franck Kessie is brought down by Felipe as he tries to shoot. Can Milan make it 2-0...
GOAAALLLLL - Kessie is the man that grabs the ball and places it into the bottom corner from the penalty spot. Milan are n total control now.
60'
PENALTY MILAN
58'
P. Schiattarella enters the game and replaces A. Grassi.
Milan try to make it two with a shot from the edge of the box but Lucas Biglia is unable to trouble Gomis in the SPAL goal.
SPAL midfielder Alberto Grassi has had a quiet night and he is now replaced by Pasquale Schiattarella.
52'
CHANCE SPAL - A wicked cross from the right-hand side flies over a sea of bodies but left-back Federico Mattiello is lurking and heads across goal. He has Donnarumma beaten but Milan get back and clear the ball off the line.
49'
First chance of the second-half falls to Milan and it's Rodriguez that goes close. The wingback tries an early cross with his left foot and SPAL's Bartosz Salaman nearly scores an own goal as he concedes a corner. Milan swing the ball in but cannot find the target and the score remains 1-0.
46'
SPAL get the second-half underway.
45'
Only one minute added at the San Siro.
41'
Approaching half-time and Milan deserve their lead, but they've not created enough to double it. With a team-talk just moments away, they could improve again in the second 45 minutes.
36'
Slight worry for SPAL fans as Felipe goes down but after a quick chat with the physio he should be OK to continue.
SPAL finally create a chance as former Leeds United man Mirco Antenucci is able to cross the ball in and his low drive finds Felipe, but the defender tries to backheel the ball home and Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saves the day.
34'
Defender Alessio Romagnoli appears to have got tired of doing nothing so he glides forward and demands the ball. The centre-back lets fly from at least 30 yards out and he is not too far away but the ball does go out for a goal kick.
29'
SPAL have barely made any inroads into the Milan half in the last 25 minutes and the pressure is starting to tell. The Milan crowd are behind their team and the San Siro is very intimidating when Milan are in full flow.
26'
Penalty goal scored by R. Rodríguez for AC Milan!
GOAAALLLLL Milan 1-0 SPAL - Ricardo Rodriguez opens the scoring from the penalty spot. The former Wolfsburg man takes a little run-up before smashing the ball into the bottom corner.
Kalinic glides into the box and goes down after SPAL stopper Gomis sticks out his hand and the referee points to the spot.
25'
MILAN PENALTY!!!
19'
Ignazio Abate is allowed to charge to the edge of the box and he latches onto a loose pass but the right-back sees his bullet effort palmed over by Gomis. From the resulting corner, Cristian Zapata climbs up to head home but he can only find the roof of the net.
16'
Just as I say that, Nikola Kalinic finds a small gap in the SPAL defence and he smashes the ball towards goal, unfortunately for him his effort is straight at Gomis.
14'
Milan continue to look sharper on the ball but they are yet to really test SPAL goalkeeper Alfred Gomis.
10'
The home side are not starting to turn up the heat on the visitors, a free-kick and corner have come to nothing but Montella's men are starting to slowly come into this game.
7'
Milan win an early free-kick and Ricardo Rodriguez and Hakan Calhangolu fight it out to take it. There's no arguments like at Paris Saint-Germain and the latter has a go but he hits the wall and SPAL clear.
4'
Since the early scare, Milan have now taken charge and are dominating possession. SPAL will no doubt try to play on the counter but they're full of running at the moment.
2'
Early warning sign for Milan as Alberto Paloschi is played in and he outmuscles his marker before running towards goal but referee Rosario Abisso claims the forward fouled his man.
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The match is underway as Milan kick us off.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary from the Serie A as Milan host SPAL at the San Siro.
Vincenzo Montella's Milan side will be doing all they can to put the pressure on the top four tonight after a strong start to the season. The Italian giants have won four of their last five matches in all competitions and they sit fifth in the league table at the moment.
SPAL on the other hand are in mid-table in 14th, after a sloppy start to their campaign. They have won just two of their last five matches but they can claim a huge win tonight on their travels.
TEAM NEWS coming up...
Milan come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Udinese, while SPAL lost 2-0 to Cagliari last weekend. The home side are the overwhelming favourites for this one but let's see if SPAL can pull off the upset.
Milan Starting XI (3-5-2): G Donnarumma, Zapata, Bonucci, Romagnoli, Abate, Kessie, Biglia, Calhanoglu, Ricardo Rodriguez, Andre Silva, Kalinic.
Milan SUBS: Calabria, Mauri, Bonaventura, Suso, Borini, Musaachio, Paletta, Storari, Gabbia, Cutrone, Locatelli, A Donnarumma.
SPAL Starting XI (3-5-2): Gomis, Salamon, Vignati, Felipe, Lazzari, Mora, Viviani, Grassi, Mattiello, Antenucci, Paloschi.
Milan make four changes to the team that beat Udinese, with Musaachio, Calabria, Bonaventura and Suso all being replaced by Zapata, Abate, Calhanoglu and Andre Silva.
SPAL coach Leonardo Semplici has also made changes as four of his team from the Cagliari defeat drop out. Vaisanen, Schiattarella, Costa, Borriello are all replaced by Felipe, Grassi, Mattiello and Antenucci.
The two teams are in the tunnel and ready for kick-off - just minutes away from this Serie A clash at the San Siro.
HALF-TIME - Milan 1-0 SPAL.
Rodriguez's penalty is the difference so far but Milan will be determined to kick on in the second-half. Kalinic was the man who Gomis brought down but SPAL have simply not done enough with the ball.
Milan will be hoping to get Andre Silva, Calhanoglu and Rodriguez more involved in the second 45 minutes, while SPAL have barely found Paloschi or Antenucci.
FULL TIME - Milan 2-0 SPAL.
Milan continue to put the pressure on the teams above them after another comfortable victory in Serie A. Goals from Rodriguez and Kessie, both from the spot, did the damage at the San Siro on Tuesday night.
Montella's men were in total control throughout, with SPAL's only success coming after a flutter of substitutions. They will need to regroup after a tough night but they were always expected to struggle.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joning us. Goodbye!!
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