Kucka does well to break up play in the middle of the park, but Adriano is then unable to carve out a chance up top. Babacer receives service to feet, but goes down after feeling a push in the back, but the referee isn't interested.
Antonelli gets a late booking for a late tackle.
90' +3
Fiorentina are still retaining the ball, but it is tough for them to find a telling opening. Babacar tries to battle his way into the penalty box, but Locatelli gets goal-side to earn his side a free-kick.
90' +1
H. Milić gets yellow.
Milic is booked for a late tackle, which is deserving of a caution.
We're into the second of five minutes of stoppage time.
90'
Babacar tries to chase a through-ball into a dangerous area, but Donnarumma is quick off his line to make a timely intervention. Suso then breaks down the right, before cutting back a cross, but Vecino clears.
88'
Luiz Adriano enters the game and replaces C. Bacca.
Bacca is withdrawn for the last few minutes, with Adriano introduced as fresh legs up top.
87'
Bernardeschi tries to whip in a cross from the left-hand side, but it sails directly out of play for a goal-kick. Tello then cuts in from the right and slips a pass into Kalinic's path, but Donnarumma watches it out for a goal-kick.
85'
Milan are keeping a lot of players behind the ball at the moment, with a long Montolivo through-ball cut out well by Sanchez! Bacca wasn't able to get around the former Elche midfielder, as yet another good opportunity disappates.
84'
Just wide from Bacca! The former Sevilla striker capitalises upon a mistake from Sanchez, but can only fire an improvised over-head kick narrowly beyond the far post. Tatarusanu wasn't too sure of his angles there!
82'
K. Babacar enters the game and replaces J. Iličić.
Both coaches have made some changes, but this game is continuing to be more and more of the same. Antonelli breaks down the left and tries to whip in a cross, but Tomovic makes a good intervention deep inside his own penalty box.
Ilicic takes his leave, with Babacer being added as an extra forward presence in the dying minutes.
80'
M. Locatelli gets yellow.
Locatelli picks up a booking for a fierce tackle in the middle of the park, which was wholly deserved given the nature of the challenge. Could have been a lot nastier!
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79'
L. Antonelli enters the game and replaces G. Bonaventura.
78'
Bonaventura is taken off, which sees Antonelli coming into the game. The ex-Genoa left-back is being forced to play a little out of his comfort zone here.
77'
Milan are still patiently biding their time, with Montella appearing to be perfectly happy to take a point from Florence. The home fans are a little bit disappointed so far, but Sousa's changes have all been geared towards trying to find an elusive first goal.
75'
Kalinic shoots disappointingly wide of the target, as time begins to run out for both of these teams. Only a quarter of an hour remains, with Fiorentina seeing plenty of the ball but not doing a great deal with it. Sanchez is being dropping very deep, allowing for Milic and Tello to push further on.
73'
Cristian Tello enters the game and replaces M. Badelj.
Paletta heads over the bar from a corner, after Bacca did well to earn it, as chances continue to pass both of these teams by. Both coaches are looking to freshen up their sides, but not at the expense of potentially opening up this game too much.
Tello is introduced for Badelj, which should see Valero sit a little deeper in midfield, allowing for Bernardeschi to come further infield.
71'
Valero is offering himself at every given opportunity, as he attempts to make this Fiorentina side tick, linking up all of the triangles in midfield. Milic tries to break down the left-hand side, but the Croatian wing-back is caught edging narrowly offside.
69'
Bernardeschi tries his luck with a shot from wide on the right flank, but Donnarumma is easily equal to it and plucks the shot out of thin air. The hosts are building up another head of steam, with Milan happy to sit back and bide their time, before sending Bacca and Niang hurtling forward on the counter.
67'
M. Locatelli enters the game and replaces M. Niang.
Valero is looking in the mood at the moment, with Donnarumma needing to make a few timely interventions in this second half. Tatarusanu has had more to do as well, as both forward lines look to make a telling impact on the scoreline.
Niang takes his leave after picking up a knock, with Locatelli given the last 20 minutes or so to impress.
65'
Less than half an hour remains in this contest, with Milan suddenly looking the more likely of the two sides to score. Milic manages to win a corner from Kucka, but it comes to nothing, before Valero does well to force a great save out of Donnarumma.
63'
Kucka manages to win possession back in a good area, with Bacca then able to set a pass back to Suso after scampering down the right wing. The Spaniard shoots with his right foot, with Tatarusanu out of position, but Tomovic makes a timely block on the line!
61'
Tomovic bends a cross in from the right-hand side, with Donnarumma doing just about enough with a parry to touch the ball over the awaiting presence of Kalinic. Moments later, it is Bacca's turn to be involved with a controversial handball, as the Colombian striker picked up the ball to allow Niang to get treatment - no booking though.
59'
M. Vecino enters the game and replaces G. Rodríguez.
Vecino is injected into the fray, with Rodriguez taken off due to his second-minute booking.
58'
De Sciglio cuts in from the left and shoots from 25 yards out, but the Italy international's effort is patted down and then smothered by Tatarusanu. Milan have been causing a few problems on the counter of late, with Fiorentina's goalkeeper appearing to have a few jitters.
56'
Bacca races in on goal and tries to shoot, but a deflection takes all of the power off the ball and allows Tatarusanu to gather it up. Moments later, there is a weird decision for the referee to take, as Salcedo is penalised for picking up the ball for a throw-in before it went out of play!
54'
End-to-end stuff at the moment, with Donnarumma forced into a save by Kalinic. The Croatian striker fires a shot hard and low, but it is comfortably within the goalkeeper's grasp. Milan respond with a break, but Milic tracks back dilligently to rob Calabria of possession.
52'
There's a spot of panic in the Fiorentina box, as Bacca causes some problems! Salcedo puts his head on the line to make a timely block, but Tatarusanu isn't test, with the Colombian unable to really get the ball under control about 8 yards out from goal.
50'
The second half has started in the same vein as the first, with Fiorentina dominating the ball. Milan can't seem to build up any real momentum, with La Viola pressing high and harrying their opposition, ensuring that long balls are gobbled up by their back three.
48'
Milan try their luck with a diagonal ball in from the left-hand side, but Salcedo does well to cut it out. The hosts counter, with Valero released down the flank, but the ex-West Brom midfielder sprints into the box and shoots straight at Donnarumma! He should have taken a less selfish option there.
46'
We are back underway in the second half of this game! Fiorentina may have had the better of the first half, but Bacca and Niang can definitely do some damage on the break - which could be key given that Rodriguez is already on a booking.
45' +1
Bernardeschi is picked out at the back post, after a great cross from the left, but De Sciglio tracks back to clear.
45'
R. Montolivo gets yellow.
Much to the delight of the home fans, Montolivo gets a booking after an unfortunate collosion that was deemed to be cynical.
There is one minute of first-half stoppage time.
43'
Kalinic stretches to try and meet a cross from the right from Bernardeschi, but the Croatian can't quite make contact, which sees the ball fizz just wide at the back post. Niang looks to respond by breaking down the left, but Bernardeschi covers across to shepherd the ball out of play for a goal-kick.
41'
Niang drives powerfully down the left-hand side, but Rodriguez does well at the near post to intercept and concede a corner. Suso bends in a set-piece delivery, but Tomovic nods clear. Ilicic drives down the right, but a low cross from the Slovenian is cut out by Paletta.
39'
Fiorentina open play out to the left-hand side, with Valero breaking into the penalty area and then being denied by a sliding tackle. The hosts maintain their pressure, with Ilicic jinking in from the right, but he can only manage to bend a left-footed shot just wide of the post! Donnarumma got an important touch on it.
37'
Valero stands over the dead-ball, but shoots into the wall, with Kalinic then losing possession after picking up the scraps. The visitors are sat very deep indeed, with Niang and Suso sat so deep that the Rossoneri are basically using a midfield five.
35'
Fiorentina continue to patiently hold onto the ball, biding their time to break forward and find a gap to exploit. Paletta dives into a tackle on the edge of the penalty area, giving away a free-kick, but the experienced defender claims that he got the ball. Another big opportunity has fallen the hosts' way.
33'
Valero is released down the right-hand side, but Romagnoli is well-positioned to make a good clearance deep in his own penalty area. Milan respond with an attack, which sees Calabria break down the right, but a low cross from the right-back isn't turned goalwards by Bacca.
31'
Bonaventura is hacked down by a poor tackle from Badelj, earning the away side a free-kick in a good area. Montolivo places the ball down to take it, but Suso stands there too. The ex-Viola midfielder whips in a delivery, but Tatarusanu rises among traffic to claim confidently.
29'
The opening half an hour have looked promising for Fiorentina, whose early-season rhythm was disrupted by a postponed match. The hosts are moving the ball at a good tempo, but haven't quite been able to provide the final ball required to strike a telling blow in the Rossoneri's direction.
27'
Milan respond to almost going behind by retaining possession for a while, almost as if they now understand their own footballing mortality. Fiorentina counter-attack at pace when they do get a touch, but Paletta steps out to deny a Sanchez through-ball. Bernardeschi mops up the scraps, but a stray touch from the Italian allows for De Sciglio to step across him.
25'
Fiorentina will hope that they don't come to rue that missed opportunity, as their spell of dominance really merits an opening goal. Milan have been second-best so far, and that miss from Ilicic is a reprieve. The home fans have started whistling, and it becomes deafening whenever Montolivo gets hold of the ball.
23'
ILICIC MISSES THE PENALTY! The Slovenian midfielder shoots low to the right-hand side, out of Donnarumma's reach, but is denied by the inside of the post! The ball richochets across the face of goal and behind for a goal-kick.
22'
D. Calabria gets yellow.
PENALTY TO FIORENTINA! Ilicic escapes down the right-hand side, with a low cross failing to be controlled by Kalinic. The loose ball falls to Valero, who is tripped by Calabria at the back post as he looked to shoot.
Calabria wraps an arm around Valero, after letting the ball get away from him, before catching the trailing heel of the Spaniard.
20'
Milan are happy to sit back and play on the counter for now, with Fiorentina seeing the majority of the ball. Sousa's formation opens up a lot of triangles all over the pitch, and the Viola look very comfortable to control this game. Bernardeschi tries to play a pass around the corner for Kalinic to chase, but Romagnoli makes an interception.
18'
Niang shoots well over the bar from a tight angle on the left, as Milan try to respond to this impressive Fiorentina spell. Play is worked out to Bernardeschi on the right, who beats De Sciglio all ends up, but a low cross aimed towards Kalinic is cleared!
16'
Fiorentiona generate a half-chance, with the ball whipped into the box from a corner, but Paletta climbs all over Kalinic. The Croatia international claims for a penalty, but the referee isn't interested at all. The home side continue to see more of the ball and ask the telling questions. But for their final product, they've looked good.
14'
Bacca tries to get in behind, after playing a neat one-two in midfield, but an attempted pass out wide to Niang is cut out well by Tomovic. Fiorentina then attack, but Sousa's men are happy to retain possession and settle down rather than force the issue. The hosts are playing some nice stuff, but Kalinic hasn't been given any service in dangerous areas.
12'
Paletta makes a desperate clearance to concede a corner for the away side, as Bernardeschi and Valero do well to get up in support of Kalinic. The set-piece is whipped in towards the near post, but fails to beat the first man. La Viola are looking quite bright so far, with Milan responding by sitting much deeper than they originally started this contest.
10'
Sanchez lines up a shot from 30 yards out, but sends a disappointing effort dipping well over the crossbar. Play continues to struggle to flow, with free-kicks being given away all over the field. Both sets of players have clearly been warned about letting their opponents get into their stride for such an important game.
8'
A few free-kicks fracture the start of this game, as Fiorentina have been unafraid to get physical. Niang drives down the left and gets to the byline, but a low cross from the Frenchman is pounced upon by Tatarusanu. Fiorentina respond with an attack of their own and win a corner, but Niang and Bacca combine to clear.
6'
Just wide from Ilicic! A long pass is fizzed straight into Kalinic, who plays a neat back-heel into his team-mate. The Slovenian midfielder jinks onto his favoured left foot, but sends a low drive skimming off the turf and just beyond the far upright.
5'
Bonaventura lines up the free-kick for the visitors, but the wall does its job and deflects the Italy international's effort out for a corner. Montolivo is booed as he takes the set-piece, given how he left Fiorentina in the past, but Tatarusanu wins a free-kick from the delivery due to a push by Paletta.
3'
G. Rodríguez gets yellow.
Rodriguez gets the game's first booking after just a few minutes, with the Viola captain given a yellow for a heavy lunge on Bacca. The Colombia international is taking a while to get back to his feet, but does so gingerly.
Bernardeschi is found in the pocket of space on the edge of the penalty area, but the Italian wide man shoots high of the target. The hosts have tried to get on the front foot from the very off. Just as Sousa may have been happy, Rodriguez gives away a free-kick in a dangerous area.
1'
We are underway in the first half in Florence! Fiorentina will want to make up for lost time after having a recent match postponed, but both of these teams have their eyes on a top four finish. An important three points are on offer today!
TEAM NEWS: Nenad Tomovic, Gonzalo Rodriguez and Carlos Salcedo should make up a three-man back line for the hosts, with Federico Bernardeschi and Hrvoje Milic at wing-back. Carlos Sanchez is given another start after impressing thus far, with Borja Valero and Josip Ilicic given license to get forward and support Niko Kalinic.
Fiorentina have won both of their home games in the top flight by 1-0 scorelines, while Milan triumphed on their last away jaunt by beating Sampdoria 1-0. This is Vincenzo Montella's return to his former employers, who he will want to steal three points from in Florence.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Serie A's late kick-off, as Fioretina look to kick on after having a match postponed. Due to missing out on a matchday, Paulo Sousa's men currently sit in 12th place on seven points, but two consecutive wins could see them rise as high as third. Milan, meanwhile, could also go temporarily third with a victory tonight.
TEAM NEWS: Carlos Bacca is the danger man up top for Milan, with Suso and M'Baye Niang continuing out wide. Giacomo Bonaventura is included in the midfield three once again, with Jan Kucka preferred to Jose Sosa. Davide Calabria is deployed at right-back, with Ignazio Abate taking a seat on the bench. In the absence of Cristian Zapata, Gabriel Paletta partners Alessio Romagnoli at centre-back.
HALF-TIME! The half ends goalless, with Fiorentina going the closest when Ilicic hit the post from the penalty spot. The hosts have had more of the ball and the better chances, but Milan are still hanging in there, as both sides target a rush up the table towards the top four. Plenty of time for a winner in Florence!
FULL-TIME! The referee calls time on a 0-0 stalemate between Milan and Fiorentina, with the referee surrounded by players at the death, as Adriano went through on goal and was felled by Tomovic! It was a definite foul, and should have been a free-kick on the edge of the box, but nothing was given. In the end, Ilicic's penalty miss proves very costly indeed. That's all that we have time for, we hope to see again next time!
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