He has only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes, but Castillejo is already in the referee’s book, having prevented Bastoni from taking a quick free-kick.
90' +4
Milan have to be smart in possession now, and Cutrone is doing his best to hold the ball up in the corner, ensuring Parma are pressed back. The visitors finally manage to play themselves out, but then a long punt upfield is cut out by Rodriguez, who gets there ahead of Biabiany.
90' +2
In the midst of that chance for Milan, the fourth official indicated that there will be a minimum of six minutes added time.
90' +1
What a tackle! Milan break following a Parma corner – Kessie driving out at pace before exchanging passes with Castillejo. But just as the former Atalanta man gets to the edge of Parma’s area, with both Borini and Cutrone in support, Biabiany races across to make a vital challenge.
89'
Samu Castillejo enters the game and replaces Suso.
Another change from Milan now, as Gattuso looks to run down the clock. Suso has played well without much reward, and he has now been replaced by compatriot Samu Castillejo.
86'
Cutrone has grown into this game since his goal, although the youngster will not be happy with his latest attempt, having shot way over the crossbar from around 25 yards out.
84'
That miss will be Alberto Grassi's last involvement. He has made way for Fabio Ceravolo.
83'
F. Ceravolo enters the game and replaces A. Grassi.
80'
Fantastic play by Suso down the right, as he twists one way and then the other to escape his marker before lofting in a cross that looked set to fall for Borini, only for Alves to get a crucial touch.
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78'
L. Štulac enters the game and replaces M. Scozzarella.
A second change for Parma sees Matteo Scozzarella – a star performer for the visitors today – make way for Leo Stulac.
74'
This has been a brilliant effort from Milan to turn this one around, but Rino Gattuso will likely want another goal to get this result wrapped up. Parma will feel hard done by, but as it stands, VAR has come to the hosts’ rescue.
72'
S. Iacoponi gets yellow.
Another booking comes out, this time for Iacaponi, who clattered into Calhanoglu.
71'
Penalty goal scored by F. Kessié for AC Milan!
KESSIE MAKES NO MISTAKE! A calm, composed finish from the midfielder, who sends Sepe the wrong way to slot a neat effort into the bottom-right corner.
70'
F. Borini gets yellow.
Borini has received a yellow card for complaining to the referee that Bastoni was not booked for his deliberate handball.
65'
Cutrone drives forward, as Parma’s defence retreat back to the edge of their area. Milan’s striker has three team-mates in support but, after electing to try and play Calhanoglu through on goal, he overhits his pass, and the chance is gone.
63'
Rodriguez tries his luck on the volley, but his effort hits the side-netting, before Cutrone is just inches away from bringing the ball under his spell in Parma's area.
62'
A. Ciciretti enters the game and replaces Y. Gervinho.
Well, Gervinho will not get the chance to add to his goal tally for the season today. He is going off, with Amato Ciciretti on for Parma.
61'
J. Biabiany gets yellow.
The first booking of the game goes to Parma's Biabiany, who clattered into Suso from behind.
55'
P. Cutrone has scored a goal for AC Milan!
CUTRONE RESTORES PARITY! Well, Parma’s lead was short-lived, as Cutrone hammers in a brilliant strike on the volley. The ball looped up and dropped over the youngster’s shoulder, but Milan’s forward made no mistake with an excellent finish across goal that clipped in off the inside of the post. VAR is consulted with to double-check the validity of the goal, but finally the game gets back underway with the scores all level.
53'
F. Borini enters the game and replaces J. Mauri.
Former Parma midfielder Jose Mauri is going off, with Fabio Borini his replacement.
52'
Cutrone dives for a header, but can’t keep his attempt on target, and the ball trickles out for a goal-kick to Parma, which will give Milan the chance to make a first change of the game.
51'
Well, it was a backs-to-the wall performance from Parma before their opener, and that is almost certainly going to be the case from now on. Can Milan find an immediate response?
49'
R. Inglese has scored a goal for Parma! Assist by M. Scozzarella.
Scozzarella should have had an assist in the first half, and now he does. His delivery was superb, and all Inglese had to do was get the touch.
PARMA TAKE THE LEAD! Inglese has put the visitors in front! The corner is whipped in to the near post by Scozzarella, and Parma’s striker rises highest to direct a header into the far corner.
48'
Calhanoglu has the first effort of the half, drilling wide after he was teed up by Rodriguez. Parma march down the other end and win a corner, but Milan clear their lines before the visitors force another set-piece.
46'
The second half is underway at San Siro.
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HALF-TIME: AC MILAN 0-0 PARMA.
45'
The free-kick is delivered to the near post, but Inglese’s prod takes the ball away from danger, and the referee sounds the whistle for half-time.
44'
More rash defending from Milan, this time from the vastly experienced Abate, who dives in high on Biabiany, handing Parma a chance to get the ball into the box…
43'
Excellent play once again from Calabria, who has been impressive for Milan this half. The full-back finds space down the right and gets to the byline before delivering a whipped, curling cross. Cutrone is under it, but the ball is just slightly behind him, and the youngster cannot turn his header on target.
35'
Reckless play from Bakayoko, as he lunges in on Grassi and concedes a foul to the right of Milan’s box, putting the Rossoneri under unnecessary pressure.
33'
Suso and Calabria again combine down the right, but the full-back’s delicately floated cross is not met by a Milan attacker, and Parma are able to clear their lines once more.
31'
Rodriguez is fuming with the officials, after they deem that he had taken the last touch to force the ball out of play, despite it clearly hitting Iacaponi last. Fortunately for Milan, Parma’s resulting corner comes to nothing.
26'
After weathering that brief Milan storm, Parma are now firmly back in shape, and Gattuso’s side will need to move the ball around with a bit more purpose and penetration if they are to craft an opening.
24'
Parma are still doing well in frustrating Milan, and it is only when the Rossoneri manage to feed the ball into Suso, or if Kessie makes one of his trademark runs from deep, that the visitors’ defence looks stretched.
22'
Clever play from Suso, who drives infield and threads a neat throughball into Parma’s area, with Bastoni forced into conceding a corner. The set-piece is taken short, with Suso floating in a cross after altering the angle, but Sepe is able to gather the ball in under little pressure.
20'
That was a slick move from Milan, with Kessie impressively shrugging off his marker before slipping a wonderful pass into Calabria’s path. The hosts are just starting to click into gear now, upping the pressure on Parma’s line.
14'
Another attempt from distance from Milan goes wide, this time Kessie drilling a low shot a yard to the right of Sepe’s upright. Parma will be happy with their efforts so far, having restricted Milan to just one clear opportunity.
12'
Calhanoglu is renowned for his strikes from distance, but the former Bayer Leverkusen playmaker has just got an effort all wrong. The Turkey international was in a promising position close to Parma’s box, but sent his shot into the crowd.
10'
Barilla had to do better there! The ball fell to Parma’s midfielder in the area, but just as he looked all set to hammer a strike back towards goal, a sloppy touch allows Milan’s defence to recover.
4'
It has been a fast start at San Siro, with Milan on top in terms of possession, but Parma pressing high in order to win the ball back upfield and play on the counter, with the pace of both Gervinho and Biabiany a real threat.
2'
Half-chances at both ends! First, Milan's Cutrone picked the ball up on the edge of Parma's area before spinning away from his marker and letting rip with a low strike that does not trouble Sepe too much. The visitors then launched a counter, but Gervinho's flick flashed across the face of goal.
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Milan, in their famous black and red home strip, get the ball moving, and we are up and running!
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of this Serie A encounter between AC Milan and Parma!
It’s fifth v sixth at San Siro today, with Parma having impressed on their return to the top flight. Milan went on a six-match unbeaten run to push themselves up the table, although after a run of three successive wins following a defeat to rivals Inter, Gennaro Gattuso’s side have lost to Juventus and drawn with Lazio in their last two Serie A outings.
AC MILAN SUBS: Antonio Donnarumma, Marco Brescianini, Alen Halilovic, Riccardo Montolivo, Samu Castillejo, Andrea Bertolacci, Diego Laxalt, Stefan Simic, Fabio Borini, Andrea Conti, Pepe Reina.
PARMA (4-3-3): Luigi Sepe; Simone Iacoponi, Bruno Alves, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Gagliolo; Antonino Barilla, Matteo Scozzarella, Alberto Grassi; Jonathan Biabiany, Roberto Inglese, Gervinho.
PARMA SUBS: Massimo Gobbi, Fabrizio Bagheria, Marcello Gazzola, Pierluigi Frattali, Antonio Di Gaudio, Luca Rigoni, Leo Stulac, Mattia Sprocati, Alessandro Deiola, Amato Ciciretti, Fabio Ceravolo.
With both sides playing a 4-3-3, this game could well present an interesting tactical battle. Milan are likely to dominate possession, and will rely on former Parma prodigy Jose Mauri to keep things ticking over in midfield, while the visitors must concentrate on cutting the supply line into Gattuso's front three, with Suso in particular having been in fine form this campaign.
The teams are out on the pitch at San Siro, and kick-off is just moments away.
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Ignazio Abate, Cristian Zapata, Ricardo Rodriguez; Franck Kessie, Jose Mauri, Tiemoue Bakayoko; Suso, Patrick Cutrone, Hakan Calhanoglu.
An entertaining first half comes to a close at San Siro, with Milan having been on the front foot without doing too much to really test Parma's stubborn defence. Indeed, it was the visitors who have had the best chance of the game so far, with Gagliolo heading wide from Scozzarella's pinpoint free-kick.
Parma's tactics have been spot on so far, with D'Aversa's side limiting the space for the likes of Suso and Calhanoglu to really make an impact, and the onus is on Milan to speed up their play in the second half. Gattuso has Samu Castillejo and Alen Halilovic as his main creative options on the bench, and it may not bee too long until we see the hosts making some changes.
It’s all over at San Siro, where Milan have come from behind to beat Parma, and move up – temporarily at least – into fourth place in Serie A.
Milan were the team on top for much of the encounter, but Parma defended resolutely before taking the lead through Inglese’s header early in the second half. A Cutrone strike restored parity, though, before VAR came to Milan’s assistance when the referee used the review system to decide that Bastoni had handled in the area, and Kessie duly slotted in the winner.
That’s all we have time for from this game. Thank you for tuning in and, until next time, goodbye!
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