Biglia plays a great first-time pass into Castillejo's feet inside the area and he tries to worm his way through the crowd, but there are simply too many Udinese defenders and he can't find the space.
86'
Milan have a corner after Calabria tries - but fails - to beat his marker with a piece of skill, but the set piece can't beat the first man.
84'
Piatek nearly squeezes through a very tight gap in the Udinese defence, but Opoku comes across and gets rid of the ball. Milan nearly find a great opening here.
82'
Castillejo crosses and Milan have numbers in the box, but Musso rushes off his line to punch the ball clear. Udinese are now in possession in their opponents' half.
80'
Cutrone crosses, aimed at Piatek, but it goes over his team-mate's head. Milan are really pushing for a winning goal!
79'
This game has really picked up since Udinese equalised and it's become more open, with each side now creating chances for a winner. Will we see one?
77'
After the delay, Calhanoglu resumes play with a corner, but Udinese clear and they have another chance to counter, but they decide to slow play down and pass backwards.
76'
R. Mandragora enters the game and replaces V. Behrami.
Mandragora replaces the injured Behrami, who left the pitch on a stretcher.
73'
Behrami demonstrates his skill and composure to get out of a tight space in defence and he sets up an Udinese counter, but Lasagna puts his shot wide after De Paul plays him in behind with a througball.
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71'
De Paul delivers a free-kick from Udinese's right and De Maio gets his head to it, but he can't get it on target. That was a great chance to take the lead.
69'
We have a game on our hands now! AC Milan will rue not turning their possession into a substantial chance in the second half and they now risk losing ground in the race for the top four if they can't find a winner.
67'
D. Calabria enters the game and replaces I. Abate.
For Gattuso's final change of the game, Abate comes off for Calabria.
64'
K. Lasagna has scored a goal for Udinese! Assist by S. Fofana.
Fofana was under pressure and he delivers when it counts with a perfect squared pass to find Lasagna in space in the box.
GOAAAAL! UDINESE EQUALISE! 1-1! Following a corner that AC Milan could have scored from, Udinese break at speed through Okaka and he plays a brilliant throughball into Fofana on the left flank. Fofana then squares into Lasagna, who needs only two touches to get the ball under control, get his head up and make sure his right-footed shot finds the back of the net. What a counter!
60'
Okaka is away on the left and he does well to create some space, but his pass into the box is adequately defended and AC Milan can counter.
59'
Zeegelaar attempts a long throw from the left flank, but Okaka can't bring it under control. Udinese do manage to get a shot away from distance, but it goes wide.
57'
Castillejo catches De Paul and gives away a foul, allowing Udinese a chance to regroup and try and build an attack of their own.
55'
S. Okaka enters the game and replaces H. ter Avest.
Udinese make an attacking change as Ter Avest comes off for Okaka, a striker who's also on loan from Watford.
52'
AC Milan have slowed the pace of this game right down and they're carefully controlling possession among their defenders, looking for the right opportunity to progress the ball forwards.
50'
Castillejo finds Cutrone with a good throughball, but the striker gets it caught under his feet and loses possession.
48'
Piatek holds the ball up and lays it off for Calhanoglu at the edge of the box, but he seems to be caught between shooting and crossing. Ultimately, he doesn't do either and kicks it out of play for an Udinese goal-kick.
46'
B. Wilmot enters the game and replaces Samir.
Wilmot, on loan from Watford, comes on to replace Samir at the break.
Udinese restart the action a goal down after Piatek's opener just before the break.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: AC MILAN 1-0 UDINESE.
45' +3
Castillejo shields the ball well with his body and feeds Cutrone on AC Milan's right flank, but no one is there to attack his cross and it goes out on the opposite side of the pitch for an Udinese throw.
44'
K. Piątek has scored a goal for AC Milan!
GOAL! PIATEK SCORES! 1-0 AC MILAN! Musso initially did excellently to deny Piatek from only six yards out with a big save - after Cutrone found him with a great cross - but the rebound fell straight into the striker's path and all he had to do was head it into an empty net as Musso was still getting up off the ground!
42'
Bakayoko's heavy touch sees Udinese take possession of the ball in AC Milan's half, but Ter Avest can't find a team-mate with his cross.
41'
Samu Castillejo enters the game and replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Paqueta is done and it's a nightmare situation for Gattuso as he's forced into two first-half substitutions. Castillejo comes on as his replacement.
34'
Calhanoglu delivers another inswinging free-kick from a wide position on AC Milan's left, but it evades all of his team-mates and lands straight in Musso's hands.
32'
Ter Avest sends a cross into the AC Milan box, but it's easy to defend and Romagnoli sees it out for a goal-kick. He spends a little time out of play though and it seems as if he took a knock, but he plays on.
30'
Paqueta feeds Bakayoko, who spreads it wide to Abate to cross it into the box, but Piatek couldn't reach direct it into the corner and Musso makes an easy save.
24'
Calhanoglu delivers a free-kick from a good position - after Behrami fouls Paqueta - and Romagnoli gets his head to it, but directs it over the bar for an Udinese goal-kick.
22'
Musso makes a mistake at the back and passes the ball straight into Paqueta. The midfielder gets his head up, has a look and unleashes a fierce shot towards the top-right corner, but it goes wide. That's a warning for Udinese to keep their composure.
18'
Calhanoglu tries to find Cutrone with a weighted throughball, but it's slightly too heavy and rolls safely into Musso's hands.
17'
Although they're listed as playing up front together, early on it seems that Piatek will work the channels a little more while Cutrone retains a central role. It's a dynamic that's causing the Udinese back three a few problems so far.
15'
Bakayoko does brilliantly well to retain the ball under pressure and feeds Piatek on the right. He crosses into Cutrone, who's waiting in the middle, but Udinese defend well and manage to clear the ball.
13'
Fofana gives away his second foul of the game for a tackle from behind on Laxalt. He's already walking on eggshells it seems and he'll have to be a little more careful for the remainder of the game.
11'
Pepe Reina enters the game and replaces G. Donnarumma.
Donnarumma gave it his best effort, but he has to come off due to injury and veteran goalkeeper Reina replaces him.
10'
AC Milan win a free-kick after Fofana fouls Calhanoglu. It's in a decent position to put a ball into the box, but the attempted set piece is too powerful and Musso is able to claim it easily.
8'
De Paul's corner can't find a team-mate, but Udinese recycle possession well and they launch another assault on the AC Milan box. It amounts to nothing, however.
5'
Udinese now have an opportunity to make something happen, but Donnarumma is alert to come off his line and claim Zeegelaar's cross from the left flank.
3'
AC Milan have started brightly, playing on the front foot and retaining the ball well and it nearly results in a chance as Piatek crosses into the six-yard box. Cutrone is there to attack it, but he can't quite make proper contact with the ball.
1'
Referee Luca Banti blows his whistle and AC Milan get the action underway in a big game for both sides.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Serie A game between AC Milan and Udinese.
After an excellent unbeaten start to 2019, AC Milan have suffered a slight wobble in recent matches - losing to Inter and Sampdoria - but they remain fourth. Lazio, though, are hot on their tail, just three points behind with a game in hand. It’s vital that the hosts beat Udinese, who are in the midst of a relegation fight. They’re three points clear of Empoli in 18th with a game in hand and a loss would plunge them further into trouble.
AC MILAN XI (4-3-1-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Ignazio Abate, Alessio Romagnoli, Mateo Musacchio, Diego Laxalt; Tiemoue Bakayoko, Lucas Biglia, Lucas Paqueta; Hakan Calhanoglu; Patrick Cutrone, Krzysztof Piatek.
SUBS: Pepe Reina, Mattia Caldara, Davide Calabria, Fabio Borini, Suso, Jose Mauri, Ivan Strinic, Ricardo Rodriguez, Antonio Donnarumma, Andrea Bertolacci, Samu Castillejo, Cristian Zapata.
UDINESE XI (3-5-2): Juan Musso; Sebastien De Maio, Nicholas Opoku, Samir; Hidde ter Avest, Seko Fofana, Valon Behrami, Rodrigo De Paul, Marvin Zeegelaar; Kevin Lasagna, Ignacio Pussetto.
SUBS: Ben Wilmot, Lukasz Teodorczyk, Svante Ingelsson, Stefano Okaka, Nicolas, Rolando Mandragora, Emmanuel Badu, Samuele Perisan, Petar Micin.
The teams are on their way out and kick-off is just around the corner.
That's all from Milan's 1-1 draw with Udinese. Thank you and goodbye!
A draw isn't the ideal result for Milan and it leaves them just four points ahead of Lazio in fifth, having played two games more than them. A trip to Turin is up next before they return to San Siro for what will prove to be a vital game against Lazio as the race for the top four draws to a conclusion. Udinese, meanwhile, move four points clear of danger and they play Empoli next in a pivotal relegation six-pointer.
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