Bologna overturned a half-time deficit at San Siro as Mbangula scored three times to beat AC Milan in Serie A.
Serie A · Regular Season – 9 · 28 Oct 2026
AC Milan2 – 4Bologna
Alphadjo Cissè 14′
Alphadjo Cissè 27′Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda 8′
Davide Bartesaghi 60′ (og)
Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda 62′
Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda 86′
Half-time 2–1 · Venue: San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza · Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
Bologna beat AC Milan 4-2 in Serie A on Wednesday 28 October, coming back from 2-1 down at half-time. Mbangula scored a hat-trick for Raffaele Palladino’s side, and an own goal from Bartesaghi helped them score three times after the break against Ruben Amorim’s team.
Cissè double puts Milan in front
Bologna struck first. Mbangula opened the scoring in the 8th minute, with Zortea providing the assist.
Milan replied within minutes. Cissè levelled in the 14th minute and then put the hosts ahead in the 27th, this time from a Tomori assist. Cissè finished with a match rating of 8.29, the best of any Milan player.
The home side controlled the ball for long spells. They had 66% of possession and completed 591 accurate passes from 671 attempted, against 270 from 338 for Bologna.
Mbangula completes his hat-trick after Bartesaghi own goal
Possession did not decide the evening. On the hour Bartesaghi’s own goal brought Bologna level at 2-2, and in the 62nd minute Mbangula put them back in front, with Miranda supplying the assist.
Bologna picked up both of the game’s bookings as they protected their lead, with Pobega cautioned in the 76th minute and Heggem in the 84th. Mbangula then sealed the win in the 86th minute from an Odgaard assist.
Three goals from 4 shots earned Mbangula a rating of 9.19, the highest on the pitch. Odgaard, rated 7.18, also created 2 key passes. Bologna were the more dangerous side in front of goal, with 5 shots on target to Milan’s 3 and expected goals of 1.89 against 1.75.
Milan’s unbeaten league start ends before the Inter derby
Milan went into the round fifth in the table on 18 points, unbeaten in Serie A with 5 wins and 3 draws from 8 games. Bologna started it 13th on 8 points.
It was Milan’s second defeat in three matches in all competitions, after the 3-0 loss to Bournemouth, with a 2-0 win over Udinese in between. Bologna have now won two in a row, having beaten Cagliari 2-0 in their previous outing.
The result also broke Milan’s recent hold on this fixture. They had won the last two league meetings, 3-0 in Bologna on 3 February 2026 and 1-0 on 14 September 2025. Bologna’s previous win over Milan was a 1-0 victory in the Coppa Italia on 14 May 2025.
There is little time to recover. Milan face Inter in Serie A on Saturday 31 October, the same day Bologna take on Monza.
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