AC Milan vs Genoa, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC Milan held by Genoa in thrilling 6-goal draw
AC Milan were held to a thrilling 3-3 Serie A draw at home against Genoa on Sunday, as second-half goals by Matteo Gabbia and Olivier Giroud put them on course for victory before a late own goal from Malick Thiaw rescued a point for the visitors.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Penalty Genoa. Alessandro Vogliacco draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 3': Penalty conceded by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': Goal! AC Milan 0, Genoa 1. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Morten Frendrup.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 14': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 17': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 20': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 24': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 24': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 24': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 26': Hand ball by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 29': Attempt missed. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
- 30': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 35': Foul by Koni De Winter (Genoa).
- 35': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 37': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 37': Mateo Retegui (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
- 39': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
- 39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Josep Martínez.
- 39': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Vogliacco.
- 40': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 43': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa).
- 44': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Goal! AC Milan 1, Genoa 1. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Genoa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Genoa 1.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aarón Martín.
- 48': Goal! AC Milan 1, Genoa 2. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Vogliacco with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 50': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Djed Spence (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 52': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Josep Martínez (Genoa).
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 63': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 63': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 64': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 67': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão.
- 69': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 70': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 71': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Vogliacco.
- 72': Goal! AC Milan 2, Genoa 2. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa).
- 73': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Genoa. Ridgeciano Haps replaces Aarón Martín.
- 74': Substitution, Genoa. Kevin Strootman replaces Milan Badelj.
- 75': Goal! AC Milan 3, Genoa 2. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 78': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Vogliacco with a cross.
- 79': Offside, Genoa. Morten Thorsby is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 82': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ridgeciano Haps (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Vogliacco with a cross.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Genoa. Giorgio Cittadini replaces Alessandro Vogliacco.
- 87': Substitution, Genoa. Christos Papadopoulos replaces Caleb Ekuban.
- 87': Own Goal by Malick Thiaw, AC Milan. AC Milan 3, Genoa 3.
- 90': Christos Papadopoulos (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 90'+1': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 90'+1': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Giorgio Cittadini.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 90'+4': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 90'+4': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Genoa 3.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Genoa 3.
Statistics
 GEN |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 287 | Accurate Passes | 464 |
| 365 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,901
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 73,901
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | +10 | 18 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 42 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders  |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 21 | Samuel Chukwueze |
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 4 | Koni De Winter |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 14 | Alessandro Vogliacco |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 90 | Djed Spence |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
| 18 | Caleb Ekuban |
Serie A News
McKennie, Weah score as Juventus draw with Parma
Juventus twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Parma on Wednesday, maintaining their unbeaten record but dropping to fourth in the Serie A standings.
Lautaro sets Inter scoring mark in win over Empoli
Davide Frattesi scored twice and Lautaro Martínez added a third as Inter Milan eased to a 3-0 win at Empoli on Wednesday, closing the gap with Serie A leaders Napoli to four points after the home side had a man sent off.
Napoli target is Europe amid Serie A title talk - Conte
Serie A leaders Napoli continued their unbeaten run with a victory at AC Milan on Tuesday with Antonio Conte saying European football is the target.
Napoli beat Milan to extend Serie A lead, run win streak to five
Napoli's Romelu Lukaku and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck first-half goals to earn a 2-0 win at AC Milan on Tuesday and stretch their side's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.
Juve's Koopmeiners back in contention after rib injury
Juventus midfielder Teun Koopmeiners has recovered from a rib fracture and is available for their mid-week Serie A home game against Parma, manager Thiago Motta said on Tuesday.