Genoa vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic scores, Giroud the hero as late keeper in Milan win
A late strike by Christian Pulisic earned AC Milan a 1-0 win at Genoa to go to the top of Serie A on Saturday, but the game ended in chaos as both keepers were sent off and striker Olivier Giroud went in goal.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 4': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 10': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 12': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 14': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 14': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 15': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 17': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze tries a through ball, but Yunus Musah is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 21': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan).
- 22': Ridgeciano Haps (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
- 25': Attempt missed. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 28': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 34': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 34': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yacine Adli following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
- 37': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
- 42': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
- 42': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Offside, AC Milan. Luka Jovic tries a through ball, but Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Noah Okafor.
- 46': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 46': Morten Thorsby (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 47': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 48': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 53': Radu Dragusin (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 57': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 62': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
- 62': Ridgeciano Haps (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 65': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Josep Martínez.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Yacine Adli.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 67': Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 68': Substitution, Genoa. Berkan Kutlu replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
- 69': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Koni De Winter (Genoa).
- 69': Koni De Winter (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt saved. Radu Dragusin (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
- 76': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 77': Attempt missed. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 80': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 80': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 81': Morten Thorsby (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 86': Josep Martínez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa).
- 87': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 1. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Genoa. George Puscas replaces Ridgeciano Haps.
- 90'+3': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Bartesaghi replaces Luka Jovic.
- 90'+5': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 90'+5': Radu Dragusin (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Radu Dragusin (Genoa).
- 90'+6': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 90'+8': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 90'+8': Delay in match (AC Milan). VAR checking.
- 90'+8': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the red card.
- 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+9': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+12': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+12': Attempt blocked. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+12': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 90'+12': Foul by Josep Martínez (Genoa).
- 90'+12': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+13': Second yellow card to Josep Martínez (Genoa) for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Substitution, Genoa. Nicola Leali replaces Koni De Winter.
- 90'+15': Second Half ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.9 | Possession | 41.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 551 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 11 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,157
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,157
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
Genoa (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Martínez (GK)  |
| 5 | Radu Dragusin |
| 13 | Mattia Bani |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 4 | Koni De Winter |
| 17 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 55 | Ridgeciano Haps |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 11 | Albert Gudmundsson |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK)  |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 42 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 7 | Yacine Adli |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 80 | Yunus Musah |
| 15 | Luka Jovic |
| 17 | Noah Okafor |
| 21 | Samuel Chukwueze |
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