Genoa vs AC Milan, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
45'+3': Riccardo SaponaraMisfiring Milan hang on for gritty 2-1 win over Genoa
Goalkeeper Pepe Reina pulled off a superb penalty save in stoppage time to make up for an earlier mistake as misfiring AC Milan hung on to win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Milan. Pepe Reina tries a through ball, but Suso is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
- 3': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Genoa. Domenico Criscito tries a through ball, but Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
- 6': Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Christian Kouamé (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
- 7': Attempt saved. Lukas Lerager (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Criscito.
- 9': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa).
- 9': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Substitution, Genoa. Davide Biraschi replaces Domenico Criscito because of an injury.
- 12': Offside, Genoa. Lasse Schöne tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
- 13': Christian Kouamé (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
- 14': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Léo Duarte.
- 15': Foul by Theo Hernández (Milan).
- 15': Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 16': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa).
- 18': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa).
- 20': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 23': Foul by Cristián Zapata (Genoa).
- 23': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Cristián Zapata (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 33': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Lucas Biglia.
- 35': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 36': Foul by Lasse Schöne (Genoa).
- 36': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
- 37': Attempt saved. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
- 38': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 38': Marko Pajac (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Marko Pajac (Genoa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Radovanovic.
- 40': Christian Kouamé (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
- 41': Goal! Genoa 1, Milan 0. Lasse Schöne (Genoa) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 42': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
- 42': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
- 42': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa).
- 43': Theo Hernández (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 43': Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Davide Calabria (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan).
- 44': Lukas Lerager (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Lerager.
- 45': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Léo Duarte.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marko Pajac with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Riccardo Saponara (Genoa) is shown the red card.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Lucas Paquetá replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 45': Substitution, Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
- 49': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 49': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
- 49': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Léo Duarte (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
- 51': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Goal! Genoa 1, Milan 1. Theo Hernández (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá following a set piece situation.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Davide Biraschi (Genoa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 54': VAR Decision: Penalty Milan.
- 56': Davide Biraschi (Genoa) is shown the red card.
- 57': Goal! Genoa 1, Milan 2. Franck Kessié (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 61': Attempt missed. Cristián Zapata (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Lucas Biglia (Milan).
- 62': Lukas Lerager (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Lucas Biglia (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Offside, Genoa. Ivan Radovanovic tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
- 63': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
- 64': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 64': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Lukas Lerager (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 67': Foul by Lasse Schöne (Genoa).
- 67': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Lasse Schöne (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 68': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
- 69': Cristián Zapata (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 71': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Kouamé following a fast break.
- 73': Substitution, Genoa. Andrea Favilli replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 73': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 73': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
- 75': Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 78': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Christian Kouamé (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
- 79': Second yellow card to Davide Calabria (Milan) for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Cristian Romero (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Favilli with a headed pass.
- 81': Substitution, Milan. Andrea Conti replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 82': Foul by Marko Pajac (Genoa).
- 82': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Cristián Zapata (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Rafael Leão (Milan).
- 84': Cristian Romero (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
- 84': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lasse Schöne (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lukas Lerager (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Favilli.
- 88': Substitution, Genoa. Goran Pandev replaces Lukas Lerager.
- 88': Cristian Romero (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Penalty Genoa. Christian Kouamé draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 89': Penalty conceded by Pepe Reina (Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty saved! Lasse Schöne (Genoa) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cristián Zapata (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Romero with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90'+4': Samu Castillejo (Milan) is shown the red card.
- 90'+6': Foul by Lasse Schöne (Genoa).
- 90'+6': Lucas Biglia (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 1, Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 353 | Accurate Passes | 351 |
| 420 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 13 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 17 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 22,486
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 22,486
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 97 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 2 | Cristián Zapata  |
| 4 | Domenico Criscito |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 21 | Ivan Radovanovic |
| 20 | Lasse Schöne |
| 8 | Lukas Lerager |
| 33 | Marko Pajac |
| 18 | Paolo Ghiglione |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 11 | Christian Kouamé |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 43 | Léo Duarte |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 20 | Lucas Biglia |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 9 | Krzysztof Piatek |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 8 | Suso |
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