Italian Serie A

Genoa vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Genoa
  • Red Card 90'+13': Josep Martínez
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0 - 1
AC Milan
  • 87': Christian Pulisic
  • Red Card 90'+8': Mike Maignan

Pulisic 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 Timeline

  • 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

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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

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 15 +20 33
2 AC Milan 15 +11 32
3 Napoli 15 +9 31
4 AS Roma 14 +7 27
Full Table

Line-Ups

GEN Genoa (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Josep Martínez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Radu Dragusin
13 Mattia Bani
22 Johan Vásquez
4 Koni De Winter Yellow Card
17 Ruslan Malinovskyi
2 Morten Thorsby
32 Morten Frendrup
55 Ridgeciano Haps
20 Stefano Sabelli
11 Albert Gudmundsson
Genoa Substitutes:
Nicola Leali, Caleb Ekuban, Berkan Kutlu, Pablo Galdames, Filip Jagiello, Seydou Fini, Silvan Hefti, George Puscas, Aarón Martín, Daniele Sommariva, Alan Matturro, Alessandro Vogliacco.

MIL AC Milan (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK) Red Card
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
28 Malick Thiaw
19 Theo Hernández Yellow Card
42 Alessandro Florenzi Yellow Card
7 Yacine Adli Yellow Card
14 Tijjani Reijnders
80 Yunus Musah Yellow Card
15 Luka Jovic
17 Noah Okafor
21 Samuel Chukwueze
AC Milan Substitutes:
Luka Romero, Olivier Giroud, Antonio Mirante, Davide Bartesaghi, Tommaso Pobega, Rafael Leão, Marco Sportiello, Marco Pellegrino, Christian Pulisic, Davide Calabria.

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