Genoa vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Genoa

FT
0 - 3

AC Milan

10': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
45'+1': Junior Messias
61': Junior Messias

Ex-delivery driver Junior Messias the hero again as AC Milan thump Genoa

Junior Messias scored a brace on his first AC Milan start to thrash Andriy Shevchenko's Genoa 3-0 on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

5': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Simon Kjaer because of an injury.
10': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
32': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 2. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
45': Substitution, Genoa. Hernani replaces Stefano Sturaro.
45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, AC Milan 2.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Matteo Gabbia.
60': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
61': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 3. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
62': Substitution, Genoa. Pablo Galdames replaces Milan Badelj.
62': Substitution, Genoa. Goran Pandev replaces Flavio Junior Bianchi.
67': Andrea Masiello (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Sandro Tonali.
77': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Brahim Díaz.
77': Substitution, Genoa. Mattia Bani replaces Andrea Masiello.
77': Substitution, Genoa. Manolo Portanova replaces Nicolò Rovella because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 14,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+43	Internazionale	27	67	4
+21	AC Milan	26	54	2
+13	Napoli	27	53	6
+18	AS Roma	26	50	8

Full Table

Statistics

MIL		GEN
16	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
57.9	Possession	42.1
18	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
486	Accurate Passes	342
555	Passes	405
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
13	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.1
56	Long Balls	58
37	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	15
25	Tackles	23
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	16
12	Effective Clearances	14
12	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Genoa (3-5-2)

No.	Name
57	Salvatore Sirigu (GK)
5	Andrea Masiello
15	Johan Vásquez
3	Zinho Vanheusden
65	Nicolò Rovella
27	Stefano Sturaro
47	Milan Badelj
50	Andrea Cambiaso
18	Paolo Ghiglione
20	Caleb Ekuban
24	Flavio Junior Bianchi

Substitutes:

Adrian Semper, Abdoulaye Touré, Stefano Sabelli, Aleksander Buksa, Mattia Bani, Pablo Galdames, Hernani, Valon Behrami, Davide Biraschi, Goran Pandev, Manolo Portanova, Federico Marchetti.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
23	Fikayo Tomori
24	Simon Kjaer
19	Theo Hernández
20	Pierre Kalulu
10	Brahim Díaz
79	Franck Kessié
8	Sandro Tonali
11	Zlatan Ibrahimovic
33	Rade Krunic
30	Junior Messias

Substitutes:

Tiemoué Bakayoko, Antonio Mirante, Rafael Leão, Andrea Conti, Pietro Pellegri, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Alexis Saelemaekers, Daniel Maldini, Fodé Ballo-Touré.