Genoa vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 14,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | Internazionale | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 27 | 57 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 27 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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