
Genoa vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Ex-delivery driver Junior Messias the hero again as AC Milan thump Genoa
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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GEN![]() |
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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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