Genoa vs Milan 2023-24 Italian Serie A

Genoa

90'+13': Josep Martínez

FT
0 - 1

AC Milan

87': Christian Pulisic
90'+8': Mike Maignan

Pulisic scores, Giroud the hero as late keeper in Milan win

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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 Commentary

0': First Half begins.
21': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 0.
45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, AC Milan 0.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Noah Okafor.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
47': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Yacine Adli.
66': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
68': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Stefano Sabelli.
68': Substitution, Genoa. Berkan Kutlu replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
69': Koni De Winter (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Josep Martínez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
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'+8': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the red card.
90'+9': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
90'+13': Second yellow card to Josep Martínez (Genoa) for a bad foul.
90'+13': Substitution, Genoa. Nicola Leali replaces Koni De Winter.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,157

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+30	Napoli	35	77	4
+40	Internazionale	35	74	5
+40	Atalanta	35	68	7
+20	Juventus	35	63	4

Full Table

Statistics

MIL		GEN
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

Line-Ups

Genoa (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Josep Martínez (GK)
5	Radu Dragusin
13	Mattia Bani
22	Johan Vásquez
4	Koni De Winter
17	Ruslan Malinovskyi
2	Morten Thorsby
32	Morten Frendrup
55	Ridgeciano Haps
20	Stefano Sabelli
11	Albert Gudmundsson

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.

AC Milan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
23	Fikayo Tomori
28	Malick Thiaw
19	Theo Hernández
42	Alessandro Florenzi
7	Yacine Adli
14	Tijjani Reijnders
80	Yunus Musah
15	Luka Jovic
17	Noah Okafor
21	Samuel Chukwueze

Substitutes:

Luka Romero, Olivier Giroud, Antonio Mirante, Davide Bartesaghi, Tommaso Pobega, Rafael Leão, Marco Sportiello, Marco Pellegrino, Christian Pulisic, Davide Calabria.