Milan haven’t been able to win for a month now. Even today, against a modest Genoa who no longer have anything to ask of the championship, a botched and daring 3-3 arrives which leaves only nervousness in an environment now on the verge of exploding. Not even the supporter’s strike allowed the team to show off their pride as they allowed themselves to be tossed around by Gilardino’s team, who in the end also found a mock equaliser. You need respect for the shirt you wear and its fans.
95‘ Triple whistle, it ends here. Milan-Genoa ends 3-3 amidst boos at San Siro.
94‘ Soft cross from Adli on Giroud, the number nine is unable to play on the bank and shoots high.
94‘Bad intervention by Vasquez on Pulisic, booked. Intervention from behind definitely not necessary.
93‘ Theo comes close to scoring the Eurogoal with a volley, the ball to the side.
90‘ Five minutes of added time.
89‘ Obstruction on Theo Hernandez at the limit, for Prontera it’s a foul by the Frenchman. We’re at comics, part two.
88‘ Genoa goal came on a very banal play after Pioli deployed the team with a three-man defense to defend the lead. We’re at the comics.
87′ Genoa goal, Milan’s defense embarrassing. Reijnders does not follow Thorsby who easily goes to the back, ball in the middle and goal by Retegui after a fortuitous rebound. What a suffering. 3-3.
86‘ Genoa double substitution, Vogliacco and Ekuban come out, Cittadini and Papadopoulos come on.
80‘ Triple substitution Milan: Bennacer, Florenzi and Chukwueze come out, Adli, Kalulu and Thiaw come in. Meanwhile, the Curva Sud empties, with the fans leaving the sector.
79‘ Two sensational saves from Sportiello, two real miracles on Thorsby and Haps. All useless, he was offside.
78‘ Excellent closure by Gabbia on a dangerous incursion by Spence into the area.
75′ MILAN GOOOOLLL GOOOLL! OLIVIER GIROUD! AND WHAT A GOAL! Cross to Pulisic’s kiss, Giroud decides to bag the most difficult one with a wonderful left-footed volley! 3-2 Milan.
74‘ Genoa double substitution: Strootman and Haps come in, Badelj and Martin come out.
72′ AC MILAN GOAL, MATTEO GABBIA! EQUALITY. Nice corner kicked by Florenzi, Gabbia stands out and puts it where Martinez can’t reach. Nice goal, 2-2.
70‘ Another attempt by Florenzi from outside, another imprecise shot that misses the target.
69‘What Giroud did wrong, you can’t believe it. Assist to Okafor’s kiss, Oli looks for an unlikely dive, all alone in the area. Really hard to believe
68‘ Change for Milan: Leao out, Okafor in. The stadium whistles. The Portuguese goes directly to the locker room without saying goodbye to Pioli.
67‘ Counter-ball shot from Florenzi, the ball goes wide.
66‘ Another vertical ball from Chukwueze behind the defense, Reijnders just doesn’t get there.
65‘Theo throws away a half-made goal. Devastating counterattack from the Frenchman who reaches the limit and instead of serving Giroud and Leao, who are in great shape, he shoots. Central, easy for Martinez.
64‘ Leao tries from far away: very high ball, whistles.
63‘ Nice play by Leao to pass Pulisic, the American fails to control the area and wastes a potential opportunity.
59′ Cross from Chukwueze from the right, Martinez comes out and hits Giroud. Leao also down due to a clash with Spence.
58‘ Chukwueze again, continuous dribbling to return to the left and shot: high ball. The Nigerian is certainly among the best, at least in terms of attitude and ideas.
57‘ Brilliant vertical move by Chukwueze for Reijnders, the Dutchman from the back is unable to cross into the middle precisely.
55‘ Great intervention by Gabbia to close deep on Ekuban.
53‘Clash between Tomori and Ekuban, the Genoan comes out on top.
51‘ Chukwueze goal disallowed, obvious offside. However, Samu had found a good goal by placing his left foot one-on-one with Martinez.
48′ Genoa goal. Nightmare return to the pitch for Milan, goal from Ekuban. The rossoblu striker is lost by Tomori, Gabbia doesn’t arrive in time to tackle him and heads home comfortably. 1-2 at San Siro, whistles.
47′ Milan very divided on Genoa’s restart, Florenzi closes well.
46‘The second half begins, the ball goes to Milan.
– No changes at half-time.
45’+1 End of the first half.
45′ AC MILAN GOAL! GOOOOOOLLL! Alessandro Florenzi!! Great play from Chukwueze, dribbling and perfect stroke for Florenzi, who heads it inside the small area! 1-1.
42‘ Prontera show. First he doesn’t notice a touch of the arm in Genoa’s penalty area, then he overlooks a slap suffered by Leao. Finally he warns Reijnders for a decisive intervention with which he takes the ball and grazes his opponent.
39‘Miracle from Martinez on Theo’s header: the Frenchman had risen to the corner and made a great impact. The Genoa goalkeeper once again denies the Rossoneri a draw.
39‘ Another great play from Pulisic, difficult to read between the lines. The number 11 turns to the midfield and unleashes a great right: Martinez flies and surpasses himself, deflecting it into a corner.
38‘Leao close to equalising. Excellent pressure from Rafa on De Winter, the Portuguese recovers the ball in the midfield and points to everyone: he sneaks into the area, comes back on the right and shoots. Deflected conclusion that comes easily to Martinez. Sin.
36‘Great move by Leao in the area, in the narrow area the Portuguese dribbles and puts in a nice cross for Giroud. The Frenchman prepares the volley but is disturbed by Chukwueze who deflects the ball.
33‘ Chukwueze lights up in the attacking midfield: he receives and aims for the goal diagonally. Tripped from behind, there is no foul intervention for Prontera. Protests from the Rossoneri.
31‘ Action emblematic of this Milan: Bennacer progresses past several opponents, arrives at the attacking midfield and has no outlets. The team didn’t follow him and he lost the ball.
30‘Clash between Ekuban and Gabbia near the flag, the Rossoneri defender remains on the ground in pain. After a few moments he gets up, he can continue playing.
29‘ Chukwueze wastes a very dangerous counterattack with an unlikely left winger to serve Giroud from afar: easy-to-read cross for Martinez.
29‘ Frendrup tries the first right-footed shot from outside, the ball not far from the post.
28‘Milan’s high pressure is definitely revisable: single and isolated attempts at aggression, Genoa have an easy time dribbling and moving forward.
26‘ Magic from Giroud who serves Chukwueze in the area, slip from Vasquez who saves everything: Milan close to equalising.
24‘ Another shot from far away, this time Reijnders tries: powerful but imprecise shot, ends wide.
22‘Milan often tries shots from outside, always rebounded. Then comes Bennacer with a great career, chest stop and volley: very high ball.
21‘Milan very imprecise at this stage, the whistles arrive from San Siro.
19‘ Leao tries a curling shot from the edge, which is also blocked.
16‘ Free kick taken very badly by Giroud, barrier. Reijnders gets the rebound and is also blocked.
14‘ Splendid play by Chukwueze who with a great stop dribbles past his opponent, who is forced to foul. Free kick from an interesting position for Milan.
13‘ Pulisic posts! Splendid round conclusion from number 11, only the wood stops him. Bad lucky.
12‘ Cross from Theo, pass into the area from Giroud but no teammate takes advantage: they were all out of 16 metres.
11‘ Genoa still dangerous with a cross from the back, he heads Gabbia away.
10‘Chukwueze wastes a potentially dangerous turnaround by extending the ball too far into midfield, Genoa recovers.
9‘ AC Milan recover the ball high and limit tackle on Chukwueze: the Nigerian lets himself fall, it’s not a foul for Prontera.
8‘ One-two attempted by Theo and Pulisic in the attacking midfield, the Frenchman fails to stop in the penalty area. Milan tries to wake up.
7′ Milan appears forward for the first time with Pulisic. The American attempts a shot from outside: deflected, easy and docile for Martinez.
5′ Genoa goal. Retegui displaces Sportiello from eleven metres, an impeccable achievement. Milan down after 5 minutes.
3‘ Penalty for Genoa for a late intervention by Tomori on Vogliacco. The attitude of the whole team can be reviewed.
1‘ Immediately decisive intervention by Tomori on Ekuban in the penalty area. The Rossoneri centre-back did well not to let the attacker turn.
1′ Kick-off, let’s begin. First ball of the match for Genoa.
– The two teams enter the field: red and black shirt for Milan, white away kit for Genoa.
Friends of MilanNews.itwelcome to San Siro. Kick-off will be coming soon Milan-Genoa in an unusual setting: in the home of Milan the Curva Sud has decided to hold the cheering strike to send a clear message to society regarding future choices and ambitions. Fourth to last matchday of Serie A, Milan have nothing to play for other than the confirmation of a second place which to date remains the highest position achievable in Serie A. Pioli, with the absence of Loftus Cheekchoose the trident heavy behind Giroud. Let’s see whether the unusual environment these days, with rumor after rumor regarding Pioli’s future, will affect the team’s concentration or not. Stay with us and our live text to follow all the emotions of the match.
THE FORMATIONS
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Door; Florenzi, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernández; Bennacer, Reijnders; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leão, Giroud. TO avail.: Nava, Torriani; Bartesaghi, Caldara, Kalulu, Terracciano, Thiaw; Adli, Pobega, Zeroli; Okafor, Sia. All.: Pegs.
GENOA (3-5-2): Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vásquez; Spence, Thorsby, Badelj, Frendrup, Martin; Ekuban, Retegui. TO avail.: Leali, Sommariva; Citizens, Haps, Sabelli; Bohinen, Papadopoulos, Strootman; Ankeye. All.: Gilardino.
Referee: Prontera of Bologna.
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