AC Milan vs Genoa, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMilan ride late drama to home draw with Genoa
AC Milan missed the chance to close in on Serie A leader Inter Milan as it was held to a 1-1 draw at home with relegation-threatened Genoa on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 5': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 7': Attempt saved. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
- 10': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 15': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 15': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 19': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 22': Foul by Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan).
- 22': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 24': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
- 24': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! AC Milan 0, Genoa 1. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 30': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 31': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 33': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 36': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa).
- 37': Attempt missed. Aarón Martín (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morten Frendrup.
- 39': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 39': Leo Østigård (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
- 41': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 44': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Genoa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Genoa 1.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 53': Offside, Genoa. Vítinha is caught offside.
- 55': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 57': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 58': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic with a headed pass.
- 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 58': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a corner.
- 58': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 58': Handball by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 60': VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 0-1 Genoa.
- 63': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
- 63': Substitution, Genoa. Patrizio Masini replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 64': Substitution, Genoa. Mikael Ellertsson replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 65': Attempt missed. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 68': Offside, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 69': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 70': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 70': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 71': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
- 72': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 75': Substitution, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator replaces Vítinha.
- 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Matteo Gabbia.
- 76': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
- 78': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 79': Attempt saved. Zachary Athekame (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 79': Handball by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 79': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 80': Handball by Zachary Athekame (AC Milan).
- 80': Nicola Leali (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, Genoa. Nicolae Stanciu replaces Aarón Martín.
- 83': Substitution, Genoa. Sebastian Otoa replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 84': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic with a headed pass.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 88': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 88': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mikael Ellertsson.
- 90': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan).
- 90': Sebastian Otoa (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 90'+2': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 90'+2': Goal! AC Milan 1, Genoa 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Penalty Genoa. Mikael Ellertsson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+7': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Penalty missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Genoa) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
- 90'+9': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Genoa 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Genoa 1.
Statistics
GEN |
MIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 32 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 299 | Accurate Passes | 499 |
| 371 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 13 | Crosses | 49 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 51 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 51 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,397
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,397
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 21 | +27 | 49 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 21 | +18 | 46 |
| 3 | Napoli | 21 | +14 | 43 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 21 | +14 | 42 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Leali (GK) |
| 5 | Leo Østigard |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 27 | Alessandro Marcandalli |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 17 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 15 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 9 | Vitinha |
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