It's full-time, with Milan running out 3-0 winners. It's a very comfortable win in the end for the visitors, who took the lead after ten minutes with a brilliant Ibrahimovic free-kick that gave Sirigu no chance. They went on to dominate most of the first half and doubled their advantage in first-half added time as Messias sent a header looping over Sirigu as the ball rebounded up into the air, They killed the game off soon into the second half as a brilliant move led to Diaz laying the ball off for Messias, who superbly finished his second of the match to make it 3-0. They bossed the final half an hour and Genoa created little, leading to an easy victory for Pioli's men.
Those three points for the visitors leapfrog them above city rivals Inter back into second place and with Napoli conceding late against Sassuolo, Milan are just a point off top spot. They host bottom side Salernitana next as they look to carry on their title charge. For the hosts, they remain in the bottom three as they are now 12 games without a win. They face a tricky test away to Juventus next as they look to get out of the relegation zone.
Thanks for joining us for this live coverage of Milan's 3-0 win over Genoa in Serie A.
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90'+3'
FULL-TIME: GENOA 0-3 MILAN22:39
90'
There will be three minutes of added time at the end of this match.22:36
88'
A lovely move with one-touch passes nearly puts Hernandez in on goal but a key interception sends it behind for a corner.22:34
87'
Milan are keeping possession well here as they look to see the game out.22:33
85'
Cambiaso tries to thread a pass through to Ebukan but Tomori does well to cut it out.22:30
82'
Messias is back up and we are playing once more.22:27
81'
Messias is down receiving treatment.22:27
79'
So close! Portanova hits a stupendous chip from near the centre circle that looks to be going in until Maignan tips it over the bar. What an effort, and what a save!22:26
77'
Bakayoko comes on for Diaz.22:24
77'
Bani replaces Masiello.22:24
77'
The injured Rovella is off for Portanova.22:23
77'
Tonali makes way for Saelemaekers.22:23
75'
Play is stopped as Rovella receives treatment in midfield.22:21
73'
Rovella is booked for cynically dragging back Hernandez.22:19
71'
Rovella tries an ambitious effort from distance but it curls wide of Maignan's goal.22:18
69'
As it stands, Genoa still haven't scored since Shevchenko arrived as coach.22:53
67'
Masiello goes in the book for bringing down Messias as the winger skipped by him.22:13
66'
Ghiglione fizzes a shot at goal but it's blocked by a Milan defender on the edge of the box.22:11
64'
Diaz and Pellegri link up well and Diaz looks to shoot until the linesman holds up his flag for offside.22:09
62'
Galdames is on for Badelj.22:08
62'
The experienced Pandev comes on for Bianchi up front for the hosts.22:08
61'
Diaz played the pass to Messias to finish.22:08
61'
It's 3-0 to Milan! Messias has his second of the game after a brilliant move led to Diaz laying it off to him. The winger finished low and into the far corner to surely put this game to bed.
Ibrahimovic, scorer of the opening goal with an exquisite free-kick, has been brought off for Pellegri.22:06
58'
This result would stop Milan losing three straight games for the first time since September 2019.22:05
56'
Krunic sends an effort wide left of Sirigu's goal after the Genoa defence gifted him the ball.22:03
55'
Milan have had 59% of the possession.22:01
53'
Ekuban sends a tame effort straight at Maignan as he turned onto his right foot.21:58
51'
It's been a more encouraging start from the hosts in this second half.21:57
49'
What a save! Maignan makes a brilliant save from a Hernani header as a free-kick came in from the left. The keeper acrobatically gets up to push it up in the air before Tomori hacks it away.21:55
47'
Ibrahimovic has a great chance early in this second half as a ball from the right comes to him, but the striker fluffs it and Sirigu is able to save.21:53
46'
The visitors kick us off for this second period.21:51
46'
Hernani is on for Sturaro before we kick back off.21:51
46'
Gabbia, who was on a yellow card, comes off for Florenzi at the break.21:50
It feels as if it is going to be a tough ask for Genoa in the second half as they look to get back into the game. Can Shevchenko make the changes at half-time necessary to encourage a dramatic comeback?21:38
So we go to the break with the score 2-0 to Milan. They took the lead after 10 minutes as Ibrahimovic sent a brilliant free-kick past a stationary Sirigu, who had no chance. Both teams were really kept to long-range efforts after that until Messias got his head to a rebound in the box, sending a looped header over Sirigu into the back of the net to put his side two goals in front.21:37
45'+4'
HALF-TIME: GENOA 0-2 MILAN21:35
45'+3'
It's a long way back for the hosts now as they face a two goal deficit.21:34
45'+1'
It's 2-0 to Pioli's men! Messias is the goalscorer as Messias sends a header looping over Sirigu as the ball rebounded to him to double his side's advantage.
There will be four minutes of additional time added on at the end of this first half.21:31
44'
Ghiglione crosses for Bianchi, but he sends his first-time half volley well over the bar. The final product is just lacking for the hosts at the minute.21:30
42'
So close for the visitors! Diaz shows lightning pace and dribbling skills to weave into the box before he sets his sights on the far corner. He lets fly, but his driven effort goes just over the bar.21:28
40'
With his first-half goal, Ibrahimovic has become the joint-26th highest Serie A scorer with Stefano Nyers and Hernan Crespo.21:26
38'
Messias receives the ball outside the area and shoots, however the direction of it is poor and it goes straight at Sirigu.21:23
36'
This is Kessie's 200th match for Milan in all competitions.21:22
34'
Genoa have posed more of a threat in recent minutes as they look to get back in this game.21:20
32'
Gabbia goes in the book for an aerial collision with Bianchi.21:17
30'
Milan have conceded 16 goals in their last nine Serie A matches, after only conceding two in their previous nine.21:16
28'
Rovella cuts in from the left and rifles an effort at goal with his right-foot. However, it goes just over the bar.21:13
26'
Cambiaso wins a corner after some good work down the left however after a flick into the air, Maignan comes and claims it.21:12
24'
Across the big five European leagues, Rovella is the youngest midfielder to have started 14 games.21:10
22'
Sturaro makes a big interception at the back post to turn a cross behind before Hernandez can get on the end of it.21:07
20'
Vasquez absolutely clatters into Tonali, yet somehow escapes a booking. 21:06
18'
Diaz does really well to win the ball upfield before he squares it to Ibrahimovic, however the Swedish striker's effort is blocked behind for a corner.21:03
16'
The hosts haven't been able to fashion a real clear-cut chance since the opening couple of minutes.21:02
14'
The visitors have won six of their last nine games against Genoa. Before that, they had lost four of the previous five meetings.21:00
12'
A low ball in from the left finds Ibrahimovic at the back post but he slices his effort and it goes wide of Sirigu's goal. He could've easily doubled his tally there almost instantly.20:57
10'
It's 1-0 to the visitors!!! It's a quite brilliant free-kick from Ibrahimovic as he leaves Sirigu motionless as it nestles in the right of the net to put his side in front.
Ekuban handles from a Kalulu shot from distance. This is in a dangerous shooting position as Ibrahimovic stands over it.20:54
7'
Ibrahimovic sends a dipping effort from 30 yards out towards goal, but it deflects wide for a corner.20:59
5'
Kjaer is stretchered off, with Gabbia taking his place.20:50
3'
Kjaer is down injured and it doesn't look good for the centre-back as the stretcher comes onto the field.20:50
2'
Cambiaso fires one just over the bar as the ball falls to him in the box. The hosts have started the brighter here and perhaps should be a goal to the good.20:47
1'
The hosts kick us off and we are underway.20:46
The two teams make their way out onto the pitch.20:42
Visiting boss Stefano Pioli goes with six alterations from the 3-1 home defeat to Sassulo as the suspended Romagnoli is replaced by Tomori in the back line while Tonali and Kessie come in for Bakayoko and Bennacer in midfield. Kalulu, Messias and Krunic also start.20:40
Home coach Andriy Shevchenko makes two changes as Ghiglione starts ahead of Sabelli on the wing while Vanheusden replaces Biraschi in the back three.22:53
SUBS: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Alexis Saelemaekers, Pietro Pellegri, Antonio Mirante, Alessandro Florenzi, Andrea Conti, Matteo Gabbia, Daniel Maldini, Fode Ballo-Toure, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Rafael Leao.20:32
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Pierre Kalulu, Fikayo Tomori, Simon Kjaer, Theo Hernandez; Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie; Junior Messias, Brahim Diaz, Rade Krunic; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.20:32
SUBS: Federico Marchetti, Aleksander Buksa, Valon Behrami, Goran Pandev, Mattia Bani, Davide Biraschi, Manolo Portanova, Adrian Semper, Hernani, Pablo Galdames, Stefano Sabelli, Abdoulaye Toure.20:29
GENOA (3-5-2): Salvatore Sirigu; Johan Vasquez, Andrea Masiello, Zinho Vanheusden; Paolo Ghiglione, Stefano Sturaro, Milan Badelj, Nicolo Rovella, Andrea Cambiaso; Flavio Junior Bianchi, Caleb Ekuban.20:25
The visitors meanwhile are in third position, just three points behind leaders Napoli. They lost 3-1 at home to Sassuolo last time out.20:21
The hosts come into this game in 18th, a point from safety. They are on a terrible run of form, having not won in 11 league games. They have drawn half of their 14 games so far this season.20:17
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Serie A match between Genoa and Milan.20:15
Dove si gioca la partita:
Stadio: Luigi Ferraris Città: Genova Capienza: 36685 spettatori20:15
Genoa - Milan is a match of 15 day of the season Serie A 2021/2022. The match will be 1 december at 20:45 in the stadium Luigi Ferraris in Genova. Referee of Genoa - Milan will be Juan Luca Sacchi with the help of Mauro Vivenzi e Alessandro Lo Cicero. At VAR there will be Luca Banti.
Currently Genoa is 18° in the standings with 10 points (thanks of 1 win, 7 draws and 7 defeats); while Milan is 2° in the standings with 35 points (thanks of 11 wins, 2 pareggi and 2 sconfitte). Genoa scored 17 goals and conceded 29; Milan scored 33 goals and conceded 18.
At home Genoa scored 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses). Away Milan scored 16 points (5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss). Genoa in the last three matches of the season challenged Roma, Udinese and Mil obtaining 1 point thanks to 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Milan in the last three matches of the season challenged Inter, Fiorentina and Sassuolo obtaining 1 point thanks to 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the last match Genoa was against Milan losing 0-3 while Milan was against Sassuolo losing 1-3. The best scorer of the team coached by Andriy Shevchenko is Mattia Destro with 6 goals while the best scorer of the team coached by Stefano Pioli is Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 6 goals.
Genoa and Milan competed 106 times in the league. In the previous matches Genoa won 20 times, Milan won 52 times while the number of draw was 34.
These are the statistics of the two teams in the matches played in the season:
Where to see Genoa-Milan You can see the live match Genoa-Milan here on Virgilio Sport starting 20:45 CET of 1 december. Discover who will broadcast live Genoa - Milan between Sky and Dazn.
