Genoa drew the tie at the San Siro stadium against Milan, in a great game that ended 3-3.
The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Alessandro Florenzi (45′ 1T), Matteo Gabbia (26′ 2T) and Olivier Giroud (29′ 2T). While the away goals were scored by Mateo Retegui (4′ 1T, penalty), Caleb Ekuban (2′ 2T) and Malick Thiaw (41′ 2T, against).
A great play by Milan, 29 minutes into the second half, was the one that moved the scoreboard thanks to Olivier Giroud. After receiving an assist from Christian Pulisic, the forward placed it to the left post and down. Impossible for the archer!
Milan midfielder Christian Pulisic had the chance to tie the game, but was denied by the post in the 13th minute of the first half.
Milan tried to be strong by shooting many more times on goal, but without success in scoring. According to statistics, 5 went on goal, 1 hit the post and 17 ended up outside.
Alessandro Florenzi emerged as the most outstanding player of the match. The Milan defender was important for scoring 1 goal.
Caleb Ekuban also stood out at the San Siro stadium. The Genoa attacker scored 1 goal.
It was a game with many frictions due to infractions committed in the open field. There were 2 reprimands: Tijjani Reijnders and Johan Vásquez.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli proposed a 4-5-1 formation with Marco Sportiello in goal; Alessandro Florenzi, Matteo Gabbia, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernández on the defensive line; Ismael Bennacer, Tijjani Reijnders, Samuel Chukwueze, Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leão in the middle; and Olivier Giroud in attack.
For its part, Alberto Gilardino’s team took the field with a 3-5-2 formation with Josep Martínez between the three sticks; Alessandro Vogliacco, Koni De Winter and Johan Vásquez in defense; Djed Spence, Morten Frendrup, Milan Badelj, Morten Thorsby and Aarón Martín in midfield; and Mateo Retegui and Caleb Ekuban up front.
Referee Alessandro Prontera was in charge of supervising the game at the San Siro stadium.
On the next date Milan will face Cagliari at home, while Genoa will play at home against Sassuolo.
With this result, the host of the match reaches 71 points and is in second place. For its part, the visiting team remains at 43 points and is in twelfth place in the tournament.
Changes in Milan
- 66′ 2T – Salió Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão by Noah Arinzechukwu Okafor
- 79′ 2T – Ismael Bennacer left for Yacine Adli, Alessandro Florenzi for Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa and Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze for Malick Thiaw
Changes in Genoa
- 73′ 2T – Milan Badelj left for Kevin Strootman and Aarón Martín Caricol for Ridgeciano Delano Haps
- 85′ 2T – Alessandro Vogliacco came on for Giorgio Cittadini and Caleb Ansah Ekuban came on for Christos Papadopoulos
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-05-05 20:00:02