Milan had a good chance to take the lead in Serie A after Inter lost at home to Bologna in the afternoon (2-2) and achieved it with great difficulty to beat promoted Genoa with an extremis goal from Christian Pulisic (0-1). With a very long discount of two goalkeepers, Mike Maignan and the Valencian Josep Martínez, They were fired. Olivier Giroud donned the gloves and was decisive in avoiding a tie.
Three days after starting in a 0-0 draw with Dortmund in the Champions League, Stefano Pioli introduced rotations to his starting eleven, especially in attack, by leaving Oliver Giroud, Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic on the bench to give an entry Noah Okafor, Samuel Chukwueze and former Real Madrid player Luka Jovicwho made his first start since arriving from Fiorentina last summer, but was largely overlooked.
Apart from an early chance by Tijani Reijnders, Milan had a poor game against youn Genoa’s coach, Alberto Gilardino, former ‘rossonero’ striker, He took a very conservative approach, without taking risks.
Milan lacks ideas, their attack doesn’t work and what’s worse is this poor first half Theo Hernández has seen a yellow card that due to accumulation will make him miss the classic against Juventus at San Siro on the next matchday, which will be played on October 22 after the national team break.
Leao and Pulisic entered
In the break Pioli brought in Rafael Leao and Pulisic by Okafor and Chukwueze, but Milan did not improve in attack. He created very little danger and Valencia goalkeeper Josep Martínez only had to intervene for the first time in the 64th minute to divert an excellent save of a header from Leao, who did not have the usual success for him.
Of course, Mike Maignan was also providential for the first time between Genoa’s three sticks, the work of Radu Dragusin, which was poisoned when Reijnders deflected (76′).
Pulisic decided
When Milan saw the possibility of becoming leader disappear, Pulisic He finally appeared after a careful performance to control a ball that fell to him in the area and he quickly turned to put it into the net with his left foot (87′). VAR ruled out that the American helped himself with his arm.
Red to Maignan and Giroud as goalkeeper
Milan seemed to finally have victory in hand but life became very complicated in stoppage time. Maignan violently came out of his place and ran over Caleb Ekuban with a brutal knee at chest height. After consulting the VAR, the referee showed the red card to the French goalkeeper, who will also face Juve.
Genoa foul on the crossbar
Over the course of the changes, Pioli put Giroud between the sticks. Genoa has not been matched by the miracle since Albert Gudmundsson’s free-kick deflected off the wall and crashed into the bar ahead of Giroud who remained stuck.
Josep Martínez also saw red
In a very long incredible discount where everything happened, Genoa’s goalkeeper was also sent off. Josep Martínez went up to take a corner but missed it and Yunus Musah was needed to prevent the counter-attack, which is why he saw a second yellow card.
Giroud avoids the tie
There was more! Giroud saved Milan from the tie when leaving the goal to guess, risk the type against a George Puscas who came alone. In the end the French forward was embraced by his teammates. He became the hero of a victory worth leading.
GENOA
01
MILAN
Genoa: Josep Martínez; De Winter (Leali, m.104), Dragusin, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli (Ekuban, m.68), Thorsby, Frendrup, Haps (Puscas, m.91); Malinovskyi (Kutlu, d.68); Gudmundsson. .
Milan: Magnan; Florenzi, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernández; Musah, Adli, Reijnders; Chukwueze (Pulisic, m.46), Okafor (Leao, m.46) and Jovic (Bartesaghi, m.92).
Goal: 0-1, m.87: Pulisic
Referee: M. Piccinini. He advised De Winter (m.69), Martínez (m.86, m.102) for Genoa; and Theo (m.21), Florenzi (m.22), Musah (m.47), Adli (m.62) on behalf of Milan. He sent off Maignan, the Milan goalkeeper, with a straight red card; and Josep Martínez, goalkeeper of Genoa.
Incidents: match corresponding to the eighth day of Serie A, played at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa.
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Source: La Verdad
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