In the early morning of April 16, Beijing time, the 33rd round of Serie A continued, and AC Milan sat at home to face Genoa. In the 11th minute, Rafael Leo opened the scoring for AC Milan. In the second half, Pioli was replaced by the likes of Rebic and Messias. In the 87th minute, Messias scored with two consecutive strikes in front of goal. In the end, 90 minutes later, AC Milan beat Genoa 2-0 and returned to the top of the table.
Competition focus
1. Leo scored his ninth league goal of the season, setting a new career single-season high.
2. Calabria was temporarily withdrawn from the starting lineup due to gastrointestinal discomfort, in which case manager Pioli put the young gabia in the starting lineup, while Kalulu, who had been playing as a centre-back, once again made a cameo appearance at right-back.
3. In this game, the San Siro Stadium poured in 70,259 fans, setting a new season high.
4. Bennasel ushered in the milestone of 100 games at AC Milan.
Wonderful review
In the 11th minute, Gabia moved sideways, Kalulu got the ball and sent a high-quality cross, Leo pushed in front of the goal to break the net, AC Milan broke the league 221-minute goal drought!
In the 28th minute, Badley swung past Giroud and fired high from outside the box.
In first-half stoppage time, Gardames forced the ball off target after receiving the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was deflected off target.
In the 56th minute, Ameli drove a corner kick from the right and Menion got the ball.
In the 57th minute, SalleMax crossed from the right and Olivier Giroud volleyed the side hook slightly offside.
In the 73rd minute, Pioli replaced gabia, Kalulu returned to the centre-back position, while substitute Klunic made a cameo appearance at right-back.
In the 77th minute, Leo burst into the left side of the penalty area to shoot the goal, and Sirigu fell to the ground to block it.
In the 87th minute, Rebić picked up the back post and Messias' shot from the ground was blocked by Sirigu, followed by a follow-up shot that broke the net.
Technical statistics
Player ratings
Leo 7.4 points, Kalulu 7.9 points
Appearances line-up
Milan: 16-Menion, 19-Teos, 23-Tomori, 46-Gabia (74'33-Clooneci), 20-Kalulu, 4-Benasser (86'5-Baro Toure), 8-Tornali, 17-Raphael Leo (86'10-Díaz), 79 Casey, 56-Salmaquez (62'30-Junior Messias), 9-Giroud (62'12-Rebic)
Genoa: 57 Sirigu, 36 Hefti, 13 Barney, 55 Estigo, 15 Vazquez, 99 Gardames, 47 Badeli, 32 Frendelup (71'45 Jeboa), 8 Amiri (71'11 Gudmundsson), 20 Ekuban (54'10 Melegoni), 9 Picoli (54'23 Destro)