At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 16, the 33rd round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: AC Milan hosted Genoa.
Faced with two consecutive draws in the last 2 rounds against weak teams, AC Milan missed a good opportunity to extend their lead, but was recaptured by Inter Milan. At the end of the last round, AC Milan still led the Serie A table with 68 points in 32 games, and only 2 points ahead of Inter Milan in 1 round.
In the first match of this round, Inter Milan beat Spezia 3:1 away, accumulating 69 points in the 32nd round of the same match, and pushed AC Milan to the top of the Serie A table with a one-point advantage.
In the game, AC Milan started 433, Olivier Giroud, Leo and Salemakles three forwards, midfielders Casey, Tornali and Benazelle, four defenders Teoch, Tomori, Gabia, Kalulu and goalkeeper Minegnan. The total value of the starting eleven is 330 million euros.
Genoa started 4321, center Picoli. The total value of the starting eleven is 41.3 million euros.
After the match began, AC Milan attacked, Leo went straight, and Theo's cross was blocked. In the 4th minute, Theo's midfield forced a breakthrough and was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 10th minute, Kalulu made a precise long pass into the box, and Leo quickly inserted the ball to shoot at goal, and the ball was scored! AC Milan led Genoa 1-0.
In the 40th minute, Bennacer cut straight in, and Celle Marcos stepped forward and was preemptively destroyed by the defenders.
In the 45th minute, Badelli picked out a pass into the penalty area and Gardames inserted a shot high.
In the second half, AC Milan continued to strengthen their attack. In the 47th minute, Leo broke through on the left and swept the ball out of the bottom line. In the 50th minute, Celle Marcos broke the ball in front of him and fired a long-range shot that was deflected.
In the 57th minute, Salle Marcos crossed from the right and Olivier Giroud's shot from inside the penalty area deflected off the upright.
In the 59th minute, Gabia broke free and almost swung himself, but the number reacted quickly at Menion to control the ball.
In the 72nd minute, Theo shifted the ball to the right and Messias crossed again, which was destroyed by a Genoa player.
In the 76th minute, Leo's goal from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 84th minute, Genoa's free-kick from the front was delivered and Austi's high header went off the line.
In the 86th minute, Theo dribbled straight in from the left and then passed directly, Rebic took the ball and crossed, Messias volleyed in the air, was saved by Genoa goalkeeper Sirigu, and Messias made up for it. AC Milan extended the score to 2:0.
In stoppage time, Genoa had a good free-kick opportunity, and Menion made a wonderful save to ensure that the goal was not lost.
In the end, with the goals of Leo and Messias, AC Milan defeated Genoa 2-0 at home, ending two consecutive rounds of serie A without a win, 33 games with 71 points to regain the top of the Serie A table, and 2 points ahead of the second inter in one round.