Italian Serie A

Genoa vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
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  • 10': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • 45'+1': Junior Messias
  • 61': Junior Messias

Ex-delivery driver Junior Messias the hero again as AC Milan thump Genoa

Junior Messias scored a brace on his first AC Milan start to thrash Andriy Shevchenko's Genoa 3-0 on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 5': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Simon Kjaer because of an injury.
  • 7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Andrea Masiello.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 8': Hand ball by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
  • 10': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan).
  • 16': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 17': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
  • 17': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
  • 20': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefano Sturaro.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 25': Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 26': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Junior Messias.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
  • 28': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 28': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Hand ball by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 31': Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 32': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Offside, Genoa. Paolo Ghiglione tries a through ball, but Caleb Ekuban is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
  • 34': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa).
  • 35': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 40': Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic following a fast break.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 2. Junior Messias (AC Milan) header from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+4': Offside, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Junior Messias is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Matteo Gabbia.
  • 45': Substitution, Genoa. Hernani replaces Stefano Sturaro.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
  • 47': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
  • 47': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Hernani (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Rovella.
  • 50': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 50': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa).
  • 50': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
  • 51': Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione.
  • 53': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Andrea Masiello (Genoa).
  • 54': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa).
  • 54': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  • 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  • 61': Goal! Genoa 0, AC Milan 3. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 62': Substitution, Genoa. Pablo Galdames replaces Milan Badelj.
  • 62': Substitution, Genoa. Goran Pandev replaces Flavio Junior Bianchi.
  • 64': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 67': Foul by Andrea Masiello (Genoa).
  • 67': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Andrea Masiello (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
  • 73': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 77': Substitution, Genoa. Mattia Bani replaces Andrea Masiello.
  • 77': Substitution, Genoa. Manolo Portanova replaces Nicolò Rovella because of an injury.
  • 78': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 78': Hernani (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan).
  • 78': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Genoa).
  • 78': Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Manolo Portanova (Genoa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner.
  • 79': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Pablo Galdames (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Pablo Galdames (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Genoa).
  • 81': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 81': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Offside, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori tries a through ball, but Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan).
  • 85': Pablo Galdames (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa).
  • 90': Pietro Pellegri (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan).
  • 90'+1': Manolo Portanova (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Genoa 0, AC Milan 3.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
57.9 Possession 42.1
18 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
486 Accurate Passes 342
555 Passes 405
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 58
37 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 15
25 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 16
12 Effective Clearances 14
12 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 14,000

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 10 +13 25
2 Internazionale 10 +11 21
3 Atalanta 10 +12 19
4 Juventus 10 +10 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

GEN Genoa (3-5-2)

No. Name
57 Salvatore Sirigu (GK)
5 Andrea Masiello Yellow Card
15 Johan Vásquez
3 Zinho Vanheusden
65 Nicolo Rovella Yellow Card
27 Stefano Sturaro
47 Milan Badelj
50 Andrea Cambiaso
18 Paolo Ghiglione
20 Caleb Ekuban
24 Flavio Junior Bianchi

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
24 Simon Kjaer
19 Theo Hernández
20 Pierre Kalulu
10 Brahim Díaz
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
33 Rade Krunic
30 Junior Messias

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