Milan hold off Genoa 2-1 as Maignan makes five saves

Milan beat Genoa 2-1 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, scoring twice in six first-half minutes and then holding on after a late Genoa goal. The win moves Milan to 7-3-1. Genoa fall to 4-1-6.

Alphadjo Cisse opened the scoring in the 13th minute, a right-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner. Adrien Rabiot set it up. Christian Pulisic made it 2-0 in the 19th with a right-footed finish into the bottom right corner, assisted by Gonçalo Ramos. Genoa had no reply through the rest of the first half and for most of the second.

Mikael Ellertsson pulled one back in the 88th minute with a left-footed shot from outside the box, after a set piece involving Tommaso Baldanzi. Milan protected the lead from there. Mike Maignan was the player of the game with five saves and a Chirp Rating of 7.4.

Chirp's Sim gave Milan a 42% chance over 10,000 simulations, and it called the result.