More success for the club on the social media front: 2 million fans on Instagram.
MILAN – Just a few months on from breaking the 3 million barrier on twitter, AC Milan can now lay claim to another important milestone on social media with over 2 million followers on the club’s Instagram account. The results achieved over the past two years via this online photo and video sharing channel is another demonstration of the club’s popularity on social media and desire to keep its fans in touch with all the latest goings-on from the world of Milan.
Milan boasts over 24 million fans on Facebook, over 3 million followers on twitter, nearly 300.000 people registered on its YouTube channel and over 5 million fans on Google+. What’s more, the club has received great feedback and results from its social network feeds in Asia where the club has dedicated accounts in Chinese and which were launched in occasion of the club’s tour to the country in July 2015. Milan find themselves in 8th place in the international ranking and first in Italy.
And now Milan have reached the 2 million followers mark on Instagram, the latest achievement in the club’s digital strategy launched in recent years, which aims to provide exclusive content and reduce the gap to the fans spread all over the world.
Every day fans can catch a glimpse of life at the club through Instagram, getting the latest from the inside through selected images and videos which don’t just focus on the first team but the entire Milan family. From past greats that wrote memorable pages in the club’s history to celebrity fans as well as other areas of the club like HQ Casa Milan and its innovative and modern Mondo Milan Museum, Milan Store and Cucina Milanello Restaurant, not to mention exclusive content from the first team at home and on the road, from San Siro to the away grounds across Italy.
The total content posted on the account @acmilan so far stands at 1265, which includes 1200 photos and 65 videos, with around 42.000.000 likes and 455.000 comments.
The photo that has been most appreciated by the fans was posted come the final whistle in Milan’s 3-0 derby-day triumph receiving 83.400 likes so far. Click here to see it and leave a comment!
58% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 42% Ball Possession GENOA AC Milan 2 – 1 Genoa
6′ Carlos Bacca 92′ Alessio Cerci
63′ Keisuke Honda
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 16th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -4
AC Milan, 6th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
6
Milan
24
11
7
6
35:26
9
40
16
Genoa
24
6
7
11
24:28
-4
25
Mission accomplished for AC Milan winning the home game at the San Siro Stadium defeating Genoa. Milan can keep the dream alive to reach at least the 3rd position.
AC Milan opening the score in the 6th minute following a corner conceded by Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin. It’s Colombian forward Carlos Bacca to score defeating Perin with a right footed shot in the center.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Genoa succumbing at the San Siro Stadium. AC Milan increasing the score in the 63rd minute with forward Keisuke Honda defeating goalkeeper Perin with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Mattia De Sciglio.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Genoa scoring the “honor goal” in the 92nd minute. The action started by midfielder Luca Rigoni with a right footed shot, but AC Milan goalkeeper Donnarumma saved. Immediately, there you see forward Alessio Cerci, the ex-Milan player, to score from close range defeating Donnarumma in the bottom left corner.
There are 47 precedents between AC Milan vs Geono at the San Siro Stadium. Stats showing AC Milan with 29 wins, 13 draws, and Genoa with 5 wins. Milan scoring 86 goals and Genoa scoring 41 goals.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
AC MILAN(4-4-2): Donnarumma; De Sciglio, Alex, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Montolivo, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; Bacca, Niang .
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio; Fiamozzi, Rigoni, Džemaili, Gabriel Silva; Suso, Matavž, Laxalt.
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Click the video to watch the highlights of the match AC Milan vs Genoa on Sunday 14 February 2016 at the San Siro Stadium.
FORMER PLAYERS:
AC MILAN:Luca Antonelli (at Genoa from 2011 to January 2015), Juraj Kucka (from January 2011 to August 2015), Andrea Bertolacci (at Genoa from July 2012 to June 2015), M’Baye Niang (at Genoa from January 2015 to June 2015).
GENOA:Alessio Cerci (at Milan from January 2015 to January 2016), Suso (at Milan from January 2015, on loan at Genoa from January 2016).
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 12 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 10 goals
AC MILAN
Goals
Goals
GENOA
Bacca, Carlos
12
10
Pavoletti, Leonardo
Niang, Mbaye
5
3
Gakpe, Serge
Bonaventura, Giacomo
5
2
Dzemaili, Blerim
Adriano, Luiz
3
2
Laxalt, Diego
Alex
2
2
Rincon, Tomas
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 draw
07/02/16
SA
Milan – Udinese
1:1
Round 24
03/02/16
SA
Palermo – Milan
0:2
Round 23
31/01/16
SA
Milan – Inter
3:0
Round 22
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 draws, 1 lost
06/02/16
SA
Genoa – Lazio
0:0
Round 24
03/02/16
SA
Juventus – Genoa
1:0
Round 23
31/01/16
SA
Genoa – Fiorentina
0:0
Round 22
Photo: acmilan.com
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 25
AC Milan 2 – 1 Genoa
Sunday 14 February 2016
San Paolo Stadium
Milan, Italy
MILAN – Goals in either half from Carlos Bacca and Keisuke Honda have given the Rossoneri a 2-1 victory in the round 25 Serie A match with Genoa at the San Siro. The Colombian striker broke the deadlock after just five minutes rifling the ball home on a Honda assist. The Japanese star went from provider to goal-scorer on 64 minutes with a swerving strike from distance. Cerci managed to pull a goal back in stoppage time, but it was merely a consolation goal as the Rossoneri collected all 3 points.
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