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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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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
12:30
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: MARRAZZO – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: DE LUCA
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: PAIRETTO
Goals: 6′ Carlos Bacca (M), 63′ Keisuke Honda (M), 92′ Alessio Cerci (G)
Official lineups – formations:
AC MILAN(4-4-2): Donnarumma; De Sciglio, Alex, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Montolivo, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; Bacca, Niang .
Subs: Abbiati, Livieri, Calabria, Simic, Zapata, Locatelli, Poli, Balotelli, Boateng, Luiz Adriano, Ménez.
Coach: Sinisa Mihajlović.
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio; Fiamozzi, Rigoni, Džemaili, Gabriel Silva; Suso, Matavž, Laxalt.
Subs: Lamanna, Donnarumma, Muñoz, Marchese, Tachtsidis, Ntcham, Lazović, Capel, Cerci, Pandev.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Match Stats
| AC Milan | Match Stats | Genoa |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 14(6) | Shots (on goal) | 7 (2) |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 58% | Ball Possession | 42% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |