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47% Ball Possession GENOA and 53% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Genoa 3 – 0 AC Milan 
11′ Nicola Ninkovic
80′ Juraj Kucka (own goal)
86′ Leonardo Pavoletti
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 12th position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +2
AC Milan, 3rd position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Milan | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16:11 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Genoa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9:7 | 2 | 12 |
A slop for AC Milan . It’s a major step back for Milan to keep the race for the Scudetto alive. Milan were only -2 points below Juventus with 21 points. This defeat now risking Milan to lose the third position and will be up to Juventus to increase the lead to +5 if they defeat Sampdoria tomorrow at the Juventus Stadium.
Surely, it’s a time for redeption for Genoa after losing the Derby della Lanterna against Sampdoria. Genoa have won just one of their last five games.
It’s Genoa to open the score in the 11th minute. Midfielder Nicola Ninkovic defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Tomás Rincón.
AC Milan remaining with 10 players since the 56th minute after Referee Luca Banti gave him a red card following a foul on Genoa midfielderr Luca Rigoni.
Surely, Genoa fans must be in delirious cheering their players. There is anothe goal for Genoa in the 80th minute … an own goal by AC Milan Juraj Kucka!!!! It’s a no-no day for AC Milan unable to find their way to the goal….
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Ivan Juric:
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz; Edenilson, Rincon, Veloso, Rigoni, Laxalt; Ninkovic, Simeone.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Poli, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Honda, Bacca, Niang.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Pavoletti, Simeone, and Rigoni with 2 goals each.
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 6 goals
| GENOA | GOALS | GOALS | AC MILAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 2 | 6 | Bacca, Carlos |
| Simeone, Giovanni | 2 | 3 | Niang, Mbaye |
| Rigoni, Luca | 2 | 2 | Locatelli, Manuel |
| Gakpe, Serge | 1 | 1 | Kucka, Juraj |
| Laxalt, Diego | 1 | 1 | Suso |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 22/10/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Genoa | 2:1 | 9 | |||
| 16/10/16 | SA | Genoa – Empoli | 0:0 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | SA | Bologna – Genoa | 0:1 | 7 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 3 wins
| 22/10/16 | SA | Milan – Juventus | 1:0 | 9 | |||
| 16/10/16 | SA | Chievo – Milan | 1:3 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | SA | Milan – Sassuolo | 4:3 | 7 |
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 10
Genoa 1 – 0 AC Milan
Tuesday 25 October 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: DI FIORE – LONGO
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: FABBRI
Goals: 11′ Nicola Ninkovic (G), 80′ Juraj Kucka (own goal), 86′ Leonardo Pavoletti (G)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz; Edenilson, Rincon, Veloso, Rigoni, Laxalt; Ninkovic, Simeone.
Subs Lamanna, Zima, Orban, Gentiletti, Lazovic, Brivio, Fiamozzi, Cofie, Ntcham, Pandev, Ocampos, Pavoletti.
Coach: Ivan Juric
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Poli, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Kucka, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Honda, Bacca, Niang.
Subs: Gabriel, Plizzari, Ely, Zapata, Gomez, Abate, Pasalic, Sosa, Suso, Luiz Adriano, Lapadula.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella