AC Milan vs Genoa

8 January 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Rafael Leão 90+2’
  • Lorenzo Colombo 28’

Match summary

The points were shared as AC Milan and Genoa drew 1-1. Genoa led 1-0 at half-time.

Lorenzo Colombo put Genoa ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Ruslan Malinovskiy and Rafael Leão equalised with a header in stoppage time.

AC Milan had the better of the chances, with 2.13 expected goals (xG) from 32 shots to Genoa's 1.44 from 7. Nicolae Stanciu missed a penalty for Genoa.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
32 Shots 7
8 Shots on target 2
12 Corners 1
145 Attacks 77
110 Dangerous attacks 15
558 Passes 371
89% Pass accuracy 81%
14 Tackles 12
12 Fouls 8
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

AC Milan Genoa
Kick-off
Matteo GabbiaShot on target
7’
23’
Lorenzo ColomboShot on target
28’
Lorenzo ColomboRight foot shot0-1 (Genoa)
Rafael LeãoShot on target
36’
Rafael LeãoShot on target
41’
Half-time0-1
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Youssouf Fofana
46’
Second half underway
VAR review
60’
63’
Patrizio MasiniMorten Thorsby
64’
Mikael Egill EllertssonRuslan Malinovskyi
Niclas FüllkrugAlexis Saelemaekers
65’
Matteo GabbiaFoul
70’
Zachary AthekameMatteo Gabbia
75’
75’
Jeff EkhatorVitinha
Christian PulisicShot on target
76’
Zachary AthekameShot on target
79’
80’
Nicola LealiTime wasting
83’
Sebastian OtoaLorenzo Colombo
83’
Nicolae StanciuAarón Martín
Rafael LeãoShot on target
86’
Christian PulisicShot on target
87’
Rafael LeãoHeader1-1 (AC Milan)
90+2’
Mike MaignanArgument
90+7’
Strahinja PavlovićArgument
90+7’
Fikayo TomoriArgument
90+9’
90+9’
Nicolae StanciuMissed penalty
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.13 1.44 28’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), 0-1 28’ 90+2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.13 1.44 28’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), 0-1 Colombo 28’ 90+2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-1 Leão 90+2’
AC Milan 2.13 xGGenoa 1.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking AC Milan attacking 
90+9’ Nicolae Stanciu (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 36’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 28’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 90+5’ Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 76’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 82’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 88’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 85’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Aarón Martín (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Luka Modric (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90+9’ Nicolae Stanciu (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 36’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 28’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 90+5’ Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 76’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 82’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 88’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 85’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Aarón Martín (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 31’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Luka Modric (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

AC Milan 3-5-2 Starting XI
Maignan
Tomori
Gabbia 75’
Pavlović
Saelemaekers 65’
Fofana 46’
Modrić
Rabiot
Bartesaghi
Leão
Pulisic
Genoa 3-5-2 Starting XI
Leali
Vásquez
Østigård
Marcandalli
Martín 83’
Thorsby 63’
Frendrup
Malinovskyi 64’
Norton-Cuffy
Colombo 83’
Vitinha 75’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mike Maignan GK900 0.000.000
Strahinja Pavlovic DEF904 0.220.143
Fikayo Tomori DEF900 0.000.000
Matteo Gabbia DEF763 0.120.000
Alexis Saelemaekers MID661 0.040.071
Davide Bartesaghi MID901 0.040.358
Luka Modric MID901 0.030.194
Adrien Rabiot MID902 0.060.021
Youssouf Fofana MID471 0.020.082
Rafael Leão FWD9017 0.880.000
Christian Pulisic FWD908 0.450.112
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub431 0.050.102
Niclas Füllkrug Sub242 0.190.071
Zachary Athekame Sub141 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.01
Genoa win 12% Avg odds 7.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AC Milan WWDWW
Genoa WLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genoa 1-2 AC Milan, 05 May 25 Next meeting: Genoa 1-2 AC Milan, 17 May 26  All AC Milan vs Genoa meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.