Milan-Genoa 2-0: goals from Leao and Messias, Rossoneri first

Still ahead of everyone, albeit with one more race. Milan returns to win after two consecutive 0-0, Genoa folds and returns to +2 against Inter, waiting for the Nerazzurri to finally recover the match with Bologna and we can have a ranking without asterisks. Over 70,000 souls flock to San Siro (the rossoblù presence is strong) and witness this 2-0 signed by Leao and Messias, not too spectacular but very fundamental in the championship fight.

Immediately Leao

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A lot of things have already happened in Milan on Friday, when Chiffi whistles the start. The increasingly pressing indiscretions on the transfer of ownership of the club, but also the Inter match, to remain more connected to the field. Il Diavolo starts the match with Genoa from second in the standings, with the same number of matches played. Situation he was no longer used to. And he begins without Calabria, another twist a few moments from the start: problem in the warm-up, in his place is Gabbia, Kalulu sled on the right and the captain’s armband passes to Kessie, whistled by Meazza more than all the opponents. First commandment for the Rossoneri: stop the goal fast that has lasted for 211 minutes plus steals. Another 11 passed and Leao took care of it, forgotten by Hefti on the long post after an excellent cross from Kalulu. Left on the fly to cross, Sirigu can’t even try, great goal.

Little game

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The Rossoneri goals do not become two before the interval because Saelemaekers wastes Kessie’s best play and sends high from the center of the area (36 ‘). Even the Grifone, however, has his chance at the end of the first half: Galdames bypasses Gabbia and kicks with his right from a tight angle, flying over Maignan’s goal. The rest is competitive spirit, frenzy, the desire to do without precision in the last twenty meters. Genoa, displaced by the cold goal, cannot offer the usual Blessin recipe, made up of armored defense and sporadic offensive blitzes. But building is not really the house specialty, so the ball remains in the hands of Milan for a long time. But he does not sink the blows, partly to avoid uncovering himself and partly because the form of the attacking men is what it is, this spring.

Closes Messias

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After the rest we start again on the same wavelength, but it is Blessin who has to change something: the entry of Destro and Melegoni closes the evening of Piccoli and Ekuban. If Giroud guessed the flying turn on the first good thing of Saelemaekers’ match, a well-balanced cross from the right, Milan could give themselves a final phase of the game in relaxed management. Instead nothing, high ball. And Maignan then has to keep his eyes open, because where the tips of Genoa can’t, Gabbia almost succeeds, with an intervention that almost becomes an own goal. Double change also for Pioli, the final half hour is for Rebic and Messias. But there is the unexpected, yet another: Gabbia also hurts, Milan ends the game with Krunic in the role of right-back. He does not suffer, however, because at 87 ‘he doubles. Hernandez, perpetually in the Genoa area, sees Messias on the right side: Sirigu’s miracle on the Brazilian’s first shot, ball under the crossbar on the second. The Rossoneri Meazza explodes. And down applause after applause also for Maignan, who keeps yet another “clean sheet” with a superb dive on Hernani’s final header.