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AC Milan vs Genoa brings a traditional status gap into a fixture that can still turn tense. Milan drew 1–1 at San Siro on 8 January 2026, then won 2–1 at Genoa on 17 May 2026 after the hosts pulled a goal back. The scores suggest Milan’s greater resources, but Genoa’s ability to keep the game close gives future meetings a useful question: can resistance become another result?
Past matches, AC Milan vs Genoa
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Genoa
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1G
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39G
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75M
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21F
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40D
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74
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20D
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18F
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3D
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73M
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80M
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13D
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99D
AC Milan Substitutes
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G
1
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G
96
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M
14
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M
8
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M
4
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D
34
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F
9
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M
11
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D
5
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D
27
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M
45
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25
Match events
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48'Justin Bijlow Yellow Card
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49'J. Bijlow Yellow Card
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50'⚽C. Nkunku Penalty
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63'Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
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63'Vitinha Yellow Card
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64'Vitinha Yellow Card
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64'J. Ekhator T. Baldanzi
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68'N. Fullkrug S. Gimenez
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68'S. Ricci Y. Fofana
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68'S. Ricci Y. Fofana
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68'N. Fullkrug S. Gimenez
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72'Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
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76'K. De Winter F. Tomori
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76'C. Pulisic C. Nkunku
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76'C. Pulisic C. Nkunku
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76'K. De Winter F. Tomori
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81'⚽Z. Athekame Normal Goal (Asst: C. Pulisic)
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85'C. Ekuban L. Colombo
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85'R. Loftus-Cheek A. Jashari
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86'Samuele Ricci Yellow Card
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86'⚽J. Vasquez Normal Goal
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90' +1A. Martin Amorim
Stats for this game
Matchup AC Milan VS Genoa
Authority with a narrow margin
The cited Serie A meetings show AC Milan holding the stronger reference point without making the pairing one-dimensional. Genoa and Milan drew 1–1 at San Siro on 8 January 2026, a result that kept the visitor’s defensive work relevant even in Milan’s setting. At the Luigi Ferraris on 17 May 2026, Milan won 2–1; Genoa reduced the deficit late but could not complete the response. The scorelines support a status gap with limited separation, while they do not prove that either side controlled every phase.
The venue frames the challenge
At San Siro, Genoa’s task is to protect the compactness that helped earn a point and make Milan’s favourite status feel burdensome. In Genoa, Milan must turn technical superiority into a result while managing the hosts’ capacity to stay within one goal. The clubs can move through different sporting circumstances, but the durable profile remains clear. A new meeting will ask whether Milan can create a calmer margin or Genoa can again keep the contest alive until the decisive moment.