Begovic booms the free-kick forward. It bounces around in the air over Genoa's penalty area for a while but Milan can't create a shooting chance, Genoa clear and that's that!
90' +5
Genoa work the ball towards Milan's left corner flag and decide to keep it there. Milan burst clear and Bennacer finds Castillejo darting inside but the Spaniard's intercepted. Milan get a free-kick in their own half which Begovic will take. This will surely be their last attack.
90' +4
Genoa get a well-timed free-kick as Sturaro shields the ball from Kessie who foolishly concedes the foul. That should ease the pressure off the visitors for the final seconds.
90' +1
D. Calabria enters the game and replaces A. Conti.
Milan substitution. Conti is replaced at right-back by Calabria. Strange one, that.
90'
Milan have five added minutes in which to find an equaliser. The excellent Criscito skips over a challenge from Conti to clear again for Genoa.
89'
Pinamonti cannily holds the ball up near Milan's corner flag, granting Genoa a few precious seconds. He eventually passes back but Genoa can't keep possession. Kessie fires a pass towards Castillejo but Criscito nods it carefully back to Perin.
87'
Genoa get some brief respite from Milan's attacks as Romagnoli fouls Sanabria. Conti lofts the ball forward from full-back and Soumaoro heads it down to Criscito. Criscito puts his foot through it.
85'
Soumaoro blocks Bonaventura's shot from the centre of the box and it's Milan's seventh corner of the game. Genoa manage to get it away. The tension has cranked up a notch now - as much as it can with no one in the crowd.
83'
Romero blocks a pass forward and finds Pinamonti to the left of the box. Pinamonti checks back onto his right foot to curl a cross towards Sanabria. It bobbles harmlessly wide though.
81'
Suddenly Milan's attacks have more menace to them. Ibrahimovic gets his head on the end of Bennacer's cross in but heads wide of the post. You wouldn't bet against the Swede scoring again given enough chances.
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79'
A. Pinamonti enters the game and replaces G. Pandev.
Genoa decide to make a substitution. The former Inter man Pandev makes way for the Inter loanee striker Pinamonti.
77'
Z. Ibrahimović has scored a goal for AC Milan!
GOAL! MILAN 1-2 GENOA! Milan are back in this! Castillejo's corner lands to Bonaventura on the right of the box who shoots. Bonaventura's shot bounces up nicely for Ibrahimovic just outside the six yard box, and the Swede swivels and smashes it past Perin!
76'
Milan win a corner as Castillejo's nice one-two with Leao sends the Spaniard into Genoa's penalty area. Genoa deal with it well but concede a second corner, and...
74'
Genoa get their first shot in a long while. Sanabria spots an opportunity from outside the box as he receives a pass inside from Criscito but drags his effort wide. Despite that, there's no real sense of urgency from Genoa. Milan are barely threatening them.
72'
Criscito's unorthodox header back to Perin almost causes a flutter as the keeper is forced to race out wide to stop it going out for a corner. Perin succeeds and gets it away before a Milan man can close him down.
68'
Milan keep on coming. Perin gets across well to stop Bonaventura's shot from 35 yards out from being very dramatic then clutches the ball to his chest as he puts a stop to Conti's chipped pass.
65'
Milan get their first chance in a while. Bonaventura gets sight of goal and jinks inside from the left to shoot. The midfielder drags his right-footed shot well wide of the left-hand post.
63'
F. Jagiełło enters the game and replaces V. Behrami.
Genoa make an enforced change. Behrami is replaced by the 22-year-old Polish midfielder Jagiello.
61'
Castillejo checks in on his left foot to cross in but Criscito gets in the way. On the other side, Hernandez's own cross is blocked by Romero and cleared by Soumaoro. Genoa look hard as old Pandolce cake.
59'
Genoa have been benefiting as the game has devolved into a niggly series of fouls. Leao makes his first run at goal from the left but the visitors soon hook the ball away.
57'
S. Sturaro enters the game and replaces L. Schöne.
Rafael Leão enters the game and replaces A. Rebić.
Next to go is Rebic. Leao replaces him for Milan.
Genoa respond with a substitution of their own. The quiet Schone goes off for Sturaro.
56'
G. Bonaventura enters the game and replaces H. Çalhanoğlu.
Milan make two substitutions. First, the fading Calhanoglu goes off for Bonaventura.
54'
Biraschi is fouled by Hernandez in his own half as Milan continue to press the issue. The home side are short of ideas. A change looks to be imminent.
52'
Genoa are resisting Milan's attacks like rubber. Milan get a little flurry of half-chances as Rebic swings in a shot from the left of the box but Soumaoro is in the right place to block and clear.
51'
Milan are labouring again. Ibrahimovic tries to find Hernandez with a curling ball in but is unsuccessful. Calhanoglu decides to go it alone by dribbling into the box, but his shot is nowhere near finding the target.
49'
Pandev's low cross from the left bounces off Kessie for another Genoa corner. Good pressure from the visitors. Criscito's in-swinging corner gets cleared. Pandev whips the ball back in from an offside position. Sanabria heads wide but it's academic.
48'
The corner doesn't beat the first man but Genoa still have possession. Conti beats Criscito to the header to stop the wing-back from latching onto a ball into Milan's penalty area. The Milan full-back clears.
46'
Genoa start the half on the front foot. Romero finds Criscito with a lovely cross-field pass and Cassata does well to get a throw out of it. Behrami soon wins a free-kick and Genoa turn it into a corner.
45' +1
Milan get another free-kick as Criscito fouls Castillejo. Rebic tees up Bennacer whose shot from range is blocked. Milan take the corner short and Castillejo finds Ibrahimovic at the far post, who can't find the target. Biraschi puts the ball out for another Milan corner, which Genoa clear.
HALF-TIME: MILAN 0-2 GENOA
45'
There'll be one added minute in this half.
The second half gets underway. No changes here at half-time.
43'
Hernandez wins a free-kick down the left flank as he's fouled by Behrami. Castellijo's delivery in is again lacking and Hernandez can't control the ball when it lands to him.
41'
F. Cassata has scored a goal for Genoa! Assist by L. Schöne.
Schone might have been trying to score himself there, but he's delighted regardless. That's twice Genoa have caught Milan cold for simple tap-ins. Milan need to sharpen up if they want to get anything from this game.
GOAL! MILAN 0-2 GENOA! Genoa double their lead! Sarabia passes out wide to Biraschi. Biraschi whips in a low cross from the right and Schone back-heels it towards Cassata who taps it in!
38'
Milan keep looking for the equalising goal but they're finding Genoa hard to break down. Ibrahimovic receives a pass from Rebic and has a shot blocked from outside the box.
36'
Genoa are more than holding their own at the moment. Milan have a free-kick though as Romero brings down Ibrahimovic. Milan squander possession and Cassata finds Sanabria down the right channel. Sanabria holds it up and Schone works it back to the striker, who bobbles a shot wide. He's offside anyway.
34'
Genoa still have the ball for now. Sanabria passes back to Behrami from inside Milan's box and the Swiss midfielder's shot deflects off Bennacer for a Genoa corner. Milan clear it without much trouble.
32'
Genoa play a risky game by passing out from inside their box but manage to get away with it. Criscito rolls in a low forward cross looking for the run of Pandev but Romagnoli beats him to it to put it out for a throw.
30'
Milan are getting closer again after Perin's two snap saves earlier. Rebic gets in behind Genoa's defence only for Biraschi to stick a foot in to block the shot.
28'
Bennacer has a shot from range that skids wide. Genoa take the goal-kick and Milan continue to huff and puff with some nice touches around Genoa's box. When the ball finally comes to Hernandez, he gets the shot all wrong as it sails over.
24'
It's Genoa's turn to get upfield again. Sanabria nods a header down to Biraschi who drags a shot wide from the right of the box. Up the other end, Rebic sets up Hernandez on the overlap but his cross-cum-shot is cleared off the line! The full-back's offside anyway.
22'
Milan aren't happy as Sanabria fouls Romagnoli in Genoa's half. Ibrahimovic steps up to take the free-kick but fires high and wide from more than 35 yards. Even the great man himself was unlikely to score from there.
19'
Genoa enjoy some rare time on the ball. Sanabria fires a routine effort into the arms of Begovic from outside the box. Pandev gets another chance shortly after but it's blocked.
15'
Milan pop the ball around with Genoa quite content to sit back and wait. Rebic gets a brief chance to shoot from the edge of the box. It deflects off Behrami and loops over Perin's goal for a corner.
13'
Castilejo's corner is poor and gets cleared comfortably. Sanabria carries Genoa out of their own half and the visitors work the ball left to Pandev. Pandev's initial cross is cleared but the North Macedonian gets a second bite of the cherry and hits the side netting.
11'
Kessie chips a pass over the top looking for Ibrahimovic but Soumaoro is alive to the danger and heads it away. Genoa don't fully clear and Milan win a corner down their left.
9'
Milan resume their dominance. Kessie darts into the left channel and Biraschi makes a great tackle to bring the attack to a halt. Genoa are handling Milan's threat well so far.
7'
G. Pandev has scored a goal for Genoa! Assist by A. Sanabria.
GOAL! MILAN 0-1 GENOA! Sanabria skips into the box from the right and cuts back for Pandev, who makes no mistake from a few yards out! First blood to Genoa.
That was lovely awareness by Sanabria who knew where his team-mate would be. Milan got cut open there at the first sign of pressure. Not the most auspicious start for the home side.
6'
Milan continue to put pressure on Genoa as Calhanoglu blasts a shot against a defender. Genoa counter-attack through Sanabria and...
5'
Hernandez whips in a cross from the left and the veteran defender Masiello clears. Milan are dictating all of the early play.
3'
Milan keep possession at the back for a while until Bennacer decides to boom it forward. It's an easy sweep up for Soumaoro, Genoa's French defender who's on loan from Lille.
1'
And we're off!
It's a lively start to the game as Ibrahimovic backheels a pass just wide and Cassata concedes a foul. Genoa go on the hunt but can't stop the ball going out of play for a Milan goal-kick.
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this Serie A match between Milan and Genoa at San Siro, Milan.
After a positive start to 2020 Milan have reason to hope. Stefano Pioli's side have won 15 of their 36 points since the turn of the year and remain in the race for a top six finish. A win here would put them level on points with Napoli who sit in sixth place currently.
Genoa, meanwhile, have given themselves a fighting chance of escaping relegation. Davide Nicola's team sit just inside the relegation zone but have picked up half of their 22 points in 2020, including five points in their last three away matches. With this match taking place behind closed doors, let's hope for an open game.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Asmir Begovic; Andrea Conti, Matteo Gabbia, Alessio Romagnoli (c), Theo Hernandez; Ismael Bennacer, Franck Kessie; Samu Castillejo, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ante Rebic; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
SUBS: Alexis Saelemaekers, Diego Laxalt, Matteo Soncin, Lucas Paqueta, Mateo Musacchio, Rafael Leao, Giacomo Bonaventura, Marco Brescianini, Davide Calabria, Lucas Biglia, Antonio Donnarumma.
GENOA (3-5-2): Mattia Perin; Adama Soumaoro, Davide Biraschi, Andrea Masiello; Cristian Romero, Francesco Cassata, Lasse Schone, Valon Behrami, Domenico Criscito (c); Antonio Sanabria, Goran Pandev.
SUBS: Andrea Pinamonti, Mattia Destro, Stefano Sturaro, Sebastian Eriksson, Peter Ankersen, Filip Jagiello, Andrea Favilli, Federico Marchetti, Cristian Zapata, Salvador Ichazo, Iago Falque, Antonio Barreca.
The two teams walk out onto the eerily empty and quiet San Siro pitch. Milan are in their iconic red and black striped home shirt and white shorts. Genoa are in their white away shirt and blue shorts.
Genoa claim a valuable three points in their quest for Serie A survival, then. If they keep playing like this they will no doubt be safe, but they need to keep grinding out the results to make sure of it. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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