The first home match of 2026 is filed away. Milan–Genoa ends 1–1 at San Siro in the fixture valid for the nineteenth round of Serie A. Here is the match report.
Milan–Genoa, first half
AC Milan start well and create two big chances in the opening 10 minutes. In the 7th minute, from a corner, Bartesaghi delivers a fine left-footed cross and finds Gabbia, whose header crashes against the crossbar. In the 9th minute, another defender, Pavlovic, has a headed chance from a Saelemaekers cross, but the ball goes just over the bar.
It is Genoa who take the lead in the 28th minute. The Rossoblù build down the right, with Malinovskyi beating his man at the edge of the box before playing the ball into the middle for Colombo, who shakes off Gabbia with a clever movement and finishes first time. 0–1. From that moment on, Milan struggle to be dangerous, apart from a chance for Leao, denied by Leali, with Fofana slipping as he tries to head in the rebound. The first half ends with the visitors in front.
Milan–Genoa, second half
Allegri reacts immediately, bringing on Loftus-Cheek for Fofana. The turning point seems to arrive in the 58th minute with Pulisic’s goal. A corner from the right is flicked on by Gabbia at the near post and travels toward the far post. The American attacks the ball, but before heading it, he also makes contact with his arm. After a VAR review, referee Mariani disallows the goal. Milan have another chance in the 64th minute when Bartesaghi meets a driven cross from Loftus-Cheek on the right, but his shot goes wide, as relayed via Milan Press.
The substitutions shift Milan into a 4-3-3, with Füllkrug as the central striker. In the 76th minute, Pulisic has a headed chance from a Bartesaghi cross from the left, but Leali is alert and saves. Genoa respond in the 82nd minute with a header from Colombo that goes just wide. Milan go close to equalising in the 87th minute when Pulisic strikes on the volley inside the box, only for Leali to produce a superb save.
The finale is chaotic and full of incidents. Milan draw level in the 92nd minute with a decisive header from Leao, then protest for a foul on Athekame in the Genoa box, which Mariani does not consider a penalty. Moments later, the referee from Aprilia awards a penalty to Genoa for a foul by Bartesaghi on Ellertsson in the Milan area. Stanciu steps up and sends the ball high over the bar. The draw holds at San Siro: 1–1.
