Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

AC Milan vs Genoa – Lineups & Match Details

AC Milan and Genoa drew 1-1. Goals: L. Colombo (28'), Rafael Leão (90'). AC Milan had 61% possession against Genoa's 39%. Shots on target: 8-2.

Serie A · Regular Season - 19

Thursday, 8 January 2026

AC MilanAC Milan

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

GenoaGenoa

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy

Lineups

AC MilanAC Milan3-5-2
M. Maignan16M. MaignanG
F. Tomori23F. TomoriD
M. Gabbia46M. GabbiaD
S. Pavlovic31S. PavlovicD
A. Saelemaekers56A. SaelemaekersM
Y. Fofana19Y. FofanaM
L. Modric14L. ModricM
A. Rabiot12A. RabiotM
D. Bartesaghi33D. BartesaghiM
R. Leao10R. LeaoF
C. Pulisic11C. PulisicF

Substitutes

1P. TerraccianoG
96L. TorrianiG
2P. EstupinanD
4S. RicciM
5K. De WinterD
8R. Loftus-CheekM
9N. FullkrugF
24Z. AthekameD
27D. OdoguD
30A. JashariM
38A. CastielloF
GenoaGenoa3-5-2
N. Leali1N. LealiG
A. Marcandalli27A. MarcandalliD
L. Ostigard5L. OstigardD
J. Vasquez22J. VasquezD
B. Norton-Cuffy15B. Norton-CuffyM
R. Malinovskyi17R. MalinovskyiM
M. Frendrup32M. FrendrupM
M. Thorsby2M. ThorsbyM
A. Martin3A. MartinM
Vitinha9VitinhaF
L. Colombo29L. ColomboF

Substitutes

35E. LysionokG
39D. SommarivaG
8N. StanciuM
20S. SabelliD
21J. EkhatorF
30H. F. Cuenca MartinezM
34S. OtoaD
40S. FiniF
73P. MasiniM
76L. VenturinoF
77M. E. EllertssonM
86J. NurediniF

Match Events

28'G

L. Colombo

Assist: R. Malinovskyi

46'S

Y. Fofana

Substitution 1

64'S

M. Thorsby

Substitution 1

64'S

R. Malinovskyi

Substitution 2

65'S

A. Saelemaekers

Substitution 2

70'Y

M. Gabbia

75'S

M. Gabbia

Substitution 3

75'S

Vítinha

Substitution 3

80'Y

N. Leali

83'S

Aarón Martín

Substitution 4

83'S

L. Colombo

Substitution 5

90'+9Y

F. Tomori

90'+7Y

M. Maignan

90'+7Y

S. Pavlović

90'G

Rafael Leão

Statistics

AC Milan
61%39%
Genoa
2.45Expected Goals (xG)1.32
32Total Shots7
8Shots on Target2
12Corners1
12Fouls8
1Offsides1
89Pass Accuracy (%)81
4Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

AC Milan host Genoa on Thursday, 8 January 2026 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The kick-off time is 19:45 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. AC Milan go into the match 4th in the table; Genoa sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

AC Milan have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Genoa have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 5 May 2025: AC Milan 2-1 Genoa; 15 Dec 2024: AC Milan 0-0 Genoa; 5 May 2024: AC Milan 3-3 Genoa. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

AC Milan and Genoa drew 1-1. AC Milan scored through Rafael Leão 90'. Genoa replied with L. Colombo 28'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

AC Milan held 61% of the ball against 39% for Genoa. Shots on target finished 8-2. Expected goals read 2.45 for AC Milan, 1.32 for Genoa.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. AC Milan sat 4th and Genoa 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.