Serie A · Thu, 8 Jan 2026 ·
AC Milan vs Genoa — 1 - 1
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Match report
R. Leao’s 90' equaliser earns AC Milan 1-1 draw with Genoa
Honours were even between AC Milan and Genoa at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Serie A matchday 19 game finishing 1-1. R. Leao (90') scored for AC Milan, while L. Colombo (28') found the net for Genoa. It was 0-1 at half-time.
AC Milan had 61% of the ball and 32 shots (8 on target) against Genoa’s 7 (2 on target). Nicola Leali (Genoa) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves AC Milan 5th in the Serie A table on 11 points and Genoa 19th on 1.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 28'goalL. ColomboAssist: R. Malinovskyi
- 46'substitutionY. FofanaOff: R. Loftus-Cheek
- 60'VAR decisionChristian PulišićGoal cancelled
- 64'substitutionM. ThorsbyOff: P. Masini
- 64'substitutionR. MalinovskyiOff: M. E. Ellertsson
- 65'substitutionA. SaelemaekersOff: N. Fullkrug
- 70'yellow cardMatteo GabbiaYellow Card
- 75'substitutionM. GabbiaOff: Z. Athekame
- 75'substitutionVitinhaOff: J. Ekhator
- 80'yellow cardNicola LealiYellow Card
- 83'substitutionA. MartinOff: N. Stanciu
- 83'substitutionL. ColomboOff: S. Otoa
- 90'goalR. LeaoNormal Goal
- 90+7'yellow cardMike MaignanYellow Card
- 90+7'yellow cardStrahinja PavlovićYellow Card
- 90+9'yellow cardFikayo TomoriYellow Card
Lineups
AC Milan
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Massimiliano Allegri
Starting XI
- 16M. MaignanG
- 23F. TomoriD
- 46M. GabbiaD
- 31S. PavlovicD
- 56A. SaelemaekersM
- 19Y. FofanaM
- 14L. ModricM
- 12A. RabiotM
- 33D. BartesaghiM
- 10R. LeaoF
- 11C. PulisicF
Substitutes
Genoa
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniele De Rossi
Starting XI
- 1N. LealiG
- 27A. MarcandalliD
- 5L. OstigardD
- 22J. VasquezD
- 15B. Norton-CuffyM
- 17R. MalinovskyiM
- 32M. FrendrupM
- 2M. ThorsbyM
- 3A. MartinM
- 9VitinhaF
- 29L. 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 statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 2.45Expected goals (xG)1.32
- 32Total shots7
- 8Shots on target2
- 9Shots off target3
- 15Blocked shots2
- 25Shots inside the box5
- 7Shots outside the box2
- 12Corners1
- 1Offsides1
- 12Fouls8
- 4Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves7
- 558Passes371
- 499Accurate passes299
- 89%Pass accuracy81%
- 1.33Goals prevented1.33
Player statistics
AC Milan
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Mike MaignanG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Fikayo TomoriD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 31Strahinja PavlovićD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 46Matteo GabbiaD | 75 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Adrien RabiotM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 14Luka ModrićM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Youssouf FofanaM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Davide BartesaghiM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 56Alexis SaelemaekersM | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Rafael LeãoF | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 11Christian PulišićF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 1Pietro TerraccianoG | – | – | ||
| 96Lorenzo TorrianiG | – | – | ||
| 2Pervis EstupiñánD | – | – | ||
| 5Koni De WinterD | – | – | ||
| 24Zachary AthekameD | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 27David OdoguD | – | – | ||
| 4Samuele RicciM | – | – | ||
| 8Ruben Loftus-CheekM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Ardon JashariM | – | – | ||
| 9Niclas FüllkrugF | 25 | 5.9 | ||
| 38Alex CastielloF | – | – |
Genoa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicola LealiGTop rated | 90 | 9.2 | ||
| 5Leo ØstigårdD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 22Johan VásquezD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Alessandro MarcandalliD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Morten ThorsbyM | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Aarón MartínM | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Brooke Norton-CuffyM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Ruslan MalinovskyiM | 64 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 32Morten FrendrupM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9VitinhaF | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| 29Lorenzo ColomboF | 83 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 35Ernestas LysionokG | – | – | ||
| 39Daniele SommarivaG | – | – | ||
| 20Stefano SabelliD | – | – | ||
| 34Sebastian OtoaD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Nicolae StanciuM | 17 | 5.9 | ||
| 30Hugo CuencaM | – | – | ||
| 73Patrizio MasiniM | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| 77Mikael EllertssonM | 26 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Jeff EkhatorF | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 40Seydou FiniF | – | – | ||
| 76Lorenzo VenturinoF | – | – | ||
| 86Joi Xheto NurediniF | – | – |