AC Milan vs Genoa

AC Milan and Genoa are set to trade tackles at the Stadio San Siro in an exciting Serie A match-up.

Marco Sportiello’s heroics in goal inspired Milan to a scoreless draw at Juventus last weekend, yet Stefano Pioli’s side failed to produce a shot on target for the first time this season. Despite three consecutive winless league outings (D2, L1), ‘I Rossoneri’ commence this round five points clear of third-placed Juventus and seem well-positioned to finish as ‘the best of the rest’ behind new champions Inter. Desperate to return to winning ways, Milan entertain a Genoa side they squeezed past 1-0 in the reverse fixture en route to completing a four-game winning streak against them for the first time since 1963. The hosts have netted precisely one goal in three of their last four home league outings (W2, D1, L1), amplifying the importance of keeping a clean sheet for the second game on the spin.

In the meantime, Genoa put fellow promoted rivals Cagliari to the sword in last weekend’s 3-0 home victory to arrest a two-game winless league run (D1, L1) and remove all doubts regarding their top-flight survival. The visitors take this trip in high spirits after only losing once in their last six Serie A matches (W2, D3), looking to uphold their respectable record against the current top-five sides (W1, D4, L2). But manager Alberto Gilardino would appreciate a better defensive effort from his men after overseeing just two clean sheets across their last eight league games. Keeping Milan at bay would see the Griffins register back-to-back shutouts in Serie A for the first time since March 2022, though it’s worth noting they last achieved that feat at San Siro in 2017.