AC Milan left Genoa with a 2-1 win in the 11th round of Serie A, and the first half did the damage. Alphadjo Cissè struck in the 13th minute, Christian Pulišić added a second six minutes later, and the visitors reached the break 2-0 up before hanging on after the hosts' late reply.
Milan's early finishing
The match swung on two quick moments rather than long spells of pressure. Cissè finished off Adrien Rabiot's assist for the opener, then Pulišić scored after being set up by Gonçalo Ramos. That turned a shaky opening from Genoa into a 2-0 deficit inside 19 minutes.
Cissè's goal was his eighth in all competitions this season, with five in Serie A and three in the Europa League. Pulisic's strike took him to four league goals in eight appearances, and his 8.2 rating in the win was the best among Milan attackers in the match data.
Genoa's late reply
Genoa did find a way back into the scoreline when Mikael Ellertsson scored in the 88th minute, but it only reduced the margin. AC Milan had already done the hard part by then, and the points were heading back with the visitors long before the final whistle.
The result keeps Milan's domestic run moving in the right direction after an away trip that could have gone wrong if the early chances had not been taken. On this evidence, the finishing was the story, not a spell of dominance in possession.
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