Milan seemed toothless and their greatest probability noticed Alvaro Morata thump the crossbar on a particular evening for the membership, as Genoa stay unbeaten beneath new coach Patrick Vieira.
Paulo Fonseca took motion after his offended Champions League rant, dropping Theo Hernandez in favour of Alex Jimenez, whereas 17-year-old Mattia Liberali obtained . Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic, Musah, Ismael Bennacer, Luka Jovic, Kevin Zeroli and Alessandro Florenzi had been all injured. Patrick Vieira missed Junior Messias, Caleb Ekuban, Jeff Ekhator, Koni De Winter, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Trustworthy Ahanor.
The Rossoneri had been carrying a particular version jersey following celebrations to , with legends parading on the pitch.
Emerson Royal compelled a difficult save out of Nicola Leali within the opening minutes after a powerful Tijjani Reijnders run, whereas Leali had penalty appeals waved away when he bumped into Fabio Miretti, whose leg was left dangling dangerously.
Moments later, a free kick was taken quick for the Reijnders rocket that Miretti deflected inches over the bar, however Samuel Chukwueze was wasteful when blasting vast undisturbed from a Jimenez cross following the Rafael Leao back-heel flick.
Nicola Leali flapped the ball onto his personal upright from a Milan nook after Milan Badelj risked an personal aim in a scramble within the six-yard field, then struggled to get management of a deflected Jimenez effort.
Regardless of carrying a muscular downside, Alvaro Morata was launched for the second half and inside 30 seconds the Emerson Royal glancing header on Chukwueze’s cross needed to be fingertipped out of the far backside nook by Leali.
Francesco Camarda and Morata each went for a similar Rafael Leao cross, then Morata curled left-footed vast of the far high nook after a powerful Reijnders counter-attack.
Milan felt they merely needed to rating when Morata was despatched clear solely to smash his end in opposition to the crossbar from 12 yards.
Milan Badelj deflected one other Morata effort over from the sting of the world after a robust Reijnders run from his personal half.
Mike Maignan was compelled to dash again and clear off the road after a misplaced Malick Thiaw back-pass on the 88th minute threatened a comical personal aim.
Milan had been loudly jeered off the pitch on the last whistle by their upset supporters.