Cisse and Pulisic give Milan a 2-1 win at Genoa

Cisse and Christian Pulisic gave Milan a two-goal cushion in a 2-1 victory over Genoa at the Ferraris. Albert Ellertsson pulled one back late in the game, but Genoa could not find an equaliser before the international break. Daniele De Rossi felt his team had put in a competitive performance.

Milan struck early. In the 13th minute, after a poor Genoa move out from the back, Adrien Rabiot found Cisse, who opened the scoring. Soon afterwards, Gonçalo Ramos won the ball inside the opposition area and set up Pulisic to make it two. Mundo Deportivo described Milan’s first half as highly efficient, with the side taking a two-goal advantage into the break.

Genoa later reduced the deficit through an Ellertsson strike and kept Milan under pressure until the final whistle. An attempt by Milutin Osmajic had also been ruled out for offside. The match featured protests, tension and red cards, Mundo Deportivo reported.

De Rossi did not want to use individual errors as an excuse, while acknowledging that the goals conceded needed to be reviewed. He also praised Samuel Wiafe, the young midfielder who started in place of the injured Morten Frendrup. De Rossi said his team had stayed in the contest and fought its way back, but lacked the decisive touch needed to equalise.

For Milan, Amorim was pleased with the response after the team’s previous performance and stressed the importance of competing. He also said he could not guarantee that Milan would maintain that consistency through to the end of the season. The win was built on Milan’s early efficiency, while Genoa kept the contest alive without managing to level the score.