Pulisic and Cisse Strike Early as Milan Edge Genoa to Stay in Title Hunt

AC Milan collected their fourth win in five Serie A matches, beating Genoa 2-1 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday to stay within five points of leaders Lazio.

The game was effectively decided inside the first 20 minutes, when Alphadjo Cisse and Christian Pulisic both scored from poor Genoa defending to give the visitors a two-goal cushion.

Mikael Egill Ellertsson drove home a superb 25-yard strike in the 88th minute to set up a nervy finish, and Kingsley Ehizibue headed wide deep into injury time as Genoa pushed for an equaliser that never came.

Milan keep the pace

The Rossoneri have now won four of their last five league games and head into the international break just five points off the top, despite a difficult run in Europe.

Genoa left to rue errors

The hosts paid for a sloppy start and drop to 13th in the table, with Ellertsson's late stunner ultimately only a consolation after a slow opening 20 minutes.

Source: TNT Sports