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Milan win 2-1 at Genoa as Cisse and Pulisic strike early to go fourth
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๐ฐ Milan beat Genoa 2-1 on 8 November to bounce back from their Europa League defeat.
๐ Key points
โฝ Cisse scored in the 13th minute.
๐ฏ Pulisic doubled the lead in the 19th.
๐ฐ Ellertsson pulled one back in the 88th.
๐ Milan are fourth on 24 points.
๐ฅ Cisse has five league goals, the clubโs top scorer.
๐ What happened
๐๏ธ Cisse opened the scoring after 13 minutes at the Marassi, and Pulisic added a second six minutes later after a defensive mix-up.
๐งค Genoa pushed after the break and Ellertsson scored with a deflected strike in the 88th. Mike Maignan made several saves, including one from Vitinha.
๐จ Five Milan players were booked. The Rossoneri have alternated wins and defeats over their last seven games in all competitions.
๐ By the numbers
โข Score 2-1 (Cisse 13, Pulisic 19 / Ellertsson 88)
โข Milan on 24 points, five behind leaders Lazio
โข Cisse: five league goals, clubโs top scorer
โข Five Milan yellow cards
๐ญ Why it matters
Milan answered their European setback in the league. Their next league game is Frosinone at San Siro on 22 November.