AC Milan Top Serie A After Pulisic Winner

• Milan top Serie A after 1-0 win over Genoa.
• Both goalkeepers sent off, Giroud plays in goal for Milan.
• Inter draw 2-2, Juventus beat Torino 2-0.

AC Milan moved to the top of the Serie A table on Saturday after a dramatic 1-0 win over Genoa in a match where both goalkeepers were sent off.

The Rossoneri entered the game with three domestic victories in a row but had a long list of absentees. The game was fairly tedious but culminated in the last minutes as the Rossoneri broke the deadlock in the 87th minute when Christian Pulisic perfectly controlled Yunus Musah’s pass before turning around to drill home.

AC Milan’s goalkeeper Mike Maignan saw red deep into the stoppages time when the Frenchman rushed out of the box to smother a long ball but had a heavy collision with Caleb Ekuban.

The away side had used up all their substitutions, so striker Olivier Giroud had to play as a goalkeeper. In the resulting free kick, Albert Gudmundsson’s attempt took a huge deflection to smack the woodwork.

It was not over yet, as minutes later Genoa’s shot-stopper Josep Martinez also saw his second yellow card for a bookable tackle on Musah.

The match ended with both teams down to 10 men and Giroud in goal, but Milan held on to secure a vital three points.

Elsewhere in Serie A:

• Inter Milan fumbled a 2-0 lead to settle for a 2-2 tie against Bologna at San Siro.
• Juventus registered the victory of the Turin Derby as they beat Torino 2-0 thanks to goals from Federico Gatti and Arkadiusz Milik.

League table:

1. AC Milan (21 points)
2. Inter Milan (19 points)
3. Napoli (18 points)
4. Juventus (17 points)
5. Lazio (16 points)
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