"AC MIlan only came away from their clash against Genoa with one point, though you could argue it was a rescued point after a late equaliser and a saved penalty. Anyway, it's clear that everything didn't work tactically. Massimiliano Allegri and his men headed into the game with a lot of confidence, having beaten Hellas Verona and Cagliari before. Furthermore, the gaffer was able to field the strongest possible XI (as many would label it), with above all Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao together."
"Daniele De Rossi tasked Vitinha with man-marking Modric and he followed him everywhere. No matter how the Croatian tried to find space, the Genoa man stayed tight and denied him rhythm and time on the ball. Whenever Genoa had the ball, they would sit with a back three. Milan only pressed with two forwards, though, making it easy for the Rossoblue to bypass the press given the 3v2 advantage."
"With Allegri choosing to play with a deep line, Colombo was easily able to create a separation between Milan's two lines of defence and move into space to score. How the changes affected the game When Fullkrug came on the pitch, he started stretching the Genoa defence vertically, creating space between the lines for Pulisic and Leao. Milan also shifted from their 3-5-2 to a 4-3-3 in an attempt to overload the wing areas,"
AC Milan fielded a strong XI with Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao together but encountered tactical problems against Genoa, settling for a late rescued point. Daniele De Rossi deployed Vitinha to man-mark Luka Modric, denying him rhythm and time on the ball. Genoa sat with a back three, and Milan pressed with only two forwards, allowing Genoa to bypass the press with a 3v2 advantage. Norton Cuffy’s high positioning pulled Bartesaghi and opened space on Milan’s left. Allegri’s deep defensive line created separation that Lorenzo Colombo exploited to score. Fullkrug’s introduction stretched Genoa vertically, and Milan’s shift to a 4-3-3 aimed to overload wings but left space in the box.
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