Watch: Cisse and Pulisic stay red-hot in Milan’s battling win over Genoa – the highlights

By: Oliver Fisher

AC Milan needed a win before the second international break of the season and they got it, beating Genoa 2-1 away from home.

It was never going to be an easy game against a side that had won three in a row and four of their last five, especially after Thursday’s defeat to Ferencvaros in the Europa League added a lot of pressure on Milan to put things right.

The Rossoneri silenced a hostile home crowd who seemed well up for it with two goals inside the opening 20 minutes. Alphadjo Cisse got the first – his eighth of the season – from Adrien Rabiot’s feed, then Christian Pulisic buried Goncalo Ramos’ square ball to put Ruben Amorim’s side in command.

Inside the final 20 minutes or so Milan dropped off a bit and Genoa had a late surge in hopes of snatching a point. Ellertsson’s strike from range halved the deficit, but the Diavolo held on to move back into the top four with a hard-fought win.