Olivier Giroud scored his first two goals for Milan to help his side maintain their winning start to the Serie A campaign with a convincing 4-1 victory against Genoa at San Siro on Sunday.
The Rossoneri were made to work hard for last week s 1-0 win over Sampdoria but proved far too strong for Genoa as they put on a show for their returning supporters, scoring all four goals in the first half.
Alessandro Deiola netted Genoa s first goal in six league games versus Milan to cancel out Sandro Tonali s opener, but Rafael Leao s heavily deflected strike and Giroud s double gave the hosts breathing space at the midway point.
Milan were happy to keep hold of possession from that point on as they cruised to a seventh league game without defeat stretching into last season.
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Tonali lifted the ball over the Genoa wall and just out of back-up goalkeeper Boris Radunovic s reach to get Milan up and running inside 12 minutes with just his second Serie A goal.
Stefano Pioli s side were pegged back soon after through a Deiola header after the midfielder was picked out by a smart Joao Pedro pass – the first goal Milan had conceded in seven league matches.
But Leao restored his side s advantage in rather fortuitous circumstances as his shot took a big touch off the back of Brahim Diaz – Milan s match-winner last weekend – and flew past Radunovic.
Giroud s first Milan goal followed seven minutes later, the Frenchman curling a first-time shot into the far-left corner when played in by Diaz, and he had a second before half-time when converting a penalty awarded for a Kevin Strootman handball.
Milan then went through the motions and did not register a single attempt on target in the second period, with Charalampos Lykogiannis going closest to scoring for the visitors when testing Mike Maignan 10 minutes from time.
