It was a hard-fought win, full of character, for 10-men AC Milan who brought home all three points from their trip to Genova against Sampdoria. An early goal from Messias and a penalty tucked away by Giroud in the second half, after Đuričić had equalised for the Blucerchiati, gave the Rossoneri a 2-1 win. Here are the most relevant statistics coming from the match:
1- AC Milan have won three successive Serie A meetings against Sampdoria for the first time since September 2016.
2- AC Milan have won four Serie A away meetings in a row against Sampdoria for the second time in their history, after the streak in ‘60s.
3- Stefano Pioli (652) has become the eighth manager, in the three points for a win era, to have picked up 650 points in Serie A.
4- Junior Messias has scored 50% of his Serie A goals for AC Milan (3/6) at the Stadio Ferraris in Genova: two against Genoa and one against Sampdoria.
5- Junior Messias' 6th minute goal this evening was AC Milan’s fastest Serie A goal since the one he scored on February 19, against Salernitana (after 5 minutes).
6- Olivier Giroud has scored each of his three Serie A penalties. The previous one was back on January 6th against Roma.
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