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AC Milan beat Genoa 2-1 as Pulisic scores in Serie A return

AC Milan beat Genoa 2-1 on Nov. 8 to recover from a Europa League defeat, while Internazionale beat Como and Lazio drew with Napoli.

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ESPN. (EconoTimes)
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AC Milan beat Genoa 2-1 away in Serie A on Nov. 8, recovering from a shock Europa League defeat with Christian Pulisic among the scorers, ESPN reported.

Milan recorded their seventh league win, taking their record to seven wins, three draws and one defeat. Genoa finished the match with four wins, one draw and six defeats, according to ESPN's scoreboard.

Alphadjo Cissè scored in the 13th minute at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, and Pulisic followed with a goal in the 19th. Mikael Ellertsson scored in the 88th minute to complete the scoring in the match.

The result was one of three victories across the five completed league matches played on Nov. 8. The other two games finished level, with Napoli drawing against Lazio and Fiorentina sharing four goals with Juventus.

Internazionale beat Como 2-0 at San Siro, scoring both goals inside the opening 19 minutes. Pio Esposito scored in the 12th minute before Marcus Thuram added the second seven minutes later.

Internazionale finished with nine wins, one draw and one defeat. Como's record stood at seven wins, two draws and two defeats after a match in which all the goals came before halftime.

Napoli drew 1-1 with Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Davide Frattesi scored in the 28th minute, while an own goal by Alfonso Pedraza in the 48th minute accounted for the game's other goal.

Lazio finished the day with nine wins and two draws, keeping their league record free of defeats through 11 matches. Napoli's record stood at four wins, three draws and four defeats after the draw.

At U-Power Stadium, Atalanta beat Monza 1-0 through Nikola Krstovic's goal in the 49th minute. It was the only one of the day's three wins to be settled by a single goal without reply.

Atalanta ended the match with four wins, two draws and five defeats. Monza finished with two wins, one draw and eight defeats after the narrowest possible loss at home.

Fiorentina and Juventus drew 2-2 at Stadio Artemio Franchi in the highest-scoring match of the five. Mateo Pellegrino scored with a header in the fourth minute, and Nick Woltemade scored in the 32nd.

Alieu Njie scored in the 54th minute before Bremer completed the scoring in the 66th. The draw left Fiorentina with two wins, three draws and six defeats, while Juventus had five wins, three draws and three defeats.

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