Olivier Giroud has six goals in 18 appearances in all competitions for AC Milan, since joining from Chelsea in July
AC Milan came from behind to defeat fellow Serie A side Genoa after extra time in the Coppa Italia last 16.
Brighton loanee Leo Skiri Ostigard had given Genoa a surprise first-half lead, but former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud headed in from Theo Hernandez’s cross to force extra time.
In the 102nd minute, Rafael Leao put Milan ahead for the first time.
Hernandez set up Alexis Saelemaekers to score Milan’s third goal and take Stefano Pioli’s side through.
Milan, second in Serie A, have won the Coppa Italia five times, with their last success being in 2003, and they now face either Lazio or Udinese at home in the quarter-final in February.
Seven goals and three red cards as Napoli lose
Napoli, one place below Milan in the league, were knocked out of the cup earlier on Thursday, losing 5-2 at home to Fiorentina in a match that also went to extra time.
Dusan Vlahovic put Fiorentina ahead, and Dries Mertens equalised before the visitors were reduced to 10 men as Bartlomiej Dragowski was sent off in first-half injury time.
Cristiano Biraghi restored their lead but Napoli, despite having both Hirving Lozano and Fabien Ruiz dismissed, scored a late equaliser through Andrea Petagna to take it into extra time.
Fiorentina then scored three times, through Lorenzo Venuti, Krzysztof Piatek and Youssef Maleh, to set up a home tie with Atalanta in the next round.
Line-upsAC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
16Maignan20Kalulu46Gabbia23Tomori19Hernández8Tonali33Krunic30Messias27Maldini12Rebic9Giroud
- 16Maignan20Kalulu46Gabbia23TomoriSubstituted forFlorenziat 24’minutes19Hernández8TonaliBooked at 42mins33KrunicSubstituted forBakayokoat 62’minutes30MessiasSubstituted forSaelemaekersat 80’minutesBooked at 115mins27MaldiniSubstituted forDíazat 62’minutes12RebicSubstituted forda Conceição Leãoat 62’minutes9GiroudSubstituted forRobackat 118’minutes
Substitutes
- 10Díaz17da Conceição Leão25Florenzi41Bakayoko56Saelemaekers83Mirante91Stanga92Nava93Roback
Genoa
Formation 4-3-3
1Semper36Hefti55Østigard3Vanheusden15Vásquez90Portanova47Badelj10Melegoni20Ekuban9Caicedo45Yeboah
- 1Semper36HeftiBooked at 64mins55ØstigardBooked at 53minsSubstituted forBaniat 111’minutes3Vanheusden15Vásquez90PortanovaSubstituted forGhiglioneat 105’minutes47BadeljBooked at 36mins10Melegoni20EkubanSubstituted forCassataat 71’minutes9CaicedoSubstituted forDestroat 63’minutes45YeboahBooked at 47minsSubstituted forPandevat 87’minutes
Substitutes
- 5Masiello8Cassata13Bani18Ghiglione19Pandev22Marchetti23Destro27Sturaro44Buksa57Sirigu94Touré99Galdames
Referee:Gianluca AurelianoMatch StatsHome TeamAC MilanAway TeamGenoaPossessionHome61%Away39%ShotsHome24Away14Shots on TargetHome7Away4CornersHome12Away5FoulsHome16Away21
Source: bbc.com
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