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

AC Milan secured a hard-fought 2-1 away victory against Genoa ahead of the international break. Alphadjo Cisse opened the scoring with his eighth goal of the season after receiving an assist from Adrien Rabiot. Shortly after, Christian Pulisic doubled Milan's lead by finishing a square pass from Goncalo Ramos, putting Ruben Amorim's side firmly ahead inside the opening 20 minutes.

Genoa pushed back late in the second half, eventually halving the deficit through a long-range strike from Mikael Egill Ellertsson. Despite the late pressure from the hosts, Milan held on to secure the three points and move back into Serie A's top four positions.