Fabio Borini and Suso scored late as AC Milan bounced back from last week’s Italian Super Cup defeat to Juventus by reclaiming fourth spot in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Genoa on Monday. Just four points separate Milan and eighth-placed Sampdoria in a tight race to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition. Gattuso left Higuain out of his squad after saying he was not “mentally ready” while Genoa’s Krzysztof Piatek, who is set to replace Higuain at Milan, was suspended. Donnarumma again came to the rescue in the second half with a double save on Miguel Veloso and Daniel Bessa. Seven-time reigning champions Juventus take on bottom club Chievo later on Monday looking to pull back nine points ahead of second-placed Napoli.

Source: Punch January 21, 2019 17:15 UTC