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AC Milan beat Genoa team in the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup with a score of 2:1 after extra time. Andrei Shevchenko's team broke through first. In the 17th minute, after a lifted corner, Leo Ostigard headed the ball into the goal and the score became 1:0. Milan's team struggled to see attacks, but in the 74th minute they managed to break through the opponent's defense. After Theo Hernandez's pass from the side, Olivier Giroud headed the ball past goalkeeper Mike Magnan and the score became 1:1. The main time ended with a tie and the match went into extra time, during which Stefano Pioli's team had the initiative. In the 102nd minute, Milan's forward Rafael Leao lifted the ball over the goalkeeper from an acute angle and sent it into the net. All questions in this match were resolved in the 112th minute when Alexis Saelemaekers scored the third goal for his team. Theo Hernandez, who made the second assist, found a free teammate in the penalty area and the latter left no chance for goalkeeper Mike Magnan. The match ended with a score of 3:1 and Shevchenko's team had to acknowledge the superiority of AC Milan.
