Genoa’s 1-0 Coppa Italia victory over Salernitana in December is their only success in their last 19 games.
Milan thumped Genoa 3-0 away from home in December.
AC Milan have won three on the spin, scoring 10 goals across those games and beating the -1 handicap on each occasion.
Rossoneri should be comfortable

AC Milan have won three games in a row either side of Christmas to remain in touch with table-topping local rivals Inter, and should secure comfortable Coppa Italia progress against Genoa, managed by Rossoneri legend Andriy Shevchenko. Remarkably, Milan have only won Italy’s domestic cup once since 1977, with their most recent triumph coming in 2003.

Shevchenko netted in that 2003 final, but reports suggest the Ukrainian’s presence in the Genoa dugout is already under scrutiny, after just 10 games at the helm. Genoa have won one of their last 19 competitive games, and, even more miserably, have only scored four times under Shevchenko.

Genoa have lost by more than a one-goal margin on five occasions already during his tenure, and a Milan side which has netted 46 goals in 21 Serie A outings will be confident of deepening their woes on Thursday. Milan beat Genoa 3-0 in early December, and have beaten the -1 handicap in each of their last five Serie A wins.

Milan to put Genoa to the sword

Milan have been able to net ten goals in their last three outings whilst rotating strikers Oliver Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and have the necessary squad depth to make a deep cup run likely.

Genoa have only won once in 11 away games this term, and will have more important matters on their mind as they look to avoid relegation. Backing Milan to beat a -1 handicap thus looks a decent way of securing some value for this clash, with another 3-0 win for the Rossoneri appearing a strong correct score play.



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热那亚在12月1-0战胜萨勒尼塔纳是他们过去19场比赛中唯一的胜利。
米兰在12月主场3-0大胜热那亚。
AC米兰已经赢得了三场比赛，在这些比赛中进了10个球，并且每次都战胜了-1的障碍。
红黑军团应该会很舒服

AC米兰在圣诞节前后连续赢了三场比赛，保持了与本地劲敌国际米兰的联系，并且应该能够在意大利杯对阵热那亚的比赛中轻松晋级，热那亚由红黑军团的传奇人物安德烈·舍甫琴科执教。值得注意的是，米兰自1977年以来只赢得过一次意大利国内杯赛冠军，最近一次夺冠是在2003年。

舍甫琴科在2003年的决赛中进球，但有报道称，这位乌克兰人在热那亚的缺席已经受到了关注，因为他仅仅在热那亚踢了10场比赛。热那亚在过去的19场比赛中赢得了一场胜利，更惨的是，在舍甫琴科的带领下，他们只进了4个球。

在他的任期内，热那亚已经有五次输掉超过一球的比赛，而在21场意甲比赛中打进46球的米兰将有信心在周四的比赛中加深他们的困境。米兰在12月初以3-0击败热那亚，并在过去的五场意甲比赛中都以-1的比分获胜。

米兰击败热那亚

米兰在最近的三场比赛中已经打进了10个进球，同时轮换射手奥利弗·吉鲁和兹拉丹·伊布拉希莫维奇，并且有必要的阵容深度使他们有可能在杯赛中取得胜利。

热那亚在本赛季的11场客场比赛中只赢了一场，他们将有更重要的事情要考虑，因为他们希望避免降级。支持米兰战胜一个-1的障碍看起来是一种体面的方式来确保这场比赛的价值，红黑军团的另一场3-0的胜利出现了一个强有力的正确的进球。