Soccer-Milan return to top of Serie A with battling victory over Genoa

Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Genoa - San Siro, Milan, Italy - April 15, 2022 AC Milan's Rafael Leao in action with Genoa's Leo Ostigard REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

MILAN (Reuters) -Goals from Rafael Leao and Junior Messias earned AC Milan a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Genoa on Friday, with Stefano Pioli's side returning to the top of Serie A.

Inter Milan had briefly climbed to the Serie A summit after their 3-1 success at Spezia earlier on Friday, putting pressure on their great rivals to respond as Milan look to win the Scudetto for the first time since 2011.