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title: "AC Milan: Marco Giampaolo was set to be sacked at half time of Genoa match"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/ac-milan-marco-giampaolo-was-set-to-be-sacked-at-half-time-of-genoa-match/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Danny Lewis"
section: "Serie A News"
published: "2019-10-08T04:30:50Z"
modified: "2019-10-08T04:30:50Z"
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# AC Milan: Marco Giampaolo was set to be sacked at half time of Genoa match

**AC Milan were willing to sack Marco Giampaolo at half time of the Genoa match on Saturday, according to [SempreMilan](https://sempremilan.com/sm-giampaolos-future-being-evaluated-he-was-almost-sacked-at-half-time).**

It has been [**suggested**](https://sempremilan.com/sm-giampaolos-future-being-evaluated-he-was-almost-sacked-at-half-time) that Paolo Maldini even left the Marassi to make an important phone call to the club during the game.

Giampaolo’s side was able to secure a 2-1 win in the end, with Pepe Reina saving a 93rd-minute penalty, though the fact he was so close to being dismissed indicates that the club are beginning to lose their patience with the manager.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Milan have struggled this season, with the three points against Genoa taking them to 9 points in 7 games and 10th in Serie A, as per [**WhoScored**](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/108/Tournaments/5/Italy-Serie-A), with the team already having lost against Udinese, bitter rivals Internazionale, Torino and Fiorentina.

So when they went in at half time 1-0 down, after Reina misjudged the flight of Lasse Schone’s free-kick, the signs were beginning to point towards Giampaolo being dismissed.

However, things were turned around in the second half, with Theo Hernandez scoring in the 53rd-minute, before Franck Kessie converted from the penalty spot six minutes later.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

The indication is that those six minutes have saved Giampaolo’s job for now, with him clinging onto it by a thread – it is hard to see how he can continue to work under these conditions, without eventually succumbing to the pressure.

Giampaolo’s next hurdle to overcome is a home match against Lecce, before Milan travel to face Roma.

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