The teams are poised to emerge at Stadio Luigi Ferraris and we'll be moments away from kick-off.
It is fair to say that Genoa have rode their luck these last few seasons in the relegation fight, but they'll take heart from their last game with Milan; they ran out shock 2-1 winners in March.
Subs: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Andrea Conti, Jens Petter Hauge, Theo Hernandez, Brahim Diaz, Mateo Musacchio, Lorenzo Colombo, Rade Krunic, Leo Duarte, Alexis Saelemaekers, Antonio Donnarumma.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Pierre Kalulu, Alessio Romagnoli, Diogo Dalot; Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie; Ante Rebic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Samu Castillejo; Rafael Leao.
Subs: Domenico Criscito, Gianluca Scamacca, Valon Behrami, Miha Zajc, Ivan Radovanovic, Filippo Melegoni, Alberto Paleari, Lukas Zima, Milan Badelj, Nicolo Rovella, Daniel Dumbravanu, Lennart Czyborra.
GENOA (4-4-2): Mattia Perin; Edoardo Goldaniga, Mattia Bani, Andrea Masiello, Luca Pellegrini; Paolo Ghiglione, Lukas Lerager, Stefano Sturaro, Marko Pjaca; Eldor Shomurodov, Mattia Destro.
Eldor Shomurodov and Mattia Destro meanwhile are fresh faces from their side's loss to Juventus, completing a full switch in attack up front for the hosts.
The visitors will have to do without their most potent weapon in the shape of Zlatan Ibrahimovic today too, but they're not short on firepower. Hakan Calhanoglu slots behind Rafael Leao.
Cakewalk or upset though? That is the question. This has the hallmarks of a breezy Milan win on paper - but Pioli will be very wary of a shock reverse and a blow to their title hopes.
Rolando Maran has won just the three games from 13 in charge since he arrived at Genoa in August though. He penned a two-year deal back then; his tenure remains under threat.
Stefano Pioli's side sit atop the summit heading into the festive period; the ex-Fiorentina man has the Rossoneri dreaming of bigger things this term. They'll hope to take three points today.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2020-21 Serie A season as leaders Milan look to keep their hold on the summit against relegation-threatened Genoa at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
