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Giroud says stepping up as a keeper ‘never happened to me before’
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The French forward had to take the position of a goalkeeper against Genoa in the last minutes

Milan achieved an extremely dramatic 1-0 victory against Genoa in their visit from the 8th round of Serie A” thanks to which the Rossoneri climbed to the first place of the standings.

The big hero for the team was Olivier Giroud, who stood under the frame of the goal for sending off guard Mike Meignan.

“This has never happened to me, but I am very proud of the team. I managed to make a great save, but I was also very lucky, thanks to the crossbar. We fought like lions and I am happy with this victory. Calabria and I had a moment of doubt, but then I got in front of the goal. Everything went well and now we are in first place in the standings,” Giroud said after the game.