Genoa vs Napoli, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APandev double earns Genoa 2-1 win over Napoli
Two goals from veteran striker Goran Pandev gave Genoa a shock 2-1 victory against Napoli on Saturday as the visitors' stuttering Serie A form conti
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
- 4': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 6': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 6': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 6': Mattia Destro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Genoa).
- 11': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 0. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
- 17': Offside, Genoa. Lennart Czyborra tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Demme.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Domenico Criscito.
- 24': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Genoa).
- 24': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 26': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 0. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miha Zajc with a through ball.
- 29': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
- 29': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 32': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Genoa).
- 32': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Mattia Destro (Genoa).
- 35': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 35': Mattia Destro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ivan Radovanovic.
- 37': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
- 37': Mattia Perin (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Demme.
- 41': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa).
- 41': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
- 43': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 44': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mattia Destro (Genoa).
- 45': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 2, Napoli 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 48': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 48': Miha Zajc (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Andrea Petagna.
- 54': Domenico Criscito (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 56': Foul by Lennart Czyborra (Genoa).
- 56': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Lennart Czyborra (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 60': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 66': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 67': Foul by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
- 67': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Genoa. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Goran Pandev.
- 68': Substitution, Genoa. Valon Behrami replaces Kevin Strootman.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani replaces Kostas Manolas because of an injury.
- 70': Foul by Valon Behrami (Genoa).
- 70': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt saved. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ivan Radovanovic.
- 71': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Genoa).
- 73': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 73': Miha Zajc (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 78': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Diego Demme.
- 79': Substitution, Genoa. Manolo Portanova replaces Mattia Destro.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Domenico Criscito.
- 79': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 1. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 82': Manolo Portanova (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Genoa).
- 84': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 85': Manolo Portanova (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 86': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Offside, Genoa. Miha Zajc tries a through ball, but Edoardo Goldaniga is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Genoa. Nicolò Rovella replaces Miha Zajc.
- 90'+1': Foul by Manolo Portanova (Genoa).
- 90'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 90'+4': (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 8 |
| 66.3 | Possession | 33.7 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 581 | Accurate Passes | 251 |
| 664 | Passes | 343 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 27 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 48 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | +10 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mattia Perin (GK) |
| 21 | Ivan Radovanovic |
| 4 | Domenico Criscito |
| 5 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 20 | Kevin Strootman |
| 16 | Miha Zajc |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 99 | Lennart Czyborra  |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 19 | Goran Pandev |
| 23 | Mattia Destro |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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