Genoa vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Genoa are hosting Napoli
at Luigi Ferraris, Genova, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 5': Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 10': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 10': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa).
- 13': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
- 14': Offside, Genoa. Paolo Ghiglione tries a through ball, but Hernani is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
- 16': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 18': Hernani (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Davide Biraschi (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 20': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 21': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 22': Attempt saved. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 24': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
- 24': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 27': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
- 27': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Offside, Genoa. Salvatore Sirigu tries a through ball, but Hernani is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 31': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 31': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa).
- 31': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 34': Offside, Napoli. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 37': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
- 39': Goal! Genoa 0, Napoli 1. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 41': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 45': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 45': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Genoa. Aleksander Buksa replaces Caleb Ekuban.
- 45': Substitution, Genoa. Goran Pandev replaces Hernani.
- 46': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 49': Davide Biraschi (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 49': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt saved. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 51': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
- 51': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Domenico Criscito (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
- 52': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Aleksander Buksa (Genoa).
- 56': VAR Decision: No Goal Genoa 0-1 Napoli.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
- 61': Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 62': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 62': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
- 66': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 66': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Genoa. Andrea Masiello replaces Zinho Vanheusden.
- 67': Substitution, Genoa. Yayah Kallon replaces Stefano Sturaro.
- 69': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 1. Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 72': Foul by Yayah Kallon (Genoa).
- 72': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Domenico Criscito (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Davide Biraschi.
- 75': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
- 75': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 77': Offside, Genoa. Domenico Criscito tries a through ball, but Nicolò Rovella is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Milan Badelj.
- 81': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Matteo Politano.
- 83': Substitution, Genoa. Valon Behrami replaces Paolo Ghiglione because of an injury.
- 84': Foul by Aleksander Buksa (Genoa).
- 84': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 2. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 89': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
- 89': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Domenico Criscito (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 90': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90': Yayah Kallon (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Domenico Criscito (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Masiello following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Mário Rui.
- 90'+3': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
- 90'+4': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa).
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 498 | Accurate Passes | 280 |
| 581 | Passes | 358 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 6,000
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 6,000
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 |
|---|---|
| 57 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 14 | Davide Biraschi |
| 4 | Domenico Criscito  |
| 3 | Zinho Vanheusden |
| 65 | Nicolo Rovella |
| 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 50 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 18 | Paolo Ghiglione |
| 20 | Caleb Ekuban |
| 33 | Hernani |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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