Genoa vs Bologna, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Genoa are hosting Bologna
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.
- 2': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
- 2': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Offside, Genoa. Alessandro Vogliacco is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 4': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 6': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Morten Frendrup.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross.
- 13': Goal! Genoa 1, Bologna 0. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aarón Martín.
- 15': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 17': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 17': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
- 19': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna).
- 21': Giorgio Cittadini (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
- 25': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 26': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 27': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 29': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 29': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 31': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 35': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 38': Giorgio Cittadini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Hand ball by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
- 40': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Morten Thorsby with a headed pass.
- 41': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Johan Vásquez.
- 44': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 44': Hand ball by Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa).
- 45'+1': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 45'+1': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Bologna 0.
- 46': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 46': Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi.
- 49': Attempt missed. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 50': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Morten Frendrup.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 52': Attempt saved. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 53': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna).
- 56': Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Goal! Genoa 2, Bologna 0. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 60': Substitution, Bologna. Kacper Urbanski replaces Giovanni Fabbian.
- 61': Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 62': Offside, Bologna. Jens Odgaard is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Genoa. Djed Spence replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 63': Substitution, Genoa. Kevin Strootman replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 64': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 64': Giorgio Cittadini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Santiago Castro (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 65': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Nicola Leali (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Genoa).
- 68': Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Bologna. Jesper Karlsson replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 73': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giorgio Cittadini.
- 73': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giorgio Cittadini.
- 75': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (Bologna).
- 75': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Substitution, Genoa. Alan Matturro replaces Giorgio Cittadini because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Vítinha.
- 77': Attempt missed. Alan Matturro (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 78': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Jens Odgaard.
- 81': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
- 86': Substitution, Bologna. Tommaso Corazza replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 86': Substitution, Bologna. Nicola Bagnolini replaces Federico Ravaglia.
- 86': Substitution, Genoa. Daniele Sommariva replaces Nicola Leali.
- 87': Offside, Genoa. Johan Vásquez is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski.
- 88': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 88': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aarón Martín.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (Bologna).
- 90'+3': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Bologna 0.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Bologna 0.
Statistics
 BOL |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 73.3 | Possession | 26.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 532 | Accurate Passes | 158 |
| 586 | Passes | 212 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 12 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 32,255
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 32,255
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 21 | +21 | 50 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 19 | +31 | 44 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 21 | +22 | 43 |
| 4 | Juventus | 21 | +17 | 37 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Nicola Leali (GK)  |
| 14 | Alessandro Vogliacco |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 23 | Giorgio Cittadini |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 17 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 11 | Albert Gudmundsson |
| 9 | Vitinha |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Federico Ravaglia (GK) |
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 80 | Giovanni Fabbian |
| 6 | Nikola Moro |
| 17 | Oussama El Azzouzi |
| 18 | Santiago Castro |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
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