Genoa vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli fight back to salvage 2-2 draw at Genoa
Second-half goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Matteo Politano helped champions Napoli come from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw at promoted Genoa in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 1': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Offside, Genoa. Mattia Bani tries a through ball, but Stefano Sabelli is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 12': Hand ball by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
- 15': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 15': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
- 18': Foul by Mattia Bani (Genoa).
- 18': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Genoa).
- 21': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
- 27': Hand ball by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 29': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 31': Foul by Koni De Winter (Genoa).
- 31': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Koni De Winter (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Genoa).
- 33': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Mateo Retegui (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen tries a through ball, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
- 39': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 40': Attempt missed. Koni De Winter (Genoa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 0. Mattia Bani (Genoa) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Koni De Winter following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Genoa).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
- 55': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 56': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 0. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Strootman following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
- 59': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Genoa).
- 59': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Hand ball by Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa).
- 65': Offside, Napoli. Mathías Olivera tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa).
- 66': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Dangerous play by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 67': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 69': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
- 71': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Østigård.
- 72': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 74': Substitution, Genoa. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 75': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
- 75': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 77': Substitution, Genoa. Morten Thorsby replaces Kevin Strootman.
- 78': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 78': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 80': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 81': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 81': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
- 83': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 2. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
- 86': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 86': Mateo Retegui (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90': Substitution, Genoa. Johan Vásquez replaces Aarón Martín.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Offside, Napoli. Jens Cajuste tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.2 | Possession | 33.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 524 | Accurate Passes | 226 |
| 608 | Passes | 302 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 13 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,275
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,275
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 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Radu Dragusin |
| 13 | Mattia Bani |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 4 | Koni De Winter  |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 8 | Kevin Strootman |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 11 | Albert Gudmundsson |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
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