Italian Serie A

Genoa vs Internazionale, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Genoa
  • 20': Alessandro Vogliacco
  • 90'+5': Junior Messias
FT
2 - 2
Internazionale
  • 30': Marcus Thuram
  • 82': Marcus Thuram

Inter held to draw at Genoa to begin Serie A title defence

Inter Milan's Serie A title defence began unconvincingly with a 2-2 draw at Genoa on Saturday as a last-gasp goal from Junior Messias secured a point for the hosts.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 1': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 7': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Junior Messias (Genoa).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
  • 10': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Junior Messias.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 15': Hand ball by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
  • 16': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 16': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 16': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan Badelj with a through ball.
  • 19': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
  • 19': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Mattia Bani (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
  • 20': Goal! Genoa 1, Inter Milan 0. Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 23': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Genoa).
  • 29': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Goal! Genoa 1, Inter Milan 1. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
  • 36': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
  • 36': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': VAR Decision: No Penalty Inter Milan.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Milan Badelj.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Hand ball by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
  • 42': Foul by Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa).
  • 42': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
  • 43': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 45': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mattia Bani (Genoa).
  • 45'+1': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 45'+2': Koni De Winter (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 45'+4': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Inter Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Inter Milan 1.
  • 46': Foul by Koni De Winter (Genoa).
  • 46': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Milan Badelj (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Messias.
  • 50': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
  • 50': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian is caught offside.
  • 54': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
  • 55': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
  • 55': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Hand ball by Alessandro Zanoli (Genoa).
  • 57': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 57': Junior Messias (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Vogliacco (Genoa).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Genoa. Johan Vásquez replaces Alessandro Vogliacco because of an injury.
  • 61': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
  • 61': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 63': Pierluigi Gollini (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
  • 64': Junior Messias (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
  • 66': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
  • 66': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
  • 68': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Genoa. Stefano Sabelli replaces Alessandro Zanoli.
  • 71': Substitution, Genoa. Morten Thorsby replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Hand ball by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 79': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 82': Goal! Genoa 1, Inter Milan 2. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a through ball.
  • 84': VAR Decision: Goal Genoa 1-2 Inter Milan (Marcus Thuram).
  • 86': Substitution, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator replaces Milan Badelj.
  • 86': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a through ball.
  • 87': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
  • 88': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Genoa).
  • 90': Offside, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Genoa.
  • 90'+5': Penalty saved. Junior Messias (Genoa) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Genoa 2, Inter Milan 2. Junior Messias (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 90'+7': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Davide Frattesi.
  • 90'+9': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Inter Milan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Inter Milan 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 1
5 Saves 5
67.4 Possession 32.6
17 SHOTS 13
8 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
429 Accurate Passes 174
489 Passes 233
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
29 Long Balls 56
11 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 4
11 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
3 Interceptions 12
18 Effective Clearances 22
18 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,300

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 12 +10 26
2 Atalanta 12 +16 25
3 Fiorentina 12 +15 25
4 Internazionale 12 +12 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GEN Genoa (3-5-2)

No. Name
95 Pierluigi Gollini (GK) Yellow Card
13 Mattia Bani
4 Koni De Winter
14 Alessandro Vogliacco
32 Morten Frendrup
17 Ruslan Malinovskyi
47 Milan Badelj
3 Aarón Martín
59 Alessandro Zanoli
9 Vitinha
10 Junior Messias
Genoa Substitutes:
Stefano Sabelli, Morten Thorsby, Tommaso Pittino, Daniele Sommariva, Patrizio Masini, Nicola Leali, Christos Papadopoulos, Seydou Fini, Honest Ahanor, Federico Accornero, Johan Vásquez, Emil Bohinen, Jeff Ekhator.

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
15 Francesco Acerbi
95 Alessandro Bastoni
31 Yann Bisseck
22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Yellow Card
23 Nicolò Barella
20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
32 Federico Dimarco
36 Matteo Darmian
9 Marcus Thuram
10 Lautaro Martínez
Internazionale Substitutes:
Marko Arnautovic, Benjamin Pavard, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Denzel Dumfries, Joaquín Correa, Mehdi Taremi, Davide Frattesi, Josep Martínez, Alessandro Fontanarosa, Kristjan Asllani, Carlos Augusto.

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