Genoa vs AS Roma, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARoma go fourth with win that deepens Genoa crisis
AS Roma returned to winning ways and moved into fourth place in Serie A with a 3-1 win at troubled Genoa on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
- 1': Francesco Cassata (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 4': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Antonio Barreca (Genoa).
- 5': Goal! Genoa 0, Roma 1. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 7': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
- 7': Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
- 10': Hand ball by Chris Smalling (Roma).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 14': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa).
- 15': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Genoa) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
- 22': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Davide Santon (Roma).
- 23': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 24': Davide Biraschi (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
- 26': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
- 26': Francesco Cassata (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
- 29': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 31': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 33': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Paolo Ghiglione.
- 34': Hand ball by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
- 35': Attempt missed. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 35': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Paolo Ghiglione.
- 36': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Davide Santon (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
- 38': Cristian Romero (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 42': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
- 42': Lasse Schöne (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Hand ball by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
- 44': Own Goal by Davide Biraschi, Genoa. Genoa 0, Roma 2.
- 45': Goal! Genoa 1, Roma 2. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a through ball.
- 45': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Roma 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Roma 2.
- 46': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
- 48': Offside, Roma. Amadou Diawara tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Lasse Schöne (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt missed. Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
- 53': Foul by Francesco Cassata (Genoa).
- 53': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Davide Santon (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 57': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Davide Santon.
- 57': Attempt saved. Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
- 59': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
- 61': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 61': Attempt saved. Antonio Barreca (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
- 61': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Antonio Barreca (Genoa).
- 61': Francesco Cassata (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 63': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 65': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
- 70': Substitution, Genoa. Andrea Favilli replaces Francesco Cassata.
- 71': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
- 72': Attempt missed. Antonio Barreca (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 73': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
- 73': Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Edin Dzeko (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Genoa 1, Roma 3. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 76': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 81': Foul by Andrea Favilli (Genoa).
- 81': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Pau López (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Roma).
- 82': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
- 83': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 84': Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Yildirim Mert Cetin replaces Davide Santon.
- 86': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa).
- 86': Substitution, Genoa. Kevin Agudelo replaces Antonio Sanabria.
- 88': Substitution, Roma. Bruno Peres replaces Cengiz Ünder.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Genoa. Ivan Radovanovic replaces Stefano Sturaro.
- 90'+4': Amadou Diawara (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lasse Schöne (Genoa).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
- 90'+6': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Pau López.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Roma 3.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 1, Roma 3.
Statistics
 ROMA |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 491 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 22 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 20,951
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 20,951
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 35 | +51 | 82 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 35 | +28 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mattia Perin (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero  |
| 5 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 14 | Davide Biraschi |
| 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| 29 | Francesco Cassata |
| 20 | Lasse Schöne |
| 3 | Antonio Barreca |
| 18 | Paolo Ghiglione |
| 9 | Antonio Sanabria |
| 19 | Goran Pandev |
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Pau López (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 18 | Davide Santon |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara |
| 21 | Jordan Veretout |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
| 99 | Justin Kluivert |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
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