Genoa vs Sassuolo, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Genoa

29': Domenico Criscito (P)
86': Goran Pandev

FT
2 - 1

Sassuolo

33': Pedro Obiang
90'+7': Domenico Berardi

About

Genoa are hosting Sassuolo at Luigi Ferraris, Genova, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
3': Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
5': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa).
6': Attempt saved. Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
7': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
8': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
8': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Marko Pajac.
11': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
11': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
15': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Marko Pajac (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
17': Foul by Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa).
17': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
18': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Filippo Romagna with a headed pass following a corner.
19': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo).
19': Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
20': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
20': Domenico Criscito (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
22': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
23': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
25': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Penalty Genoa. Antonio Sanabria draws a foul in the penalty area.
28': Penalty conceded by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
29': Goal! Genoa 1, Sassuolo 0. Domenico Criscito (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
32': Hand ball by Peter Ankersen (Genoa).
32': Attempt blocked. Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
32': Hand ball by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
33': Goal! Genoa 1, Sassuolo 1. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
36': Attempt saved. Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Jagiello.
36': Attempt saved. Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
36': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
36': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Davide Biraschi.
40': Offside, Genoa. Davide Biraschi tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
42': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
42': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
42': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stefano Sturaro.
43': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
43': Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Sassuolo 1.
45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Sassuolo 1.
48': Cristian Romero (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
49': Foul by Domenico Criscito (Genoa).
49': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Offside, Sassuolo. Francesco Caputo tries a through ball, but Hamed Junior Traore is caught offside.
50': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
50': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Genoa).
51': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Hand ball by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
53': Attempt blocked. Peter Ankersen (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Criscito with a cross.
53': Attempt blocked. Filip Jagiello (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
53': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Genoa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
53': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic replaces Alfred Duncan because of an injury.
54': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
54': Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Jagiello with a cross.
60': Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
62': Attempt missed. Antonio Sanabria (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
63': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Cristian Romero (Genoa).
65': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Filip Djuricic following a fast break.
65': Filippo Romagna (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
69': Foul by Filip Jagiello (Genoa).
69': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Substitution, Genoa. Andrea Favilli replaces Antonio Sanabria.
71': Attempt missed. Andrea Favilli (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefano Sturaro.
71': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
72': Substitution, Genoa. Valon Behrami replaces Filip Jagiello.
73': Foul by Andrea Favilli (Genoa).
73': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt missed. Andrea Favilli (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
75': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
75': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
75': Hand ball by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
76': VAR Decision: No Goal Genoa 1-1 Sassuolo.
76': Filippo Romagna (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi replaces Jeremie Boga.
78': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
78': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Hand ball by Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa).
79': Offside, Sassuolo. Andrea Consigli tries a through ball, but Hamed Junior Traore is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Genoa. Francesco Cassata replaces Stefano Sturaro.
80': Offside, Sassuolo. Hamed Junior Traore tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
81': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
81': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Andrea Favilli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
83': Foul by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
83': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Andrea Favilli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
85': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Favilli.
86': Goal! Genoa 2, Sassuolo 1. Goran Pandev (Genoa) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
89': Attempt saved. Andrea Favilli (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Goran Pandev.
89': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
90'+1': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
90'+1': Francesco Cassata (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Domenico Criscito.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
90'+4': Foul by Andrea Favilli (Genoa).
90'+4': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
90'+6': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
90'+6': Davide Biraschi (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Sassuolo 1.
90'+7': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the red card.
0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Sassuolo 1.

Statistics

SAS		GEN
14	Fouls	24
5	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	2
63.6	Possession	36.4
11	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
481	Accurate Passes	239
560	Passes	325
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
22	Crosses	12
0.1	Cross %	0.3
33	Long Balls	54
14	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	14
11	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	14
9	Effective Clearances	19
9	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 21,033

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	36	+54	85
2	Napoli	36	+18	70
3	Juventus	36	+29	68
4	AC Milan	36	+18	67

Full Table

Line-Ups

Genoa (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Mattia Perin (GK)
17	Cristian Romero
4	Domenico Criscito
14	Davide Biraschi
21	Ivan Radovanovic
27	Stefano Sturaro
15	Filip Jagiello
33	Marko Pajac
32	Peter Ankersen
19	Goran Pandev
9	Antonio Sanabria

Genoa Substitutes:

Cristián Zapata, Andrei Radu, Mattia Destro, Edoardo Goldaniga, Lasse Schöne, Federico Marchetti, Valon Behrami, Kevin Agudelo, Antonio Barreca, Francesco Cassata, Paolo Ghiglione, Andrea Favilli.

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
31	Gian Marco Ferrari
19	Filippo Romagna
77	Georgios Kyriakopoulos
22	Jeremy Toljan
8	Alfred Duncan
73	Manuel Locatelli
14	Pedro Obiang
9	Francesco Caputo
23	Hamed Traoré
7	Jérémie Boga

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Alessandro Tripaldelli, Luca Mazzitelli, Federico Peluso, Mert Müldür, Mehdi Bourabia, Francesco Magnanelli, Gianluca Pegolo, Stefano Piccinini, Stefano Turati, Domenico Berardi, Filip Djuricic, Giacomo Raspadori.

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