Hellas Verona vs Genoa, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

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Genoa hold Verona 0-0 despite being depleted by COVID-19

Genoa held on for a 0-0 draw away to Verona in Serie A on Monday despite having their squad decimated following a COVID-19 outbreak at the club.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa).
1': Ronaldo Vieira (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Hand ball by Ebrima Colley (Verona).
9': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Verona).
9': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Milan Badelj.
10': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Vieira (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
10': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
10': Ronaldo Vieira (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Nicolò Rovella.
12': Attempt missed. Federico Ceccherini (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
13': Attempt saved. Ivan Ilic (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronaldo Vieira.
15': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Verona).
15': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, Verona. Ivan Ilic tries a through ball, but Andrea Favilli is caught offside.
18': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
19': Attempt missed. Federico Ceccherini (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
21': Hand ball by Andrea Favilli (Verona).
21': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Favilli.
22': Foul by Eldor Shomurodov (Genoa).
22': Matteo Lovato (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a cross.
24': Attempt saved. Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Rovella.
24': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
24': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
27': Ebrima Colley (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Mattia Bani (Genoa).
28': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
33': Attempt saved. Goran Pandev (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione.
33': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Ivan Ilic.
34': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
34': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
35': Attempt blocked. Ronaldo Vieira (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
35': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Verona).
35': Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
41': Attempt saved. Andrea Favilli (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross.
41': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
42': Foul by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
42': Ronaldo Vieira (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Goran Pandev (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
45': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
45': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Lennart Czyborra.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Verona 0, Genoa 0.
45': Second Half begins Verona 0, Genoa 0.
46': Attempt saved. Andrea Favilli (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ebrima Colley.
49': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronaldo Vieira.
49': Hand ball by Ronaldo Vieira (Verona).
51': Hand ball by Andrea Favilli (Verona).
52': Eldor Shomurodov (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Verona).
52': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
52': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Adrien Tameze (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
54': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa).
54': Matteo Lovato (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Andrea Masiello.
55': Attempt missed. Andrea Favilli (Verona) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
57': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Favilli.
57': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
57': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Ivan Radovanovic.
58': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Lennart Czyborra.
59': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
59': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Goran Pandev.
60': Substitution, Verona. Nikola Kalinic replaces Andrea Favilli.
61': Foul by Alan Empereur (Verona).
61': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Alan Empereur (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Eldor Shomurodov (Genoa).
63': Attempt saved. Darko Lazovic (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
63': Substitution, Genoa. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
66': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Rovella.
67': Substitution, Verona. Federico Dimarco replaces Alan Empereur.
69': Substitution, Genoa. Edoardo Goldaniga replaces Mattia Bani because of an injury.
72': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
73': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
73': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
76': Nikola Kalinic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Paolo Ghiglione.
79': Substitution, Genoa. Valon Behrami replaces Milan Badelj.
79': Substitution, Genoa. Steeve-Mike Eboa Ebongue replaces Nicolò Rovella.
79': Substitution, Genoa. Vittorio Parigini replaces Goran Pandev.
80': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
81': Substitution, Verona. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Ebrima Colley.
81': Substitution, Verona. Eddie Salcedo replaces Adrien Tameze.
82': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Verona).
82': Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa).
83': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt saved. Eddie Salcedo (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
85': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa).
85': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
89': Federico Dimarco (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa).
90': Offside, Genoa. Edoardo Goldaniga tries a through ball, but Vittorio Parigini is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa).
90'+3': Ivan Ilic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Nikola Kalinic (Verona) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Faraoni with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Verona 0, Genoa 0.
0': Match ends, Verona 0, Genoa 0.

Statistics

GEN		VER
13	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	14
10	Saves	2
41.5	Possession	58.5
6	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	416
373	Passes	506
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
10	Crosses	44
0.2	Cross %	0.2
67	Long Balls	52
30	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
17	Interceptions	19
36	Effective Clearances	10
36	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	33	+49	78
2	AC Milan	33	+21	66
3	Napoli	33	+15	66
4	Juventus	33	+28	63

Full Table

Line-Ups

Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marco Silvestri (GK)
6	Matteo Lovato
33	Alan Empereur
17	Federico Ceccherini
14	Ivan Ilic
26	Ronaldo Vieira
8	Darko Lazovic
5	Davide Faraoni
11	Andrea Favilli
90	Ebrima Colley
61	Adrien Tamèze

Hellas Verona Substitutes:

Federico Dimarco, Matei Ilie, Bruno Amione, Ivor Pandur, Kevin Ruegg, Alessandro Berardi, Eddie Salcedo, Mattia Zaccagni, Destiny Udogie, Samuel Di Carmine, Nikola Kalinic.

Genoa (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Mattia Perin (GK)
2	Cristián Zapata
55	Andrea Masiello
13	Mattia Bani
21	Ivan Radovanovic
65	Nicolò Rovella
47	Milan Badelj
99	Lennart Czyborra
18	Paolo Ghiglione
19	Goran Pandev
61	Eldor Shomurodov

Genoa Substitutes:

Davide Biraschi, Claudiu Micovschi, Daniel Dumbravanu, Joel Asoro, Lucas Zima, Guiseppe Caso, Alberto Paleari, Valon Behrami, Vittorio Parigini, Steeve-Mike Eboa Ebongue, Edoardo Goldaniga, Gianluca Scamacca.

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