Genoa vs Crotone, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Genoa are hosting Crotone
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.
- 1': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 2': Offside, Genoa. Miha Zajc tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 3': Lukas Lerager (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
- 4': Foul by Miha Zajc (Genoa).
- 4': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Lisandro Magallán.
- 6': Goal! Genoa 1, Crotone 0. Mattia Destro (Genoa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione.
- 9': Goal! Genoa 2, Crotone 0. Goran Pandev (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edoardo Goldaniga with a through ball.
- 12': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lisandro Magallán.
- 12': Offside, Genoa. Davide Biraschi tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Davide Biraschi (Genoa).
- 13': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Crotone).
- 14': Miha Zajc (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
- 16': Offside, Genoa. Davide Zappacosta tries a through ball, but Miha Zajc is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Crotone).
- 17': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Genoa. Miha Zajc tries a through ball, but Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Lisandro Magallán.
- 22': Offside, Genoa. Milan Badelj tries a through ball, but Miha Zajc is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Mattia Destro (Genoa).
- 23': Luca Cigarini (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 24': Hand ball by Simy (Crotone).
- 24': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miha Zajc.
- 26': Mattia Destro (Genoa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 27': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Miha Zajc.
- 28': Goal! Genoa 2, Crotone 1. Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
- 29': Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
- 29': Salvatore Molina (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Crotone).
- 30': Miha Zajc (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 32': Foul by Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone).
- 32': Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Junior Messias.
- 34': Goal! Genoa 3, Crotone 1. Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
- 35': Foul by Antonio Mazzotta (Crotone).
- 35': Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Genoa).
- 36': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Davide Zappacosta (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Miha Zajc (Genoa).
- 40': Lisandro Magallán (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Miha Zajc (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Simy (Crotone) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luca Cigarini with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 42': Attempt missed. Luca Cigarini (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 43': Attempt saved. Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
- 44': Foul by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
- 44': Lisandro Magallán (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Goran Pandev (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Crotone).
- 45': Miha Zajc (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 3, Crotone 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 3, Crotone 1.
- 45': Substitution, Crotone. Andrea Rispoli replaces Antonio Mazzotta.
- 46': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Davide Biraschi.
- 52': Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Genoa).
- 53': Foul by Lukas Lerager (Genoa).
- 53': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Luca Cigarini (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 54': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Miha Zajc (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Junior Messias.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Miha Zajc (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristián Zapata.
- 58': Substitution, Crotone. Eduardo Henrique replaces Niccolò Zanellato.
- 58': Substitution, Crotone. Augustus Kargbo replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
- 59': Eduardo Henrique (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa).
- 63': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Magallán.
- 64': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 64': Miha Zajc (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Offside, Genoa. Milan Badelj tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Mattia Destro (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Genoa. Marko Pjaca replaces Goran Pandev.
- 68': Substitution, Genoa. Ivan Radovanovic replaces Milan Badelj because of an injury.
- 70': Augustus Kargbo (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa).
- 70': Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 72': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Mattia Destro.
- 73': Attempt missed. Lisandro Magallán (Crotone) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Cigarini with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Goal! Genoa 4, Crotone 1. Marko Pjaca (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione following a fast break.
- 76': Substitution, Genoa. Valon Behrami replaces Miha Zajc.
- 76': Substitution, Genoa. Lennart Czyborra replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 76': Foul by Ivan Radovanovic (Genoa).
- 76': Luca Cigarini (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 78': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
- 78': Mattia Destro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt saved. Mattia Destro (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marko Pjaca.
- 84': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alex Cordaz.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Mattia Destro (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Radovanovic with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Andrea Rispoli.
- 85': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Radovanovic with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Genoa. Filippo Melegoni replaces Lukas Lerager.
- 86': Substitution, Crotone. Tomislav Gomelt replaces Luca Cigarini.
- 86': Offside, Genoa. Valon Behrami tries a through ball, but Mattia Destro is caught offside.
- 88': Hand ball by Simy (Crotone).
- 89': Foul by Mattia Destro (Genoa).
- 89': Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Crotone. Denis Dragus replaces Simy.
- 90'+3': Denis Dragus (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Valon Behrami (Genoa).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Genoa 4, Crotone 1.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 4, Crotone 1.
Statistics
 CRO |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 430 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 502 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 4 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mattia Perin (GK) |
| 2 | Cristián Zapata |
| 14 | Davide Biraschi |
| 5 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 16 | Miha Zajc  |
| 8 | Lukas Lerager |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 18 | Paolo Ghiglione |
| 23 | Mattia Destro |
| 19 | Goran Pandev |
Crotone (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cordaz (GK) |
| 34 | Luca Marrone |
| 5 | Vlasmir Golemic |
| 6 | Lisandro Magallán |
| 21 | Niccolò Zanellato |
| 8 | Luca Cigarini |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
| 23 | Antonio Mazzotta |
| 17 | Salvatore Molina |
| 97 | Emmanuel Rivière |
| 25 | Simy |
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