Genoa vs Cremonese, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Genoa are hosting Cremonese
at Stadio 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': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Warren Bondo (Cremonese).
- 3': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Patrizio Masini.
- 4': Attempt missed. Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 4': Goal! Genoa 0, Cremonese 1. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Bianchetti following a corner.
- 9': Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Jeff Ekhator (Genoa).
- 15': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 15': Tommaso Barbieri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 17': Tommaso Barbieri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 21': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Genoa).
- 21': Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Romano Floriani Mussolini (Cremonese).
- 26': Attempt missed. Warren Bondo (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 30': Foul by Martín Payero (Cremonese).
- 30': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Carboni.
- 32': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Bianchetti.
- 33': Emil Audero (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Genoa).
- 34': Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Genoa).
- 34': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Genoa).
- 34': Martín Payero (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte.
- 35': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese).
- 35': Maxwel Cornet (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Valentín Carboni (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrizio Masini.
- 36': Offside, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Genoa).
- 38': Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Valentín Carboni (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Martín Payero (Cremonese).
- 40': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Aarón Martín (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Vásquez.
- 41': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Bianchetti.
- 42': Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeff Ekhator.
- 45': Attempt missed. Patrizio Masini (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Tommaso Barbieri.
- 45'+4': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Romano Floriani Mussolini.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Cremonese 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Cremonese 1.
- 47': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 47': Martín Payero (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Nicola Leali.
- 49': Goal! Genoa 0, Cremonese 2. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Jeff Ekhator.
- 53': Substitution, Genoa. Vítinha replaces Maxwel Cornet.
- 53': Attempt saved. Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Tommaso Barbieri.
- 55': Attempt missed. Tommaso Barbieri (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese).
- 55': Valentín Carboni (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Offside, Genoa. Vítinha is caught offside.
- 59': VAR Decision: No Goal Genoa 0-2 Cremonese.
- 62': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 62': Tommaso Barbieri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Vítinha (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Genoa. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Valentín Carboni.
- 63': Substitution, Genoa. Morten Frendrup replaces Aarón Martín.
- 64': Foul by Martín Payero (Cremonese).
- 64': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Federico Baschirotto (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 66': Handball by Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese).
- 67': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Cremonese).
- 67': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Filippo Terracciano.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikael Ellertsson following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 71': Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 72': Foul by Nicola Leali (Genoa).
- 72': Jamie Vardy (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Nicola Leali (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Cremonese. Franco Vázquez replaces Federico Bonazzoli.
- 73': Attempt missed. Filippo Terracciano (Cremonese) with an attempt from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Cremonese).
- 73': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 76': Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Cremonese. Mikayil Faye replaces Romano Floriani Mussolini because of an injury.
- 78': Attempt missed. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 78': Foul by Tommaso Barbieri (Cremonese).
- 78': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Tommaso Barbieri (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Martín Payero (Cremonese).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Attempt saved. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emil Audero (Cremonese). Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 83': Martín Payero (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese).
- 84': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Delay in match (Genoa).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Cremonese. Francesco Folino replaces Martín Payero.
- 88': Substitution, Cremonese. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Warren Bondo.
- 89': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Francesco Folino (Cremonese).
- 89': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Francesco Folino.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Bianchetti.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vítinha with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Mikayil Faye.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vítinha with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Frendrup.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Patrizio Masini (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genoa 0, Cremonese 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 0, Cremonese 2.
Statistics
CRE |
GEN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 265 |
| 318 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 34 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,083
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,083
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 29 | +42 | 68 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 29 | +26 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Leali (GK) |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 5 | Leo Østigard |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 15 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 23 | Valentin Carboni |
| 73 | Patrizio Masini |
| 17 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 21 | Jeff Ekhator |
| 70 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 77 | Mikael Ellertsson |
Cremonese (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 15 | Matteo Bianchetti |
| 24 | Filippo Terracciano |
| 38 | Warren Bondo |
| 27 | Jari Vandeputte |
| 32 | Martín Payero |
| 22 | Romano Floriani |
| 4 | Tommaso Barbieri |
| 90 | Federico Bonazzoli |
| 10 | Jamie Vardy |
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