Italian Serie A

Genoa vs Cagliari, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Genoa
  • 7': Lorenzo Colombo
  • 75': Morten Frendrup
  • 78': Leo Østigard
FT
3 - 0
Cagliari

    About

    Genoa are hosting Cagliari 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.
    • 2': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Prati.
    • 4': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Morten Frendrup.
    • 6': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
    • 6': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Goal! Genoa 1, Cagliari 0. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a through ball.
    • 9': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
    • 9': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Genoa. Vítinha is caught offside.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 14': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari).
    • 14': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
    • 15': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
    • 17': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa).
    • 19': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Obert with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
    • 22': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
    • 24': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito following a set piece situation.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Mazzitelli.
    • 25': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
    • 25': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
    • 28': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
    • 28': Leo Østigård (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
    • 30': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
    • 31': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
    • 32': Elia Caprile (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Marco Palestra (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Obert with a cross.
    • 35': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Marcandalli.
    • 36': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
    • 36': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Palestra.
    • 38': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
    • 38': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Nicola Leali (Genoa).
    • 40': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Nicola Leali.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Handball by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
    • 42': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
    • 42': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Adam Obert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Cagliari 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Cagliari 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Riyad Idrissi replaces Juan Rodríguez.
    • 45': Substitution, Genoa. Patrizio Masini replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 49': Foul by Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari).
    • 49': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Genoa) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Offside, Cagliari. Marco Palestra is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
    • 52': Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa).
    • 53': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari).
    • 54': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
    • 55': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a through ball.
    • 56': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
    • 56': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Vítinha.
    • 58': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
    • 58': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Michel Adopo (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Marcandalli.
    • 62': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Zito Luvumbo.
    • 62': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
    • 62': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Dangerous play by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
    • 63': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
    • 69': Substitution, Cagliari. Gennaro Borrelli replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
    • 69': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Adopo.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Michel Adopo.
    • 70': Foul by Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari).
    • 70': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
    • 71': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Genoa. Morten Thorsby replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 74': Substitution, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
    • 75': Goal! Genoa 2, Cagliari 0. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
    • 77': Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Goal! Genoa 3, Cagliari 0. Leo Østigård (Genoa) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
    • 81': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Substitution, Genoa. Stefano Sabelli replaces Mikael Ellertsson.
    • 82': Substitution, Genoa. Junior Messias replaces Vítinha.
    • 82': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
    • 82': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
    • 83': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
    • 85': Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari).
    • 87': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Handball by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Genoa 3, Cagliari 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Genoa 3, Cagliari 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 17
    5 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 3
    55.7 Possession 44.3
    15 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    439 Accurate Passes 330
    504 Passes 400
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    23 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    40 Long Balls 39
    23 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 9
    25 Effective Clearances 25
    25 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Location: Genova, Italy
    Attendance: 29,484

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 25 +39 61
    2 AC Milan 24 +22 53
    3 Napoli 25 +13 50
    4 AS Roma 25 +15 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GEN Genoa (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Nicola Leali (GK)
    5 Leo Østigard
    22 Johan Vásquez
    27 Alessandro Marcandalli
    77 Mikael Ellertsson
    17 Ruslan Malinovskyi
    32 Morten Frendrup Yellow Card
    3 Aarón Martín
    15 Brooke Norton-Cuffy
    29 Lorenzo Colombo
    9 Vitinha
    Genoa Substitutes:
    Patrizio Masini, Daniele Sommariva, Morten Thorsby, Stefano Sabelli, Nicolae Stanciu, Junior Messias, Ernestas Lysionok, Joi Nuredini, Jeff Ekhator, Hugo Cuenca, Lorenzo Venturino, Seydou Fini, Sebastian Otoa.

    CAG Cagliari (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Elia Caprile (GK)
    15 Juan Rodríguez Yellow Card
    6 Sebastiano Luperto Yellow Card
    33 Adam Obert Yellow Card
    2 Marco Palestra
    16 Matteo Prati
    4 Luca Mazzitelli Yellow Card
    8 Michel Adopo Yellow Card
    9 Semih Kiliçsoy
    94 Sebastiano Esposito
    77 Zito Luvumbo
    Cagliari Substitutes:
    Nicolò Cavuoti, Gianluca Gaetano, Alessandro Di Pardo, Alen Sherri, Gennaro Borrelli, Giuseppe Ciocci, Riyad Idrissi, Nicola Pintus, Zé Pedro, Yael Trepy, Joseph Liteta, Gabriele Zappa, Leonardo Pavoletti.

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