Genoa vs Bologna, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Genoa are hosting Bologna
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': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 1': Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Justin Bijlow (Genoa). Assisted by Benja Domínguez.
- 3': Foul by Torbjørn Heggem (Bologna).
- 3': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 5': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Sebastian Otoa (Genoa).
- 6': Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Bologna. Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
- 13': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Bologna).
- 14': Sebastian Otoa (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 15': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 18': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Bologna).
- 18': Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.
- 22': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Benja Domínguez (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 25': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 25': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Bologna).
- 27': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 27': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Bologna).
- 32': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 34': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Justin Bijlow (Genoa). Assisted by Nadir Zortea.
- 35': Goal! Genoa 0, Bologna 1. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benja Domínguez.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
- 38': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
- 38': Nadir Zortea (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Sebastian Otoa.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Bologna).
- 45'+1': Sebastian Otoa (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Bologna 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Bologna 1.
- 46': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 46': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Own Goal by Sebastian Otoa, Genoa. Genoa 0, Bologna 2.
- 49': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 49': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Benja Domínguez (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
- 52': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Jonathan Rowe.
- 53': Attempt saved. Sebastian Otoa (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna). Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Nadir Zortea.
- 55': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Bologna).
- 55': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Genoa. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Jeff Ekhator.
- 55': Substitution, Genoa. Junior Messias replaces Aarón Martín.
- 56': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 56': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna).
- 56': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna) is shown the red card.
- 59': VAR Decision: Red Card Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna).
- 61': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Ravaglia replaces Benja Domínguez.
- 62': Goal! Genoa 1, Bologna 2. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 63': Handball by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 67': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikael Ellertsson with a cross.
- 68': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 68': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Bologna).
- 68': Junior Messias (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Ciro Immobile (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 71': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Sebastian Otoa.
- 71': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Casale.
- 73': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 73': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Bologna. Simon Sohm replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 73': Substitution, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga replaces Jens Odgaard.
- 73': Substitution, Bologna. Martin Vitík replaces Jonathan Rowe.
- 73': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Vítinha.
- 73': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Johan Vásquez.
- 75': Federico Ravaglia (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Junior Messias (Genoa).
- 77': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
- 78': Goal! Genoa 2, Bologna 2. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Marcandalli with a headed pass.
- 80': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Simon Sohm.
- 82': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 82': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Genoa).
- 83': Nadir Zortea (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Torbjørn Heggem (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Bologna). Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 86': Offside, Bologna. Simon Sohm is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 89': Simon Sohm (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! Genoa 3, Bologna 2. Junior Messias (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Marcandalli.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Bologna). Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 90'+4': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Bologna).
- 90'+6': Substitution, Genoa. Nils Zätterström replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 90'+7': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
- 90'+7': Martin Vitík (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Foul by Martin Vitík (Bologna).
- 90'+8': Justin Bijlow (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Genoa 3, Bologna 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 3, Bologna 2.
Statistics
 BOL |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 279 | Accurate Passes | 252 |
| 358 | Passes | 330 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 34 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,146
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,146
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Roma | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Como | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 | Lazio | 4 | +3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Justin Bijlow (GK) |
| 34 | Sebastian Otoa |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 27 | Alessandro Marcandalli |
| 77 | Mikael Ellertsson |
| 9 | Vitinha |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 15 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 21 | Jeff Ekhator |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK)  |
| 14 | Torbjørn Heggem |
| 16 | Nicolo Casale |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 20 | Nadir Zortea |
| 21 | Jens Odgaard |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile  |
| 30 | Benjamín Domínguez |
| 11 | Jon Rowe |
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