Genoa vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
76': Juan JesusHøjlund, McTominay goals give Napoli thrilling win at Genoa
Rasmus Højlund scored a last-gasp penalty as 10-man Napoli won 3-2 at Genoa in Serie A on Saturday, keeping pressure on the top two clubs from Milan.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Penalty Genoa. Vítinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 1': Penalty conceded by Alex Meret (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 1': VAR Decision: Penalty Genoa.
- 2': Alex Meret (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 0. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 6': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
- 9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 10': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 10': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Justin Bijlow (Genoa). Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 13': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 13': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 13': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Frendrup.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 18': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Justin Bijlow (Genoa). Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a through ball.
- 20': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 2. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 24': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
- 26': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aarón Martín.
- 26': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa).
- 27': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 27': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Østigård with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Handball by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 39': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 39': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli).
- 40': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 44': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 44': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 45': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
- 47': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 47': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Giovane (Napoli).
- 49': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 50': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Giovane (Napoli).
- 51': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 55': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 55': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 61': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund following a fast break.
- 61': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
- 63': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
- 63': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 65': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 65': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a headed pass.
- 72': Handball by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
- 73': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovane.
- 74': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 74': Substitution, Genoa. Patrizio Masini replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 74': Substitution, Genoa. Junior Messias replaces Aarón Martín.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Offside, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban is caught offside.
- 76': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 76': Second yellow card to Juan Jesus (Napoli) for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt missed. Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Giovane.
- 78': Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli).
- 78': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 81': Attempt missed. Antonio Vergara (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
- 82': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 86': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
- 89': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Vítinha.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+2': Penalty Napoli. Antonio Vergara draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Maxwel Cornet (Genoa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 90'+5': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 3. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Genoa) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 90'+9': Foul by Junior Messias (Genoa).
- 90'+9': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 501 | Passes | 313 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 32 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,748
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,748
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Justin Bijlow (GK) |
| 5 | Leo Østigard |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez  |
| 27 | Alessandro Marcandalli |
| 77 | Mikael Ellertsson |
| 17 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 15 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 9 | Vitinha |
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 19 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 20 | Eljif Elmas |
| 26 | Antonio Vergara |
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