Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Genoa, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 28': Andrea Pinamonti
FT
1 - 2
Genoa
  • 64': Albert Gudmundsson (P)
  • 87': Caleb Ekuban

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Sassuolo are hosting Genoa at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 2': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
  • 4': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
  • 9': Offside, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
  • 11': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Mattia Bani (Genoa).
  • 12': Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Mattia Bani (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
  • 18': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 22': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samu Castillejo.
  • 28': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Genoa 0. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté following a fast break.
  • 29': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Radu Dragusin (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
  • 34': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 35': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Radu Dragusin (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
  • 39': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
  • 39': Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Genoa. Johan Vásquez is caught offside.
  • 44': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 45'+1': Mattia Bani (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Genoa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Genoa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Gian Marco Ferrari.
  • 47': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 47': Mattia Bani (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Milan Badelj (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a headed pass.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koni De Winter.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Samu Castillejo.
  • 60': Substitution, Genoa. Morten Thorsby replaces Mattia Bani.
  • 60': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Kristian Thorstvedt because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, Genoa. Aarón Martín replaces Johan Vásquez.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Morten Thorsby (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
  • 61': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Koni De Winter (Genoa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Penalty Genoa.
  • 64': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Genoa 1. Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
  • 66': Milan Badelj (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
  • 69': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
  • 73': Offside, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Genoa. Kevin Strootman replaces Milan Badelj.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 77': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 78': Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Volpato with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 86': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 87': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Genoa 2. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 89': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
  • 89': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Substitution, Genoa. Alessandro Vogliacco replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 90': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 90': Kevin Strootman (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+1': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Radu Dragusin (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+5': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Genoa 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Genoa 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
56.7 Possession 43.3
14 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
410 Accurate Passes 304
480 Passes 370
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 53
25 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 3
17 Effective Clearances 24
17 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 11,745

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 2 +3 6
2 Juventus 2 +3 6
3 Cremonese 2 +2 6
4 AS Roma 2 +2 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
13 Gian Marco Ferrari Yellow Card
5 Martin Erlic
22 Jeremy Toljan
3 Marcus Pedersen
42 Kristian Thorstvedt
7 Matheus Henrique
24 Daniel Boloca
9 Andrea Pinamonti
45 Armand Laurienté Yellow Card
20 Samu Castillejo
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Alessio Cragno, Ruan, Nedim Bajrami, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Samuele Mulattieri, Gianluca Pegolo, Luca Lipani, Cristian Volpato, Filippo Missori.

GEN Genoa (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Josep Martínez (GK)
13 Mattia Bani Yellow Card
4 Koni De Winter
5 Radu Dragusin
47 Milan Badelj
32 Morten Frendrup
17 Ruslan Malinovskyi
22 Johan Vásquez
20 Stefano Sabelli
11 Albert Gudmundsson
18 Caleb Ekuban
Genoa Substitutes:
Nicola Leali, Daniele Sommariva, Silvan Hefti, Morten Thorsby, George Puscas, Alan Matturro, Kevin Strootman, Alessandro Vogliacco, Pablo Galdames, Seydou Fini, Ridgeciano Haps, Aarón Martín, Filip Jagiello.

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