Internazionale vs Genoa, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter take top spot after 1-0 win over Genoa
A goal from Lautaro Martinez was enough to earn Inter Milan a 1-0 win over Genoa at the San Siro on Saturday and send the home side provisionally top of the Serie A standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 4': Offside, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti with a cross.
- 15': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 16': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 16': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 21': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
- 22': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a headed pass following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 22': Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Patrizio Masini (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morten Frendrup.
- 27': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Morten Frendrup.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Hand ball by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 31': Foul by Jeff Ekhator (Genoa).
- 31': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 32': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 34': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jeff Ekhator.
- 36': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 38': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Joaquín Correa because of an injury.
- 47': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 48': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 50': Fabio Miretti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 54': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 54': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeff Ekhator with a through ball.
- 54': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 55': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Genoa).
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 55': Fabio Miretti (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 57': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a headed pass.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi with a headed pass.
- 65': Attempt saved. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Aarón Martín (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Hakan Çalhanoglu replaces Kristjan Asllani.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 66': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 66': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Alessandro Zanoli.
- 66': Substitution, Genoa. Junior Messias replaces Jeff Ekhator.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 70': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 70': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 70': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Genoa. Jean Onana replaces Fabio Miretti.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 76': Attempt saved. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Josep Martínez.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Patrizio Masini (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 77': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 77': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jean Onana.
- 78': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Genoa 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Genoa. Lorenzo Venturino replaces Patrizio Masini.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 81': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Venturino (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 81': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 83': Attempt missed. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Venturino with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 88': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 88': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
- 89': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
- 89': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jean Onana (Genoa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
- 90'+2': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Junior Messias (Genoa).
- 90'+3': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josep Martínez.
- 90'+4': Dangerous play by Lorenzo Venturino (Genoa).
- 90'+4': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 90'+5': Lorenzo Venturino (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 90'+5': Josep Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Genoa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Genoa 0.
Statistics
 GEN |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 501 |
| 349 | Passes | 595 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 24 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 40 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 68,271
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 68,271
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Napoli | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 7 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 11 | Joaquín Correa |
Genoa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Leali (GK) |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 13 | Mattia Bani |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 23 | Fabio Miretti  |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 73 | Patrizio Masini |
| 19 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 21 | Jeff Ekhator |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanoli |
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