Napoli vs Genoa, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli's title hopes hit in late Genoa equaliser as Inter close in
Napoli's Serie A title hopes suffered a late setback on Sunday when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home against Genoa, setting up a thrilling season finale with Inter Milan just one point behind.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastian Otoa (Genoa).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 8': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 8': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 13': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka because of an injury.
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Goal! Napoli 1, Genoa 0. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a through ball.
- 17': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 17': Honest Ahanor (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 24': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Benjamin Siegrist.
- 26': Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 27': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 27': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 29': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 30': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vítinha with a cross.
- 30': Attempt missed. Patrizio Masini (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 31': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 31': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Honest Ahanor (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Junior Messias with a cross.
- 32': Own Goal by Alex Meret, Napoli. Napoli 1, Genoa 1.
- 34': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 34': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 36': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Sebastian Otoa.
- 42': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 42': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
- 43': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 45': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 45'+3': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Honest Ahanor.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Genoa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Genoa 1.
- 46': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa).
- 46': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 49': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 49': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 50': Junior Messias (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 56': Offside, Genoa. Vítinha is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
- 58': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Vítinha (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Genoa. Aarón Martín replaces Junior Messias.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli.
- 62': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Honest Ahanor.
- 63': Foul by Sebastian Otoa (Genoa).
- 63': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Goal! Napoli 2, Genoa 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 67': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 67': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Benjamin Siegrist.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 69': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Genoa).
- 69': Substitution, Genoa. Mattia Bani replaces Sebastian Otoa.
- 69': Substitution, Genoa. Lior Kassa replaces Vítinha.
- 70': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa).
- 70': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani with a headed pass.
- 73': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Bani.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 75': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Genoa).
- 75': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Genoa. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 78': Substitution, Genoa. Lorenzo Venturino replaces Honest Ahanor.
- 79': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 79': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
- 79': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 83': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 83': Mattia Bani (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Goal! Napoli 2, Genoa 2. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aarón Martín with a cross.
- 86': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 86': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Benjamin Siegrist.
- 87': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
- 88': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
- 89': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 89': Philip Billing (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Venturino following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Siegrist (Genoa). Assisted by David Neres.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lorenzo Venturino (Genoa).
- 90'+4': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner,Napoli. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 90'+5': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 90'+5': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Genoa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Genoa 2.
Statistics
 GEN |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 270 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 351 | Passes | 518 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 8 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 28 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,426
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,426
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 38 | +32 | 82 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 38 | +44 | 81 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 38 | +41 | 74 |
| 4 | Juventus | 38 | +23 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
Genoa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Benjamin Siegrist (GK) |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez  |
| 34 | Sebastian Otoa |
| 69 | Honest Ahanor |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 10 | Junior Messias |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 73 | Patrizio Masini |
| 19 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 9 | Vitinha |
| 15 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
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