Italian Serie A

Genoa vs Internazionale, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
  • 68': Vitinha
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  • 6': Yann Bisseck
  • 38': Lautaro Martínez

Inter Milan tops Serie A after rivals slip over weekend

Inter Milan capitalised on slip-ups from their rivals as they moved top of Serie A with a 2-1 win at Genoa.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 6': Goal! Genoa 0, Inter Milan 1. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 10': Foul by Luis Henrique (Inter Milan).
  • 10': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 11': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Offside, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
  • 16': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Handball by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 19': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
  • 19': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 20': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Petar Sucic.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 25': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
  • 25': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
  • 26': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 28': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
  • 32': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 32': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
  • 35': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
  • 38': Goal! Genoa 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 40': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
  • 40': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
  • 44': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Inter Milan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Inter Milan 2.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Morten Frendrup.
  • 47': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
  • 47': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
  • 52': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Sebastian Otoa (Genoa).
  • 53': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
  • 54': Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan).
  • 54': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
  • 55': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa).
  • 57': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 59': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Aarón Martín.
  • 61': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 61': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Vítinha (Genoa).
  • 65': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Henrique.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastian Otoa.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Goal! Genoa 1, Inter Milan 2. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aarón Martín.
  • 73': Handball by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 73': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
  • 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Petar Sucic.
  • 78': Substitution, Genoa. Albert Grønbæk replaces Morten Frendrup.
  • 78': Substitution, Genoa. Jeff Ekhator replaces Vítinha.
  • 78': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
  • 78': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
  • 79': Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Albert Grønbæk (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan).
  • 82': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikael Ellertsson following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
  • 83': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Andy Diouf replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 85': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastian Otoa.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Nicola Leali (Genoa). Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Marcandalli.
  • 88': Handball by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
  • 89': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Sebastian Otoa.
  • 89': Substitution, Genoa. Valentín Carboni replaces Mikael Ellertsson.
  • 90': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jeff Ekhator (Genoa).
  • 90'+2': Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Handball by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 90'+6': Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Inter Milan 2.
  • 90'+6': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Genoa 1, Inter Milan 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 6
64.2 Possession 35.8
18 SHOTS 5
8 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
452 Accurate Passes 217
532 Passes 286
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 52
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 0
15 Effective Tackles 12
18 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 3
19 Effective Clearances 29
19 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 15 +20 33
2 AC Milan 15 +11 32
3 Napoli 15 +9 31
4 AS Roma 14 +7 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GEN Genoa (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Nicola Leali (GK)
34 Sebastian Otoa
22 Johan Vásquez
27 Alessandro Marcandalli
77 Mikael Ellertsson
32 Morten Frendrup
17 Ruslan Malinovskyi
3 Aarón Martín
15 Brooke Norton-Cuffy
29 Lorenzo Colombo
9 Vitinha

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
25 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
95 Alessandro Bastoni
31 Yann Bisseck
8 Petar Sucic
23 Nicolò Barella Yellow Card
7 Piotr Zielinski
30 Carlos Augusto
11 Luis Henrique
94 Pio Esposito
10 Lautaro Martínez

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