Genoa vs Napoli 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Napoli fight back to salvage 2-2 draw at Genoa
Second-half goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Matteo Politano helped champions Napoli come from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw at promoted Genoa in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Koni De Winter (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Mateo Retegui (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 0. Mattia Bani (Genoa) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Koni De Winter following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 56': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 0. Mateo Retegui (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Strootman following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
- 74': Substitution, Genoa. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Stefano Sabelli.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 75': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 77': Substitution, Genoa. Morten Thorsby replaces Kevin Strootman.
- 78': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 2. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90': Substitution, Genoa. Johan Vásquez replaces Aarón Martín.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 2.
Game Information
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 33,275
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 NAP |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.2 | Possession | 33.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 524 | Accurate Passes | 226 |
| 608 | Passes | 302 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 13 | Clearances | 18 |
Genoa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Radu Dragusin |
| 13 | Mattia Bani |
| 3 | Aarón Martín |
| 4 | Koni De Winter  |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 8 | Kevin Strootman |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 11 | Albert Gudmundsson |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
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