Genoa vs AS Roma 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Evan Ndicka (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Patrizio Masini (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Donyell Malen (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Lorenzo Venturino.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Roma 0.
- 52': Goal! Genoa 1, Roma 0. Junior Messias (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 55': Goal! Genoa 1, Roma 1. Evan Ndicka (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Roma. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 64': Substitution, Genoa. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Junior Messias.
- 64': Substitution, Genoa. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Jeff Ekhator.
- 70': Substitution, Roma. Daniele Ghilardi replaces Devyne Rensch.
- 75': Substitution, Genoa. Vítinha replaces Caleb Ekuban.
- 79': Substitution, Genoa. Aarón Martín replaces Mikael Ellertsson because of an injury.
- 80': Goal! Genoa 2, Roma 1. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrizio Masini.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Jan Ziólkowski replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Robinio Vaz replaces Zeki Çelik.
- 89': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Roma 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +25 | Como | 28 | 51 | 5 |
Statistics
 ROMA |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 154 |
| 455 | Passes | 254 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 28 | Clearances | 32 |
Genoa (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Justin Bijlow (GK) |
| 5 | Leo Østigard |
| 22 | Johan Vásquez |
| 27 | Alessandro Marcandalli |
| 73 | Patrizio Masini  |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 20 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 77 | Mikael Ellertsson |
| 21 | Jeff Ekhator |
| 18 | Caleb Ekuban |
| 10 | Junior Messias |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 19 | Zeki Çelik |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 17 | Manu Koné |
| 61 | Niccolò Pisilli |
| 12 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 2 | Devyne Rensch |
| 14 | Donyell Malen |
| 20 | Lorenzo Venturino |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
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