Genoa vs Inter Milan 2025-26 Italian Serie A
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 54': Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 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': 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': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Andy Diouf replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 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'+2': Jeff Ekhator (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genoa 1, Inter Milan 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 31,670
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
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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 |
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 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 8 | Petar Sucic |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 7 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 11 | Luis Henrique |
| 94 | Pio Esposito |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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