Genoa vs Napoli 2025-26 Italian Serie A

Genoa

3': Ruslan Malinovskyi (P)
57': Lorenzo Colombo

FT
2 - 3

Napoli

20': Rasmus Højlund
21': Scott McTominay
76': Juan Jesus
90'+5': Rasmus Højlund (P)

Højlund, McTominay goals give Napoli thrilling win at Genoa

Højlund Napoli celeb vs. Genoa [1296x729]

Rasmus Højlund scored a last-gasp penalty as 10-man Napoli won 3-2 at Genoa in Serie A on Saturday, keeping pressure on the top two clubs from Milan.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
2': Alex Meret (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 0. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
20': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
21': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 2. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
45': Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
50': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
59': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Alessandro Buongiorno.
64': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
74': Substitution, Genoa. Patrizio Masini replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
74': Substitution, Genoa. Junior Messias replaces Aarón Martín.
76': Second yellow card to Juan Jesus (Napoli) for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Giovane.
82': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Vítinha.
90'+2': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 3. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 3.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,748

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+33	Internazionale	23	55	4
+21	AC Milan	23	50	1
+13	Napoli	24	49	5
+21	Juventus	23	45	4

Full Table

Statistics

NAP		GEN
12	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
60	Possession	40
14	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	2
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
421	Accurate Passes	250
501	Passes	313
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	47
31	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	5
31	Effective Clearances	13
31	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Genoa (3-5-2)

No.	Name
16	Justin Bijlow (GK)
5	Leo Østigard
22	Johan Vásquez
27	Alessandro Marcandalli
77	Mikael Ellertsson
17	Ruslan Malinovskyi
32	Morten Frendrup
3	Aarón Martín
15	Brooke Norton-Cuffy
29	Lorenzo Colombo
9	Vitinha

Substitutes:

Jeff Ekhator, Alexsandro Amorim, Patrizio Masini, Maxwel Cornet, Nicola Leali, Junior Messias, Caleb Ekuban, Nils Zätterström, Sebastian Otoa, Daniele Sommariva, Stefano Sabelli, Jean Onana.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
4	Alessandro Buongiorno
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
8	Scott McTominay
68	Stanislav Lobotka
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
3	Miguel Gutiérrez
19	Rasmus Højlund
20	Eljif Elmas
26	Antonio Vergara