Fiorentina obliterates Genoa 6-0 after playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Fiorentina liquidates Genoa 6-0 with goals of

January 18, 2022

FIRENZE. Fiorentina crushes Genoa 6-0 with goals of A. Odriozola (15′), G. Bonaventura (34′), C. Biraghi (42′), D. Vlahovic (51′), C. Biraghi (69′) and L. Torreira (77′). Fiorentina was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

D. Vlahovic squandered a penalty (11′) for Fiorentina.

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca with the assistance of Gamal Mokhtar and Davide Miele. The 4th official was Antonio Di Martino. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Fiorentina

6 - 0

Genoa

! 74 Ball Possession 26

Shots

20 Total 3
10 On Target 0
10 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 0

143 Attack 53
81 Dangerous attack 18
87 Ball safe 76

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 0
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fiorentina had a superior ball possession 73% while Genoa was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fiorentina won the match.

Fiorentina shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genoa shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (L. Torreira). On the opposite side, Genoa received 3 yellow cards (R. Calafiori, M. Portanova and S. Sturaro).

Match Timeline

11'

15'

32'

Giacomo Bonaventura(goal)

34'

36'

41'

Cristiano Biraghi (goal)

42'

46'

Mattia Bani- sub ->Riccardo Calafiori

46'

Caleb Ekuban- sub ->Stefano Sturaro

46'

51'

67'

Cristiano Biraghi (goal)

68'

Alfred Duncan- sub ->Giacomo Bonaventura

69'

70'

Jonathan Ikoné- sub ->Riccardo Saponara

70'

74'

77'

80'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Fiorentina will have 35 points like Roma and Lazio to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Genoa will stay with 12 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away against Cagliari on the 23rd of January with a 15-8 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (8 draws).

Genoa will host Udinese on the 22nd of January with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Udinese (10 draws).

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina

Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy

7.1

Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy

9.0

70'

42', 68'

Álvaro Odriozola 29.Spain

7.6

15'

Igor 98.Brazil

7.4

Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia

7.1

Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy

8.4

69'

34'

Lucas Torreira 18.Uruguay

7.8

80'

74'

77'

Youssef Maleh 14.Morocco

7.4

Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy

7.1

70'

Dušan Vlahović 9.Serbia

6.6

51'

Nicolás González 22.Argentina

8.0

70'

Substitutes

Bartlomiej Dragowski 69.Poland

Matija Nastasic 55.Serbia

Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy

Aleksa Terzic 17.Serbia

6.8

70'

E. Pulgar 15.Chile

6.6

80'

Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana

6.5

69'

Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy

Jonathan Ikoné 11.France

7.1

70'

Krzysztof Piatek 19.Poland

Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy

José Callejón 7.Spain

6.2

70'

Aleksandr Kokorin 91.Russia

Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano (7.1), Álvaro Odriozola (7.6), Nikola Milenković (7.1), Igor Júlio (7.4), Cristiano Biraghi (9.0), Giacomo Bonaventura (8.4), Lucas Torreira (7.8), Youssef Maleh (7.4), Nicolás González (8.0), Dušan Vlahović (6.6) and Riccardo Saponara (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Matija Nastasić, Lorenzo Venuti, Erick Pulgar (6.6), Alfred Duncan (6.5), Bartłomiej Drągowski, Krzysztof Piątek, Riccardo Sottil, Gaetano Castrovilli, José Callejón (6.2), Aleksandr Kokorin, Jonathan Ikoné (7.1) and Aleksa Terzić (6.8).

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: C. Biraghi for A. Terzic (70′), N. Gonzalez for J. Callejon (70′), G. Bonaventura for A. Duncan (70′), R. Saponara for J. Ikone (70′) and L. Torreira for E. Pulgar (80′).

Best player: Cristiano Biraghi

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Cristiano Biraghi.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 66 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 4 crosses.

Genoa – Formation

Genoa

Salvatore Sirigu 57.Italy

6.8

Silvan Hefti 36.Switzerland

5.9

Zinho Vanheusden 3.Belgium

5.5

Leo Østigård 55.Norway

5.8

Riccardo Calafiori 16.Italy

6.1

46'

32'

Milan Badelj 47.Croatia

6.8

S. Sturaro 27.Italy

6.4

46'

41'

Manolo Portanova 90.Italy

6.3

46'

36'

Pablo Galdames 99.Chile

5.9

Nicolò Rovella 65.Italy

Mattia Destro 23.Italy

6.1

80'

Kelvin Yeboah 45.Italy

6.4

67'

Substitutes

Federico Marchetti 22.Italy

Lorenzo Andrenacci 35.Italy

Mattia Bani 13.Italy

6.7

46'

Andrea Cambiaso 50.Italy

Andrea Masiello 5.Italy

Filippo Melegoni 10.Italy

6.4

46'

Felipe Caicedo 9.Ecuador

6.4

67'

G. Pandev 19.North Macedonia

Aleksander Buksa 44.Poland

6.4

80'

Caleb Ekuban 20.Ghana

6.8

46'

Genoa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Andriy Shevchenko played with: Salvatore Sirigu (6.8), Silvan Hefti (5.9), Leo Østigård (5.8), Zinho Vanheusden (5.5), Riccardo Calafiori (6.1), Stefano Sturaro (6.4), Milan Badelj (6.8), Pablo Galdames (5.9), Manolo Portanova (6.3), Nicolò Rovella and Kelvin Yeboah (6.4), Mattia Destro (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mattia Bani (6.7), Filippo Melegoni (6.4), Felipe Caicedo (6.4), Goran Pandev, Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Marchetti, Aleksander Buksa (6.4), Andrea Masiello, Lorenzo Andrenacci and Caleb Ekuban (6.8).

Substitutions

Genoa made 5 changes: R. Calafiori for M. Bani (46′), S. Sturaro for C. Ekuban (46′), M. Portanova for F. Melegoni (46′), K. Yeboah for F. Caicedo (67′) and M. Destro for A. Buksa (80′).

Best player: Salvatore Sirigu

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genoa was the goalkeeper: Salvatore Sirigu. His rating is 6.83. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.