GENOVA. Inter and Genoa draw 1-1. M. Arnautović scored the first goal (42′) for Inter. R. Drăgușin made it even (45′).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Doveri with the support of Filippo Bercigli and Giuseppe Perrotti. The 4th official was Marco Piccinini. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.89 degrees Celsius or 53.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Genoa was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Genoa was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Genoa to win the match.
Genoa shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Inter shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Genoa received 3 yellow cards (Alberto Gilardino, Radu Drăgușin and Albert Guðmundsson). On the other side, Inter received 2 yellow cards (Nicolò Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Genoa has 20 points like Lecce to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Inter will has 45 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Genoa will play away against Bologna on the 7th of January with a 10-10 head to head statistic.
Inter will host Hellas Verona on the 7th of January with a 14-0 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (3 draws).
Genoa – Formation
Genoa started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Alberto Gilardino decided to play with the following team: Josep Martínez , Mattia Bani , Radu Drăgușin , Koni De Winter , Stefano Sabelli , Morten Frendrup , Milan Badelj , Kevin Strootman , Aarón Martín , Caleb Ekuban and Albert Guðmundsson .
The home team had on the bench: Morten Thorsby, Junior Messias , Alessandro Vogliacco, Nicola Leali, Mateo Retegui , Filip Jagiełło, Berkan Kutlu, Alan Matturro, Silvan Hefti, George Pușcaș, Seydou Fini, Ridgeciano Haps, Pablo Galdames, Johan Vásquez and Ruslan Malinovskyi .
Substitutions
Genoa made 4 changes: Koni De Winter for Johan Vásquez (46′), Kevin Strootman for Ruslan Malinovskyi (61′), Caleb Ekuban for Mateo Retegui (61′) and Aarón Martín for Junior Messias (78′).
Player of the match: Josep Martínez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genoa was the goalkeeper: Josep Martínez. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Inter – Formation
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Yann Bisseck , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Carlos Augusto , Marcus Thuram and Marko Arnautović .
They had on the bench: Denzel Dumfries , Stefano Sensi , Stefan de Vrij, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen , Davide Frattesi , Kristjan Asllani , Benjamin Pavard , Lucien Agoumé, Matteo Motta, G. Stabile, Amadou Makhtar Sarr, Alexis Sánchez and Emil Audero.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Marko Arnautović for Alexis Sánchez (71′), Nicolò Barella for Davide Frattesi (78′), Matteo Darmian for Denzel Dumfries (78′), Yann Bisseck for Benjamin Pavard (90′) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davy Klaassen (90′).
Player of the match: Marko Arnautović
The most impressive player for Inter was Marko Arnautović.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.