GENOVA. Monza topped Genoa. Genoa was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).
Albert Guðmundsson didn’t score a decisive penalty (52′). That would have allowed Genoa to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Ermanno Feliciani with the support of Edoardo Raspollini and Marco D’Ascanio. The 4th official was Michael Fabbri. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Genoa had a superior ball possession 62% while Monza was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genoa was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Monza found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Genoa shot 22 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Monza shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Genoa received 1 yellow card (Stefano Sabelli). On the opposite side, Monza received 1 yellow card (Milan Đurić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Genoa stays with 33 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Monza will has 39 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Genoa will play away with Juventus on the 17th of March with a 22-5 head to head in favor of Juventus (8 draws).
Monza will host Cagliari on the 17th of March with a 0-0 head to head.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
46'
17'
52'
Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Alberto Gilardino decided to play with the following team: Josep Martínez , Alessandro Vogliacco , Mattia Bani , Koni De Winter , Junior Messias , Kevin Strootman , Milan Badelj , Morten Frendrup , Stefano Sabelli , Mateo Retegui and Albert Guðmundsson .
The home team had on the bench: Emil Bohinen , Morten Thorsby , Vitinha , Nicola Leali, Ruslan Malinovskyi , Caleb Ekuban , Giorgio Cittadini, Daniele Sommariva, Tommaso Pittino and Djed Spence .
Substitutions
Genoa made 5 changes: Morten Frendrup for Ruslan Malinovskyi (46′), Alessandro Vogliacco for Djed Spence (46′), Kevin Strootman for Vitinha (46′), Stefano Sabelli for Caleb Ekuban (84′) and Milan Badelj for Morten Thorsby (87′).
Player of the match: Vitinha
The player that probably impressed the most for Genoa was Vitinha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Monza – Formation
Monza
Monza started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Raffaele Palladino played with: Michele Di Gregorio , Samuele Birindelli , Armando Izzo , Pablo Marí , Andrea Carboni , Warren Bondo , Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro , Andrea Colpani , Matteo Pessina , Dany Mota and Milan Đurić .
These were the players on the bench: Luca Caldirola, Giulio Donati, José Machín , Lorenzo Colombo, Pedro Pereira , Alessio Zerbin, Valentín Carboni , Alessandro Sorrentino, Daniel Maldini , Stefano Gori, Georgios Kyriakopoulos , Matija Popović and Patrick Ciurria.
Substitutions
Monza made 5 changes: Andrea Colpani for Georgios Kyriakopoulos (63′), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro for Valentín Carboni (75′), Dany Mota for Daniel Maldini (75′), Matteo Pessina for José Machín (86′) and Samuele Birindelli for Pedro Pereira (86′).
Player of the match: Andrea Colpani
The player that probably impressed the most for Monza was Andrea Colpani even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 14 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
