FIRENZE. Genoa and Fiorentina draw 1-1. A. Gudmundsson scored the first goal (42′) for Genoa. J. Ikoné made it even (54′). Fiorentina was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Davide Di Marco with the collaboration of Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.87 degrees Celsius or 76.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Fiorentina

1 - 1

Genoa

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 117 Attack 62
  • 62 Dangerous attack 30
  • 57 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Fiorentina had a strong ball possession 59% while Genoa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Fiorentina to win the match​.

Fiorentina shot 20 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genoa shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (Luca Ranieri). Talking about the opposition, Genoa received 2 yellow cards (Mattia Bani and Djed Spence).

Match Timeline

Andrea Belotti(VAR)
27'
42'
Albert Gudmundsson(penalty)
44'
Morten Thorsby- sub ->Junior Messias
Arthur Melo- sub ->Alfred Duncan
46'
Jonathan Ikoné(goal)Giacomo Bonaventura
54'
Nicolás González- sub ->Riccardo Sottil
55'
Christian Kouamé- sub ->Lucas Beltrán
55'
Rolando Mandragora- sub ->Andrea Belotti
55'
61'
Ridgeciano Haps- sub ->Aarón Martín
61'
Mateo Retegui- sub ->Caleb Ekuban
61'
Djed Spence- sub ->Stefano Sabelli
63'
Djed Spence- Yellow
72'
Mateo Retegui(VAR)
80'
Kevin Strootman- sub ->Milan Badelj
Nikola Milenković- sub ->Giacomo Bonaventura
85'
Luca Ranieri- Yellow
90'
90'
Mattia Bani- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
92
36
Milan
74
36
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
63
35
Roma
60
36
Lazio
59
36
Fiorentina
53
35
Napoli
51
36
Torino
50
36
Genoa
46
36
Monza
45
36
Lecce
37
36
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
33
36
Cagliari
33
36
Frosinone
32
36
Empoli
32
36
Sassuolo
29
36
Salernitana
16
36

After this match, Fiorentina has 44 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Genoa will has 39 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away with Salernitana on the 21st of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (1 draw).

Genoa will host Lazio on the 21st of April with a 16-13 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (5 draws).

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
7.1
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
7.3
90'
D
Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy
7.0
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
7.7
D
Michael Kayode 33.Italy
7.3
M
Lucas Beltrán 9.Argentina
6.8
55'
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
8.1
85'
M
Riccardo Sottil 7.Italy
7.3
55'
M
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
7.3
54'
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
7.1
46'
F
Andrea Belotti 20.Italy
6.4
55'
Substitutes
G
Tommaso Martinelli 30.Italy
G
Oliver Christensen 53.Denmark
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
6.7
85'
D
Dodô 2.Brazil
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
D
Davide Faraoni 22.Italy
D
Pietro Comuzzo 37.Italy
M
Arthur Melo 6.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
Maxime López 8.France
M
Gaetano Castrovilli 17.Italy
M
Gino Infantino 19.Argentina
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.8
55'
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
7.3
55'
F
Nicolás González 10.Argentina
7.1
55'

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

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano (7.1), Michael Kayode (7.3), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.7), Luca Ranieri (7.3), Fabiano Parisi (7.0), Giacomo Bonaventura (8.1), Alfred Duncan (7.1), Jonathan Ikoné (7.3), Lucas Beltrán (6.8), Riccardo Sottil (7.3) and Andrea Belotti (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Christian Kouamé (7.3), Dodô, Arthur Melo (7.0), Maxime López, Nicolás González (7.1), Gaetano Castrovilli, Gino Infantino, Davide Faraoni, Tommaso Martinelli, Pietro Comuzzo, Rolando Mandragora (6.8), Oliver Christensen , Antonín Barák, Nikola Milenković (6.7) and Cristiano Biraghi .

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: Riccardo Sottil for Nicolás González (55′), Alfred Duncan for Arthur Melo (46′), Lucas Beltrán for Christian Kouamé (55′), Giacomo Bonaventura for Nikola Milenković (85′) and Andrea Belotti for Rolando Mandragora (55′).

Player of the match: Giacomo Bonaventura​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Giacomo Bonaventura.

His rating is 8.1 with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Genoa – Formation

Genoa
G
Josep Martínez 1.Spain
7.0
D
Koni De Winter 4.Belgium
6.7
D
Mattia Bani 13.Italy
6.4
90'
D
Johan Vásquez 22.Mexico
7.3
M
Junior Messias 10.Brazil
6.4
44'
M
Albert Gudmundsson 11.Iceland
7.0
42'
M
Morten Frendrup 32.Denmark
7.0
M
Milan Badelj 47.Croatia
6.4
80'
M
Aarón Martín 3.Spain
7.0
61'
M
Stefano Sabelli 20.Italy
6.6
61'
F
Caleb Ekuban 18.Ghana
7.0
61'
Substitutes
G
Nicola Leali 16.Italy
G
Daniele Sommariva 39.Italy
D
Djed Spence 90.England
6.4
61' 63'
D
Alessandro Vogliacco 14.Italy
D
Giorgio Cittadini 23.Italy
D
Ridgeciano Haps 55.Suriname
6.7
61'
M
Morten Thorsby 2.Norway
7.0
44'
M
Emil Bohinen 5.Norway
M
Kevin Strootman 8.Netherlands
6.4
80'
F
Mateo Retegui 19.Italy
6.4
61'
F
David Ankeye 30.Nigeria

Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Alberto Gilardino played with: Josep Martínez (7.0), Koni De Winter (6.7), Mattia Bani (6.4), Johan Vásquez (7.3), Stefano Sabelli (6.6), Morten Frendrup (7.0), Milan Badelj  (6.4), Albert Gudmundsson (7.0), Aarón Martín  (7.0), Junior Messias (6.4) and Caleb Ekuban (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Djed Spence (6.4), Morten Thorsby (7.0), Emil Bohinen, Kevin Strootman (6.4), Alessandro Vogliacco, Nicola Leali, Mateo Retegui (6.4), Giorgio Cittadini, David Ankeye, Daniele Sommariva, C. Papadopoulos, T. Pittino and Ridgeciano Haps (6.7).

Genoa could not rely on the presence of Morten Thorsby (injured).

Substitutions

Genoa made 5 changes: Junior Messias for Morten Thorsby (44′), Stefano Sabelli for Djed Spence (61′), Aarón Martín  for Ridgeciano Haps (61′), Caleb Ekuban for Mateo Retegui (61′) and Milan Badelj  for Kevin Strootman (80′).

Player of the match: Johan Vásquez​

The most impressive player for Genoa was Johan Vásquez.

His rating is 7.3 with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​