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47% Ball Possession GENOA and 53% Ball Possession INTER
Genoa 3 – 2 Inter
24′ Leonardo Pavoletti     19′ Mauro Icardi
41′ Maxime Lestienne       30′ Rodrigo Palacio
89′ Juraj Kucka

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 8th position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +11
Genoa, 6th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Genoa	36	15	11	10	58:42	16	56
8	Inter	36	13	13	10	53:42	11	52

 

Mission accomplished. Genoa winning the home game defeating Inter.   Genoa now get closer  for a spot in the Europa League while for Inter is almost goodbye Europa.  It’s party time at the Ferraris for Genoa fans and a nightmare for Inter fans.   Sweet revenge for the ex Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

 

Photo:   facebook.com/serieatim

 

There are 47 precedents in Genoa with stats showing Genoa with 14 wins, Inter 14 wins, and 19 draws.  A total of 124 goals with Genoa scoring 63 and Inter scoring 61.

Inter opening the score in the 19th minute with forward Mauro Icardi defeating Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Hernanes.  This is the 20th goal by Icardi this season reaching Juventus forward Carlos Tevez also with 20 goals.

Genoa equalizing in the 24th minute with forward Leonardo Pavoletti defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.   The assist is by midfielder Andrea Bertolacci.

Inter taking the lead again in the 30th minute with forward Rodrigo Palacio defeating goalkeeper Perin with a right footed shot in the bottom  right corner.  It’s the 7th goal this season by Palacio. The assist is by forward Icardi.

And just U N T H I N K A B L E…. an error by Inter goalkeeper Handanovic not understanding well with defender Andrea Ranocchia… and there you go Genoa taking advantage of this error and equalize for the 2-2 with forward Maxime Lestienne with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.

The final blow for Inter and the happy moment for Genoa arriving in the 89th minute.   It is midfielder Juraj Kucka to score the winner goal defeating goalkeeper Handanovic with a headed shot in the bottom right corner.  It means Genoa may continue to dream with the Europa League while for Inter is practically goodbye Europa.

 

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Stats AFTER  the game.  Top scorer for GENOA:  Iago Falque with 13 goal

Top scorer for INTER:  Forward Mauro Icardi with 20 goals

Genoa	Goals	Goals	Inter
Falque, Iago	13	20	Icardi, Mauro
Bertolacci, Andrea	7	6	Guarin, Fredy
Matri, Alessandro	7	7	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian
Niang, Mbaye	5	5	Kovacic, Mateo
Perotti, Diego	4	5	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel

 

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 wins, 1 lost

17/05/15	SA	Atalanta – Genoa				1:4	Round 36
11/05/15	SA	Genoa – Turin				5:1	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 34

 

Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 win. 1 draw, 1 lost

16/05/15	SA	Inter – Juventus				1:2	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Lazio – Inter				1:2	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Inter – Chievo				0:0	Round 34

 

 

Inter forward Mauro Icardi celebrating his goal against Genoa

 

 

 

2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 37

Genoa 3 – 2 Inter
Saturday 23 May 2015
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy

20:45

Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DOBOSZ – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: TOMMASI

Goals:  19′ Mauro Icardi (I), 24′ Leonardo Pavoletti  (G), 30′ Rodrigo Palacio (I),  41′ Maxime Lestienne (G), 89′ Juraj Kucka (G)

Official formations – lineups:

GENOA: 1 Perin; 14 Roncaglia, 8 Burdisso, 4 De Maio; 21 Edenilson (Tambè 90+3), 88 Rincon, 91 Bertolacci, 33 Kucka; 24 Iago Falque (Izzo 85), 19 Pavoletti, 16 Lestienne (Laxalt 77).

Subs not used: 23 Lamanna, 39 Sommariva, 10 Perotti, 20 Tino Costa, 35 Soprano, 37 Panico, 38 Mandragora.

Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.

INTER: 1 Handanovic; 33 D’Ambrosio 28 (Puscas 86), 23 Ranocchia, 5 Juan Jesus, 55 Nagatomo; 10 Kovacic, 18 Medel, 77 Brozovic (Shaqiri 77); 88 Hernanes; 8 Palacio (Bonazzoli 77), 9 Icardi.

Subs not used: 30 Carrizo, 6 Andreolli, 14 Campagnaro, 17 Kuzmanovic, 20 Obi, 21 Santon, 26 Felipe, 27 Gnoukouri, 54 Donkor.

Coach: Roberto Mancini.

Yellow cards: Hernanes 38, Kucka 44, Brozovic 44 , De Maio 62, D’Ambrosio 64, Juan Jesus 87, Roncaglia 90.