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66% Ball Possession GENOA and 34% Ball Possession BOLOGNA
Genoa 0 – 1 Bologna 
. 91′ Luca Rossettini
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 16th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Bologna, 15th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bologna | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16:21 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Genoa | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15:20 | -5 | 16 |
Chaos for Genoa! Bologna gaining momentum and win the away game at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium to get away of the relegation zone while Genoa now risk.
Genoa remained with 10 players after forward Diego Perotti was sent of with a red card in the 80th minute.
It’s a thrilling match! Just when Genoa thought they were keeping the 0 – 0 draw, bam! Surprise.. In the agonizing 91st minute the winner goal arriving following a corner conceded by Genoa midfielder Armando Izzo. It is defender Luca Rossettini to score the goal to claim the victory defeating goalkeeper with a headed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Franco Brienza.
Bologna also remaining with 10 players in the 92nd minute after getting a second yellow card.
Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin, De Maio, Burdisso, Ansaldi; Izzo, Rincón, Costa, Tachtsidis, Laxalt; Gakpé, Pandev.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Mirante; Rossettini, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Morleo; Taïder, Diawara, Brienza; Mounier, Destro, Rizzo.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 5 goals
Top scorer for BOLOGNA: Mattia Destro with 4 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Bologna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 5 | 4 | Destro, Mattia |
| Gakpe, Serge | 3 | 3 | Mounier, Anthony |
| Laxalt, Diego | 2 | 2 | Masina, Adam |
| Diogo Figueras | 1 | 2 | Giaccherini, Emanuele |
| Rincon, Tomas | 1 | 1 | Mancosu, Matteo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 05/12/15 | SA | Inter – Genoa | 1:0 | Round 15 | |||
| 29/11/15 | SA | Genoa – Carpi | 1:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 22/11/15 | SA | Genoa – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 13 |
Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 06/12/15 | SA | Bologna – Napoli | 3:2 | Round 15 | |||
| 28/11/15 | SA | Turin – Bologna | 2:0 | Round 14 | |||
| 21/11/15 | SA | Bologna – Roma | 2:2 | Round 13 |
Photos of the match Genoa vs Bologna courtesy by facebook.com/bfc1909official
Bologna players celebrating their victory against Genoa
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 16
Genoa 0 – 1 Bologna
Saturday 12 December 2015
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
15:00
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: COSTANZO – PERETTI
Fourth Official: ALASSIO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: LA PENNA
Goals: 91′ Luca Rossettini
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin, De Maio, Burdisso, Ansaldi; Izzo, Rincón, Costa, Tachtsidis, Laxalt; Gakpé, Pandev.
Subs: Lamanna, Ujkani, Cissokho, Muñoz, Ricozzi, Figueiras, Lazović, Ghiglione, Ntcham, Capel, Perotti, Panico.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Mirante; Rossettini, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Morleo; Taïder, Diawara, Brienza; Mounier, Destro, Rizzo.
Subs: Da Costa, Stojanović, Ferrari, Mbaye, Brighi, Crisetig, Donsah, Crimi, Pulgar, Acquafresca, Falco.
Coach: Roberto Donadoni.
Match Stats
| Genoa | Match Stats | Bologna |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 19 (4) | Shots (on goal) | 10 (2) |
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 8 |
| 66% | Ball Possession | 34% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
