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Genoa 2 – 3 Napoli 
4′ Adel Taarabt 14′ Dries Mertens
76′ Armando Izzo 30′ Dries Mertens
. 60′ Dries Mertens
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Genoa, 14th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Goals |
DIFF |
Points |
| 1 |
Napoli |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
26:5 |
21 |
25 |
| 14 |
Genoa |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8:13 |
-5 |
6 |
Mission accomplished! Napoli needed the victory to keep the first position reaching 28 points and it is followed by Inter with 26 points. Pressure is for Genoa winning only 1 game this season while losing 6 games and 3 draws.
A brilliant game for Napoli forward Dries Mertens scoring a hat-trick against Genoa. Napoli with this boost for the morale of the team ahead of their upcoming Champions League game against Manchester City on November 1.
- There are 56 precedents between Genoa s Napoli in Genoa in all competitions (in 1973/74 the match was played on a neutral ground in Piacenza). Stats showing Genoa with 23 wins, 20 draws, and Napoli with 13 wins. Genoa scoring 92 goals and Napoli 69 goals. The last time Genoa defeated Napoli at the Ferraris was on January 29, 2012 with a Genoa 3 – 2 Napoli.
Here is Genoa official starting lineup- formation by Coach IvanJuric:
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin; Izzo, Rossettini, Zukanović; Lazović, Rigoni, Veloso, Bertolacci, Laxalt; Taarabt, Galabinov.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hisaj, Chiricheș, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Pietro Pellegri and Andrey Galabinov with 2 goals each.
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 7 goals
| Pellegri, Pietro |
2 |
7 |
Mertens, Dries |
| Galabinov, Andrey |
2 |
4 |
Callejon, Jose |
| Rigoni, Luca |
1 |
3 |
Insigne, Lorenzo |
| Laxalt, Diego |
1 |
2 |
Zielinski, Piotr |
| Taarabt, Adel |
1 |
2 |
Koulibaly, Kalidou |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 22/10/17 |
SA |
Milan – Genoa |
|
|
|
0:0 |
9 |
| 15/10/17 |
SA |
Cagliari – Genoa |
|
|
|
2:3 |
8 |
| 30/09/17 |
SA |
Genoa – Bologna |
|
|
|
0:1 |
7 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1lost
| 21/10/17 |
SA |
Napoli – Inter |
|
|
|
0:0 |
9 |
| 17/10/17 |
UCLG |
Man City – Napoli |
|
|
|
2:1 |
3 |
| 14/10/17 |
SA |
Roma – Napoli |
|
|
|
0:1 |
8 |
Photo: sscnapoli.it
2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 10
Genoa 2 – 3 Napoli
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genova, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PRETI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: ILLUZZI
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: ABBATTISTA
Goals: 4′ Adel Taarabt (G), 14′ Dries Mertens (N), 30′ Dries Mertens (N), 60′ Dries Mertens (N), 76′ Armando Izzo (G)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin; Izzo, Rossettini, Zukanović; Lazović, Rigoni, Veloso, Bertolacci, Laxalt; Taarabt, Galabinov.
Subs.: Lamanna, Gentiletti, Biraschi, Migliore, Briek, Omeonga, Lapadula, Pandev, Palladino, Ricci, Salcedo, Pellegri.
Coach: Ivan Jurić.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hisaj, Chiricheș, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Callejón, Mertens, Insigne.
Subs: Rafael, Sepe, Albiol, Mário Rui, Maggio, Maksimović, Allan, Jorginho, Rog, Giaccherini, Ounas.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
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