By Anna Italia
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Italian Soccer Serie A
34% Ball Possession GENOA and 66% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Genoa 2 – 2 Napoli 
39′ Mattia Bani 76′ Giovanni Raspadori
55′ Mateo Retegui 84′ Matteo Politano
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 14th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Napoli, 6th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Napoli and Genoa ended the Serie A Week 4 game with a draw on Saturday 16 September 2023 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genova, Italy. Genoa ended the first half ahead thanks to Mattia Bani’s goal, at the start of the second half Mateo Retegui scored the second goal on an assist from Strootman and ignited the very hot Marassi crowd. Napoli found the spark with Giovanni Raspadori’s flash which shortened a quarter of an hour from the end, in the final a brushstroke from Zielinski gave Matteo Politano the ball to make it 2-2. Genoa performed excellently for 70 minutes, while Garcia’s Napoli was put off and still managed to avoid defeat. Until the 97th minute, both teams tried to win the match. Napoli fails to return to victory, an important point for Genoa who leaves the ring with a great performance challenging Italy’s Champions.
Genoa have lost two of their first three matches of this championship (W1) and in three of the previous seven seasons played in Serie A they have suffered three defeats in the first four (2021/22, 2017/18 and 2015/16).
Napoli fight back in Genoa with two goals in the final 15 minutes.
One point earned or two points dropped for the reigning champs? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/qZxU4CqJgF
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 16, 2023
Genoa opened the score in the 39th minute. Mattia Bani defeated Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret from very close range with a headed shot to the high center. The assist is by Koni De Winter following a corner conceded by Meret.
👉 Genoa 1 – 0 Napoli, 39th minute, ⚽️ goal by Mattia Bani for @GenoaCFC from very close range with a headed shot to the high center. The assist is by Koni De Winter following a corner conceded by Alex Meret. https://t.co/zDg0BVoH6A
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 16, 2023
Mattia Bani heads it home!
Napoli are stunned 5 minutes before halftime by Genoa. 👀 pic.twitter.com/tvOva2Wjey
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 16, 2023
Napoli in shock! Genoa scored in the 55th minute, it is Mateo Retegui to score with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Kevin Strootman following a corner conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
👉Genoa 2 – 0 Napoli, 55th minute, ⚽️ Goal by Mateo Retegui for @GenoaCFC with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Kevin Strootman following a corner conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo. https://t.co/QFGvlUnRH9
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 16, 2023
Mateo Retegui makes Napoli pay!
Shock result on the cards in Genoa. 😳 pic.twitter.com/Ds5QFud9Bd
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 16, 2023
Napoli reacted in the 76th minute. Giacomo Raspadori defeated Genoa goalkeeper Josep Martínez with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Jens Cajuste.
👉Genoa 2 -1 Napoli, 76th minute, ⚽️ Goal by 76′ Giacomo Raspadori for @en_sscnapoli with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Jens Cajuste. https://t.co/jvqtfTYfi0
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 16, 2023
Giacomo Raspadori UNLEASHES ONE! 🚀
Napoli aren’t going away quietly. pic.twitter.com/JR6Obw8Yy9
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 16, 2023
Napoli equalized in the 84th minute. Matteo Politano scored with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Piotr Zielinski.
👉Genoa 2 -2 Napoli, 84th minute, ⚽️ Goal by Matteo Politano Napoli with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Piotr Zielinski. https://t.co/qtHVeSoG6l
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 16, 2023
How’s that for a volley??
Matteo Politano finishes off a wonderful team move in style. 👀 pic.twitter.com/0JMBCzhzcN
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 16, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: From 2010 onwards, Napoli have won 17 matches against Genoa in Serie A (6N, 2L), in the period the Neapolitans have only achieved more successes against Sampdoria (21). Excluding Diego Armando Maradona, the stadium in which Napoli have achieved the most successes in Serie A since their return to the competition (2007/08) is the Luigi Ferraris in Genoa (18W, 4D, 8P). Genoa lost their first home match of this championship, conceding four goals: the last Serie A season in which they conceded more goals in their first two home matches was in 2017/18 (seven in that case) – furthermore, only four times in their history in the tournament the rossoblù have lost both of their first two home games (2021/22, 2017/18, 1982/83 and 1959/60). Napoli have won two of the first three matches of this championship (1P); in six of the last seven Serie A seasons they have won at least three of the first four matches of the season, the only exception being 2022/23 (W2, D2). Napoli have conceded goals in each of their last four away league games, after keeping a clean sheet in seven of their previous eight away games in Serie A (one goal conceded in that set).
👉 Lineup GENOA (4-4-2): Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Dragusin, Martin; Sabelli, Strootman, Badelj, Frendrup; Gudmundsson, Retegui.
👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Elmas, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
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🇮🇹 Referee Michael Fabbri from the section of Ravenna will be assisted by Marco Bresmes from the section of Bergamo and Mattia Scarpa from the section of Reggio Emilia. The Fourth Official will be Ermanno Feliciani from the section of Teramo. The VAR will be Valerio Marini from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
The Luigi Ferraris Stadium is ready for Genoa vs Napoli
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🇮🇹👉 Genoa – Napoli Match Officials
Serie A Week 4🗓️ Saturday 16 September 2023
🏟️ Luigi Ferraris
⏲️ 20:45🙍♂️ Referee: FABBRI
🚩 Assistants: BRESMES – SCARPA
4⃣ Fourth Official: FELICIANI
🥅 VAR: MARINI @SerieA_EN @Domii_Torello @FarFromVesuvius https://t.co/JD5zMKjvXg pic.twitter.com/TpxLl2Bt31— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 14, 2023
👉First half is over. Genoa 1 – 0 Napoli
⚽️ Goals: 39′ Mattia Bani
🟨 Booked: 1′ Eljif Elmas (N), 32′ Koni De Winter (G), 33′ Mateo Retegui (G)
✍ Ball Possession: 36% @GenoaCFC and 64% @en_sscnapoli
✅ https://t.co/5T1BYpamBc@genoaclubtoront @SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/MPtJlMovgN
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 16, 2023
👉Result Genoa 2 – 2 Napoli
⚽️Goals: 39′ Mattia Bani (G), 55′ Mateo Retegui (G), 76′ Giovanni Raspadori (N), 84′ Matteo Politano (N)
🟨 Booked: Genoa 3, Napoli 2
✍ Ball Possession 34% @GenoaCFC and 66% @en_sscnapoli
✅ https://t.co/5T1BYpamBc@genoaclubtoront @SerieASitdown https://t.co/FM0QOS7nRB
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 16, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 4
Genoa 2 – 2 Napoli
Saturday 16 September 2023
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genova, Italy
20:45
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: BRESMES – SCARPA
Fourth Official: FELICIANI
VAR: MARINI
AVAR: PAGANESSI
Goals: 39′ Mattia Bani (G)
🟨 Booked: 1′ Eljif Elmas (N), 32′ Koni De Winter (G), 33′ Mateo Retegui (G)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup GENOA (4-4-2): Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Dragusin, Martin (90′ Vasquez), Sabelli (74′ Malinovskyi), Strootman (77′ Thorsby), Badelj, Frendrup, Gudmundsson, Retegui.
Subs: Leali, Sommariva, Ekuban, Jagiello, Matturro, Hefti, Puscas, Haps.
Coach: Alberto Gilardino.
👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui (58′ Olivera), Anguissa (58′ Raspadori), Lobotka (75′ Cajuste), Zielinski, Elmas (46′ Politano), Kvaratskhelia (89′ Zerbin), Osimhen.
Subs: Contini, Isadiak, Natan, Rrahmani, Simeone, Lindstrom, Zanoli, Gaetano.
Coach: Rudi Garcia
