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51% Ball Possession INTER and 49% Ball Possession GENOA
Inter 2 – 0  Genoa
38′ Marcelo Brozovic
69′ Marcelo Brozovic

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 11th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 13th position with 20 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Inter surviving the pressure to win the home game to start recovering the support of the fans.  Inter fans contested the team for their bad performance this season during the Europa League game against Sparta Prague.  Inter finished in the last position and eliminated.    There is only 1 point difference  between Inter and Genoa.   This victory helps Inter climbs from the 11th to the 8th position reaching 24 points.

Inter opening the score in the 38th minute following a corner conceded by Genoa defender Nicolas Burdisso also an ex-Inter player.  It is Marcelo Brozovic to defeat Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.  The assist is by João Mário.

Good moment for Brozovic scoring the second goal of the match in the 69th minute.  Brozovic defeating Perin with a right footed shot.   The assist is again by João Mário.

Here is INTER  official starting lineup by coach Stefano Pioli:

INTER (4-4-2): Handanović; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Nagatomo; Candreva, Brozović, João Mário, Éder; Palacio, Icardi.

Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Ivan Jurić:

GENOA (3-4-2-1): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazović, Rincón, Veloso, Laxalt; Rigoni, Ocampos; Simeone. 

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 12 goals

Top scorer of GENOA:  Giovanni Simeone with 4 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial

Inter official starting lineup against Genoa

Photo:  facebook.com/Inter

2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 16

Inter 2 – 0 Genoa
Sunday 11 December 2016
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:45

Referee: VALERI
Assistants: LONGO – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: PRETI
ADD1: PAIRETTO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO

Goals: 38′ Marcelo Brozovic (I)

Official lineups – formations:

INTER (4-4-2): Handanović; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Nagatomo; Candreva, Brozović, João Mário, Éder; Palacio, Icardi.

Subs: Carrizo; Andreolli, Ranocchia, Yao, Miangue, Melo, Kondogbia, Banega, Jovetić, Biabiany, Perišić, Barbosa.

Coach:  Stefano Pioli

GENOA (3-4-2-1): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazović, Rincón, Veloso, Laxalt; Rigoni, Ocampos; Simeone. 

Subs: Lamanna, Zima; Fiamozzi, Gentiletti, Biraschi, Brivio, Ntcham, Edenílson, Cofie, Ninković, Gakpé, Pandev.

Coach:  Ivan Jurić.