Player statistic
1st half
| 2' |  |
Alex Meret | ||
| Ruslan Malinovskyi |  |
3' | ||
| 20' |  |
Rasmus Højlund | ||
| 21' | |
Scott McTominay (Assist: Amir Rrahmani) |
2nd half
| Johan Vásquez | |
50' | ||
| Lorenzo Colombo | |
57' | ||
| 59' | |
Juan Jesus | ||
| 76' |  |
Juan Jesus | ||
| Alessandro Marcandalli | |
82' | ||
| 90+2' | |
Leonardo Spinazzola | ||
| 90+5' | |
Rasmus Højlund |
Match statistic
40
Possession
60
12
Total shots
14
3
Shots on target
5
8
Shots off target
7
1
Blocked shots
2
4
Corners
3
1
Offsides
1
16
Fouls
12
Result Genoa 2 - 3 Hellas Verona, Saturday 7 February 2026, Serie A Week 24
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 14th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Napoli, 3rd position with 46 points and a positive goal difference of +12
🇮🇹 Napoli triumphed in the Serie A Week 24 match on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy. Antonio Conte's squad is currently six points behind Inter and just one point behind Milan, barely holding on to the Scudetto race. Genoa sits at 23 points, still above the relegation zone but now in danger of being surpassed by several other teams. It was undoubtedly a tough home loss for Genoa.
In the stands, Leo Bonucci, who serves as the assistant coach for the Italian national team, was present. Also at Marassi were former Genoa players Domenico Criscito and Goran Pandev. It was reported that 30,748 fans were in attendance for the match.
Napoli achieved a victory filled with determination, having taken the lead in the first half. Unfortunately, they lost Scott McTominay to injury. Additionally, they conceded an equalizer to Lorenzo Colombo in the 57th minute. To make matters worse, Napoli was reduced to ten men after Juan Jesus received a second yellow card in the 76th minute.
Genoa relentlessly attacked the Neapolitan penalty area but failed to score the crucial goal. Ultimately, they were defeated by Napoli in stoppage time: a foul by Cornet on Vergara in the Genoa penalty area resulted in a penalty awarded by Massa after a review, and Hojlund capitalized on the chance, scoring past Bijlow.
In the upcoming round, Genoa will face Cremona, while Napoli has a significant match against Roma following their Coppa Italia clash with Como.
What a quick start! Genoa takes the lead just three minutes in. Ruslan Malinovskyi scores a penalty with a left-footed shot, beating Napoli's goalkeeper Alex Meret right in the center of the goal. The penalty was awarded after Meret fouled Vitinha in the box. Ruslan Malinovskyi has scored three goals in three back-to-back matches!
Napoli levels the score to 1-1 in the 20th minute. Rasmus Højlund finds the net with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, defeating Genoa's goalkeeper Justin Bijlow in the bottom left corner. Here’s how it happened: Elmas delivered a vertical pass to McTominay at the edge of the opponent's penalty area; the Scotsman forced Bijlow into a save with a right-footed cross-shot, and Højlund was quick to capitalize on the rebound, tapping the ball into the empty net.
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Napoli responds and scores in the 21st minute. Scott McTominay finds the back of the net with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Amir Rrahmani. It was a brilliant goal from the Scotsman, who was celebrated by his teammates. The score has flipped, and Napoli is now in the lead.
Genoa equalizes in the 57th minute. Lorenzo Colombo scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner. It’s a tough moment for Alessandro Buongiorno, as another Genoa goal results from his error. He lost possession in his own half, allowing Colombo to seize the opportunity, get in front of the goal, and beat Meret to make it 2-2.
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🟥 Red Card: In the 75th minute, an unexpected event unfolded at the Ferraris stadium. Oops... Juan Jesus was shown a second yellow card, leading to a red card, which left Napoli with only ten players. Referee Massa was certain about the second yellow card after a foul committed from behind on Ekuban.
The decisive moment came in the 95th minute. Rasmus Højlund successfully converts a penalty with a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The penalty was given after Maxwel Cornet fouled Antonio Vergara in the penalty area.
Rasmus Højlund is the Panini Player of the Match. Well done!
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Napoli has remained unbeaten in 24 of their last 25 Serie A matches against Genoa (16 wins, 8 draws). That is, Genoa's sole victory against the Neapolitans during this stretch was on February 6, 2021, at the Ferraris stadium (a 2-1 win with a brace from former player Goran Pandev).
In the last seven encounters between Genoa and Napoli at the Ferraris stadium in Serie A, both teams have consistently found the net: a total of 24 goals during this time (averaging 3.4 goals per match) - with Napoli winning five times, one match ending in a draw, and Genoa claiming one victory.
Genoa has only managed to earn two points in their last 11 matches against teams that were in the top four positions in the Serie A table at the start of the day; however, one of those two points was against Napoli (a 2-2 draw on May 11th at the Maradona stadium).
Napoli has suffered 8 losses in their 16 away matches across all competitions this season (6 wins, 2 draws). Among the teams in Serie A, none have recorded more away defeats in the 2025/26 season across all competitions (Lecce and Fiorentina also have eight).
Antonio Conte has lost 5 of his 12 away matches in this Serie A (6 wins, 1 draw); only once in his career has the Salento-born coach experienced more away defeats in the league (across Serie A, Serie B, and the Premier League): 6 in 2017/18 with Chelsea (but in 19 matches).
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2025 – 2026 Italian Serie A Week 24
🔴🔵 Genoa 2 – 3 Napoli 🔵
Saturday 7 February 2026
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
18:00
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – ALASSIO
IV: MANGANIELLO
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: FABBRI
⚽️ Goals: 3' Ruslan Malinovskyi (pen)(G), 20', 95' (pen) Rasmus Højlund (N), 21' Scott McTominay (N), 57' Lorenzo Colombo (G)
🟨 Yellow Cards: 2' Alex Meret (N), 50' Johan Vásquez (G), 59' Juan Jesus (N), 82' Alessandro Marcandalli (G), 92' Leonardo Spinazzola (N)
🟥 Red Card: 76' Juan Jesus (N)
✅ Official Lineups - Formations - Tabellino:
Lineup GENOA: Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vásquez; Norton-Cuffy, Malinovskyi (74' Masini), Ellertsson, Frendrup, Martín (74' Messias), Vitinha (89' Cornet), Colombo (64' Ekuban).
Coach: Daniele De Rossi
Lineup NAPOLI : Meret; Rrahmani, Buongiorno (60' Beukema), Juan Jesus; Gutierrez, Lobotka, McTominay (46' Giovane, 77' Olivera), Spinazzola; Vergara, Elmas; Hojlund.
Coach: Antonio Conte
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 14th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Napoli, 3rd position with 46 points and a positive goal difference of +12
🇮🇹 Napoli triumphed in the Serie A Week 24 match on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy. Antonio Conte's squad is currently six points behind Inter and just one point behind Milan, barely holding on to the Scudetto race. Genoa sits at 23 points, still above the relegation zone but now in danger of being surpassed by several other teams. It was undoubtedly a tough home loss for Genoa.
In the stands, Leo Bonucci, who serves as the assistant coach for the Italian national team, was present. Also at Marassi were former Genoa players Domenico Criscito and Goran Pandev. It was reported that 30,748 fans were in attendance for the match.
Napoli achieved a victory filled with determination, having taken the lead in the first half. Unfortunately, they lost Scott McTominay to injury. Additionally, they conceded an equalizer to Lorenzo Colombo in the 57th minute. To make matters worse, Napoli was reduced to ten men after Juan Jesus received a second yellow card in the 76th minute.
Genoa relentlessly attacked the Neapolitan penalty area but failed to score the crucial goal. Ultimately, they were defeated by Napoli in stoppage time: a foul by Cornet on Vergara in the Genoa penalty area resulted in a penalty awarded by Massa after a review, and Hojlund capitalized on the chance, scoring past Bijlow.
In the upcoming round, Genoa will face Cremona, while Napoli has a significant match against Roma following their Coppa Italia clash with Como.
The game ...
🔴🔵 Genoa 1 – 0 Napoli 🔵
What a quick start! Genoa takes the lead just three minutes in. Ruslan Malinovskyi scores a penalty with a left-footed shot, beating Napoli's goalkeeper Alex Meret right in the center of the goal. The penalty was awarded after Meret fouled Vitinha in the box. Ruslan Malinovskyi has scored three goals in three back-to-back matches!
🔴🔵 Genoa 1 – 1 Napoli 🔵
Napoli levels the score to 1-1 in the 20th minute. Rasmus Højlund finds the net with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, defeating Genoa's goalkeeper Justin Bijlow in the bottom left corner. Here’s how it happened: Elmas delivered a vertical pass to McTominay at the edge of the opponent's penalty area; the Scotsman forced Bijlow into a save with a right-footed cross-shot, and Højlund was quick to capitalize on the rebound, tapping the ball into the empty net.
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🔴🔵 Genoa 1 – 2 Napoli 🔵
Napoli responds and scores in the 21st minute. Scott McTominay finds the back of the net with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Amir Rrahmani. It was a brilliant goal from the Scotsman, who was celebrated by his teammates. The score has flipped, and Napoli is now in the lead.
🔴🔵 Genoa 2 – 2 Napoli 🔵
Genoa equalizes in the 57th minute. Lorenzo Colombo scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner. It’s a tough moment for Alessandro Buongiorno, as another Genoa goal results from his error. He lost possession in his own half, allowing Colombo to seize the opportunity, get in front of the goal, and beat Meret to make it 2-2.
Photo via x.com/GenoaCFC
🟥 Red Card: In the 75th minute, an unexpected event unfolded at the Ferraris stadium. Oops... Juan Jesus was shown a second yellow card, leading to a red card, which left Napoli with only ten players. Referee Massa was certain about the second yellow card after a foul committed from behind on Ekuban.
🔴🔵 Genoa 2 – 3 Napoli 🔵
The decisive moment came in the 95th minute. Rasmus Højlund successfully converts a penalty with a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The penalty was given after Maxwel Cornet fouled Antonio Vergara in the penalty area.
Rasmus Højlund is the Panini Player of the Match. Well done!
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Stats BEFORE the game
Napoli has remained unbeaten in 24 of their last 25 Serie A matches against Genoa (16 wins, 8 draws). That is, Genoa's sole victory against the Neapolitans during this stretch was on February 6, 2021, at the Ferraris stadium (a 2-1 win with a brace from former player Goran Pandev).
In the last seven encounters between Genoa and Napoli at the Ferraris stadium in Serie A, both teams have consistently found the net: a total of 24 goals during this time (averaging 3.4 goals per match) - with Napoli winning five times, one match ending in a draw, and Genoa claiming one victory.
Genoa has only managed to earn two points in their last 11 matches against teams that were in the top four positions in the Serie A table at the start of the day; however, one of those two points was against Napoli (a 2-2 draw on May 11th at the Maradona stadium).
Napoli has suffered 8 losses in their 16 away matches across all competitions this season (6 wins, 2 draws). Among the teams in Serie A, none have recorded more away defeats in the 2025/26 season across all competitions (Lecce and Fiorentina also have eight).
Antonio Conte has lost 5 of his 12 away matches in this Serie A (6 wins, 1 draw); only once in his career has the Salento-born coach experienced more away defeats in the league (across Serie A, Serie B, and the Premier League): 6 in 2017/18 with Chelsea (but in 19 matches).
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👉 🔴🔵 Genoa vs Napoli 🔵 Match Officials
Serie A Week 24
🗓️ Saturday 7 February 2026
🏟️ Luigi Ferraris Stadium
⏲️ 18:00
🙍♂️ Referee: MASSA
🚩 Assistants: MELI – ALASSIO
4⃣ Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
🥅 VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: FABBRI
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Genoa official starting lineup against Napoli
Napoli official starting lineup against Genoa
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2025 – 2026 Italian Serie A Week 24🔴🔵 Genoa 2 – 3 Napoli 🔵
Saturday 7 February 2026
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
18:00
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – ALASSIO
IV: MANGANIELLO
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: FABBRI
⚽️ Goals: 3' Ruslan Malinovskyi (pen)(G), 20', 95' (pen) Rasmus Højlund (N), 21' Scott McTominay (N), 57' Lorenzo Colombo (G)
🟨 Yellow Cards: 2' Alex Meret (N), 50' Johan Vásquez (G), 59' Juan Jesus (N), 82' Alessandro Marcandalli (G), 92' Leonardo Spinazzola (N)
🟥 Red Card: 76' Juan Jesus (N)
✅ Official Lineups - Formations - Tabellino:
Lineup GENOA: Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vásquez; Norton-Cuffy, Malinovskyi (74' Masini), Ellertsson, Frendrup, Martín (74' Messias), Vitinha (89' Cornet), Colombo (64' Ekuban).
Coach: Daniele De Rossi
Lineup NAPOLI : Meret; Rrahmani, Buongiorno (60' Beukema), Juan Jesus; Gutierrez, Lobotka, McTominay (46' Giovane, 77' Olivera), Spinazzola; Vergara, Elmas; Hojlund.
Coach: Antonio Conte
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