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54% Ball Possession TORINO and 46% Ball Possession GENOA
Genoa 5 – 1 Torino 
18′ Iago Falqué 61′ Omar El Kaddouri
69′ Tino Costa
87′ Andrea Bertolacci
92′ Leonardo Pavoletti
95′ Tino Costa
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Torino, 9th position with 48 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Genoa, 7th position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +13
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Genoa | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 54:41 | 13 | 53 |
| 9 | Turin | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 41:42 | -1 | 48 |
Genoa crushed Torino at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. A demolishing machine destroying Torino’s dream to reach Europa League next season.
It was like raining goals at the Ferraris. The first goal following a fast break in the 18th minute with Genoa forward Iago Falque defeating Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist by forward Marco Borriello.
Temporary relief for Torino in the 61st minute when midfielder Omar El Kaddouri equalized with a direct right footed kick in the bottom right corner.
Genoa immediately taking the lead again in the 69th minute with midfielder Tino Costa also from a free kick defeating goalkeeper Padelli with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
The rest is history…. in the 87th minute bam! The goal by midfielder Andrea Bertolacci leaving goalkeeper Padelli frustrated as the ball reaches the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Leonardo Pavoletti
Torino already losing hope and ending the match in such a bad way conceding 2 more goals in the agonizing minutes… 92nd minute the goal by Pavoletti and three minutes later the final dagger in the 95th minute with the goal by Tino Costa….
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Rincon, Bertolacci, Kucka, Edenilson; Iago, Borriello, Niang
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Ventura:
TORINO (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Bruno Peres, Benassi, Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Maxi Lopez.
Click the video to watch GENOA vs TORINO highlights including all goals.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for GENOA: Iago Falque with 11 goals
Top scorer for TORINO: Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 13 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Torino |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falque, Iago | 11 | 13 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Matri, Alessandro | 7 | 7 | Glik, Kamil |
| Bertolacci, Andrea | 6 | 4 | Lopez, Maxi |
| Niang, Mbaye | 5 | 3 | El Kaddouri, Omar |
| Perotti, Diego | 4 | 3 | Peres, Bruno |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 11/05/15 | SA | Genoa – Turin | 5:1 | Round 35 | |||
| 03/05/15 | SA | Roma – Genoa | 2:0 | Round 34 | |||
| 29/04/15 | SA | Milan – Genoa | 1:3 | Round 33 |
Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 11/05/15 | SA | Genoa – Turin | 5:1 | Round 35 | |||
| 06/05/15 | SA | Turin – Empoli | 0:1 | Round 34 | |||
| 29/04/15 | SA | Palermo – Turin | 2:2 | Round 33 |
Photos Genoa vs Torino courtesy of facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
Here is GENOA official starting lineup against Torino
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 35
Genoa 5 – 1 Torino
Monday 11 May 2015
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: POSADO – GIALLATINI
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: LA PENNA
Goals: 18′ Iago Falqué (G), 61′ Omar El Kaddouri (T), 69′ Tino Costa (G), 87′ Andrea Bertolacci (G), 92′ Leonardo Pavoletti (G), 95′ Tino Costa (G)
Official formations – lineups:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Rincon, Bertolacci, Kucka, Edenilson; Iago (86′ Izzo), Borriello (53′ Tino Costa), Niang (72′ Pavoletti)
Subs not used: (Lamanna, Sommariva, Tambe’, Lestienne, Bergdich, Mandragora, Laxalt).
Coach. Gian Piero Gasperini.
TORINO (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Bruno Peres (81′ Amauri), Benassi (73′ Farnerud), Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Molinaro; Quagliarella (49′ Martinez), Maxi Lopez.
Subs not used: (Ichazo, Castellazzi, Basha, Gonzalez, Jansson, Vives, Silva, Amauri, Darmian).
Coach: Ventura.
Booked: Maxi Lopez, Bruno Peres, De Maio, Moretti, Roncaglia.
Match Stats
| Genoa | Match Stats | Torino |
| 5 | Goals | 1 |
| 13(8) | Shots (on goal) | 9(4) |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Ball Possession | 46% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |