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54% Ball Possession GENOA and 46% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Genoa 1 – 2 Atalanta 
58′ Leonardo Pavoletti 52′ Marco D’Alessandro
. 82′ Jasmin Kurtic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 10th position with 46 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Atalanta, 13th position with 42 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Genoa | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 44:46 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39:46 | -7 | 42 |
There are 32 precedents between Genoa vs Atalanta at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Stats showing Genoa with 16 wins, 12 draws, and Atalanta just 4 wins. The last time Atalanta won at the Ferraris was back in the 1991-1992 Season with a 0-2 thanks to the goals by Bianchesi and Caniggia. The last time Genoa won at the Ferraris was in the 2009-2010 Season with a 2-0 thanks to the goals by Palacio and Crespo.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA: Lamanna, Ansaldi, Izzo, Burdisso (c), Suso, Pavoletti, Munoz, Rigoni, Dzemaili, Rincon, Laxalt.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Edy Reja:
ATALANTA: Radunović; Gagliardini, Masiello, D’Alessandro, Gomez, Freuler, De Roon, Borriello, Conti, Brivio, Djimsiti.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 13 goals
Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 7 goals
| Player | Goals | Goals | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 13 | 7 | Gomez, Alejandro |
| Suso | 6 | 5 | Pinilla, Mauricio |
| Cerci, Alessio | 4 | 4 | Denis, German |
| Gakpe, Serge | 3 | 4 | Borriello, Marco |
| Laxalt, Diego | 3 | 2 | Conti, Andrea |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/05/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Genoa | 0:3 | Round 37 | |||
| 02/05/16 | SA | Genoa – Roma | 2:3 | Round 36 | |||
| 24/04/16 | SA | Bologna – Genoa | 2:0 | Round 35 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 08/05/16 | SA | Atalanta – Udinese | 1:1 | Round 37 | |||
| 02/05/16 | SA | Napoli – Atalanta | 2:1 | Round 36 | |||
| 24/04/16 | SA | Atalanta – Chievo | 1:0 | Round 35 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for GENOA: De Maio (1)
No suspended players for ATALANTA
Photo: atalanta.it
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 38
Genoa 1 – 2 Atalanta
Sunday 15 May 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
18:00
Referee: AURELIANO
Assistants: CECCONI – DEI GIUDICI
Fourth Official: ALASSIO
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: MARINI
Goals: 52′ Marco D’Alessandro (A), 56′ Leonardo Pavoletti (G), 82′ Jasmin Kurtic (A)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA: Lamanna, Ansaldi, Izzo, Burdisso (c), Suso, Pavoletti, Munoz, Rigoni, Dzemaili, Rincon, Laxalt.
Subs: Donnarumma, Sommariva, Fiamozzi, Ierardi, Sandro, Gabriel Silva, Tachtsidis, Ntcham, Capel, Lazović, Pandev, Matavž.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
ATALANTA: Radunović; Gagliardini, Masiello, D’Alessandro, Gomez, Freuler, De Roon, Borriello, Conti, Brivio, Djimsiti.
Subs: Donnarumma, Sommariva, Fiamozzi, Ierardi, Sandro, Gabriel Silva, Tachtsidis, Ntcham, Capel, Lazović, Pandev, Matavž.
Coach.: Edy Reja.
Match Stats
| Genoa | Match Stats | Atalanta |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 11(2) | Shots (on goal) | 13(4) |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Ball Possession | 46% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |