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Genoa 3 – 1 Cagliari 
78′ Olivier Ntcham 66′ Marco Borriello
79′ Diego Laxalt
88′ Luca Rigoni
Genoa overturning the result after being down by a goal to claim the victory. Cagliari failing to win in the big league after being promoted from Serie B despite taking the lead. Precious debut for Genoa new coach Ivan Jurić by winning this home game. Cagliari coach Massimo Rastelli making his debut in Serie A with a defeat.
- There are 34 precedents between Genoa vs Cagliari. 17 games in Genoa with stats showing Genoa with 7 wins, 7 draws, and Cagliari with 3 wins.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Ivan Jurić:
GENOA (3-4-3): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Gentiletti; Ocampos, Rincón, Veloso, Ocampos; Pandev, Pavoletti, Lazović.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Massimo Rastelli:
CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Storari; Ceppitelli, Bruno Alves, Capuano; Isla, Padoin, Di Gennaro, Ioniță, Murru; Sau, Borriello.
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Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 3 wins
| 12/08/16 | CI | Genoa – Lecce | 3:2 | R3 | |||
| 06/08/16 | CFG | Bastia – Genoa | 1:2 | ||||
| 03/08/16 | CFG | Genoa – Alessandria | 4:1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 los
| 15/08/16 | CI | Cagliari – Spal | 5:1 | R3 | |||
| 10/08/16 | CFG | Cagliari – Hamburg | 1:1 | ||||
| 07/08/16 | CFG | Las Palmas – Cagliari | 1:0 |
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 1
Genoa 3 – 1 Cagliari
Sunday 21 August 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: PAGANESSI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: LO CICERO
ADD1: MARESCA
ADD2: MINELLI
Goals: 66′ Marco Borriello (C), 78′ Olivier Ntcham (G), 79′ Diego Laxalt (G), 88′ Luca Rigoni (G)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-4-3): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Gentiletti; Ocampos, Rincón, Veloso, Ocampos; Pandev, Pavoletti, Lazović.
Subs: Perin, Marchese, Cissokho, Muñoz, Rosi, Fiamozzi, Cofie, Ntcham, Gakpé, Rigoni, Renzetti, Zima, Simeone.
Coach: Juric.
CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Storari; Ceppitelli, Bruno Alves, Capuano; Isla, Padoin, Di Gennaro, Ioniță, Murru; Sau, Borriello.
Subs: Colombo, Rafael, Krajnc, Pisacane, Salamon, Deiola, Munari, Pajač, Giannetti .
Coach: Rastelli.