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57% Ball Possession GENOA and 43% Ball Possession UDINESE
Genoa 2 – 1 Udinese 
57′ Alessio Cerci (pen) 33′ Ali Adnan
70′ Diego Laxalt
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 17th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Udinese, 14th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -17
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21:38 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Genoa | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25:30 | -5 | 25 |
Genoa need a victory to avoid falling down in the relegation zone. Just 2 points difference. There are 21 precedents between Genoa s Udinese at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Stats showing Genoa with 11 wins, 7 draws, and Udinese with 3 wins. Udinese and Genoa have lost 12 games this season.
It’s Udinese to open the score in the 33rd minute. Midfielder Ali Adnan defeating Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin with a left footed free kick shot in the center.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin, Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Rigoni, Dzemaili, Rincón, Laxalt; Cerci, Suso Matavž.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Stefano Colantuono:
UDINESE (3-5-2): Karnezis; Piris, Danilo, Felipe; Adnan, Badu, Guilherme, Hallfreðsson, Edenílson; Théréau, Zapata.
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 10 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE: Cyril Thereau with 7 goals
| GENOA | Goals | Goals | UDINESE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 10 | 7 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Gakpe, Serg | 3 | 5 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Dzemaili, Blerim | 2 | 3 | Badu, Emmanuel |
| Laxalt, Diego | 2 | 2 | Perica, Stipe |
| Rincon, Tomas | 2 | 1 | Lodi, Francesco |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 14/02/16 | SA | Milan – Genoa | 2:1 | Round 25 | |||
| 06/02/16 | SA | Genoa – Lazio | 0:0 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Juventus – Genoa | 1:0 | Round 23 |
Here are the lst 3 games of UDINESE: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 14/02/16 | SA | Udinese – Bologna | 0:1 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 1:1 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Empoli – Udinese | 1:1 | Round 23 |
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
Genoa official starting lineup against Udinese
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 26
Genoa 2 – 1 Udinese
Sunday 21 February 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
15:00
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: PRETI – CARBONE
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
Goals: 33′ Ali Adnan (U), 57′ Alessio Cerci (G)(pen), 70′ Diego Laxalt (G)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin, Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Rigoni, Dzemaili, Rincón, Laxalt; Cerci, Suso Matavž.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini
UDINESE (3-5-2): Karnezis; Piris, Danilo, Felipe; Adnan, Badu, Guilherme, Hallfreðsson, Edenílson; Théréau, Zapata.
Coach: Stefano Colantuono.
Match Stats
| Genoa | Match Stats | Udinese |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 21(8) | Shots (on goal) | 13(6) |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 57% | Ball Possession | 43% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |