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59% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 41% Ball Possession GENOA
Napoli 2 – 0 Genoa
50′ Piotr Zielinski
68′ Emanuele Giaccherini
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 48 points and a positive goal difference of +29
Genoa, 16th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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3 | Napoli | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 55:26 | 29 | 48 |
16 | Genoa | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27:33 | -6 | 25 |
Napoli grabbing this home victory at the San Paolo Stadium defeating Genoa. It’s an important victory to boost the morale of the team ahead of the Champions League match on February 15 against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.
It is Napoli to open the score in the 50th minute. Piotr Zielinski defeating Genoa goalkeeper Lamanna with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Second goal of the match in the 68th minute. It is forward Emanuele Giaccherini to deliver a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Dries Mertens.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Giaccherini, Mertens, Insigne.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Ivan Jurić:
GENOA (3-5-2): Lamanna; Gentiletti, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazović, Hiljemark, Veloso, Rigoni, Laxalt; Simeone, Palladino.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 16 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals
Napoli | Goals | Goals | Genoa |
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Mertens, Dries | 16 | 10 | Simeone, Giovanni |
Hamsik, Marek | 9 | 3 | Pavoletti, Leonardo |
Callejon, Jose | 8 | 3 | Ocampos, Lucas |
Insigne, Lorenzo | 7 | 2 | Rigoni, Luca |
Milik, Arek | 4 | 2 | Lazovic, Darko |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 2 wins, 1 draw
04/02/17 | SA | Bologna – Napoli | 1:7 | 23 | |||
29/01/17 | SA | Napoli – Palermo | 1:1 | 22 | |||
24/01/17 | CI | Napoli – Fiorentina | 1:0 | Q |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 draws, 1 lost
05/02/17 | SA | Genoa – Sassuolo | 0:1 | 23 | |||
29/01/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa | 3:3 | 22 | |||
22/01/17 | SA | Genoa – Crotone | 2:2 | 21 |
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 24
Napoli 2 – 0 Genoa
Friday 10 February 2017
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants:PASSERI – LONGO
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: LA PENNA
Goals: 50′ Piotr Zielinski (N), 68′ Emanuele Giaccherini (N)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zieliński, Diawara, Hamšík; Giaccherini, Mertens, Insigne.
Subs: Rafael, Sepe, Chiricheș, Milanese, Maksimović, Strinić, Jorginho, Allan, Rog, Pavoletti, Milik.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
GENOA (3-5-2): Lamanna; Gentiletti, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazović, Hiljemark, Veloso, Rigoni, Laxalt; Simeone, Palladino.
Subs: Zima, Rubinho, Orbán, Edenílson, Cofie, Beghetto, Cataldi, Ninković, Taarabt, Pandev, Morosini, Pinilla.
Coach: Ivan Jurić