Genoa vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Genoa

3': Ruslan Malinovskyi (P)
57': Lorenzo Colombo

FT
2 - 3

Napoli

20': Rasmus Højlund
21': Scott McTominay
76': Juan Jesus
90'+5': Rasmus Højlund (P)

Højlund, McTominay goals give Napoli thrilling win at Genoa

Højlund Napoli celeb vs. Genoa [1296x729]

Rasmus Højlund scored a last-gasp penalty as 10-man Napoli won 3-2 at Genoa in Serie A on Saturday, keeping pressure on the top two clubs from Milan.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Penalty Genoa. Vítinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
1': Penalty conceded by Alex Meret (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
1': VAR Decision: Penalty Genoa.
2': Alex Meret (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 0. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
6': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
9': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
10': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
10': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Justin Bijlow (Genoa). Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
13': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
13': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
13': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
16': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Frendrup.
17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
18': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Justin Bijlow (Genoa). Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a through ball.
20': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
21': Goal! Genoa 1, Napoli 2. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
24': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
26': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aarón Martín.
26': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa).
27': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
27': Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Østigård with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
31': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
35': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Handball by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
39': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
39': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli).
40': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Alex Meret.
44': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
44': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Aarón Martín (Genoa).
45': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
45'+2': First Half ends, Genoa 1, Napoli 2.
45': Second Half begins Genoa 1, Napoli 2.
45': Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
47': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
47': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Giovane (Napoli).
49': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
50': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Giovane (Napoli).
51': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
55': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
55': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Delay in match (Napoli).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
59': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Alessandro Buongiorno.
61': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund following a fast break.
61': Offside, Napoli. Giovane is caught offside.
63': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
63': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa).
63': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
65': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
65': Morten Frendrup (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Genoa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a headed pass.
72': Handball by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa).
73': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovane.
74': Delay in match (Napoli).
74': Substitution, Genoa. Patrizio Masini replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
74': Substitution, Genoa. Junior Messias replaces Aarón Martín.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Offside, Genoa. Caleb Ekuban is caught offside.
76': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
76': Second yellow card to Juan Jesus (Napoli) for a bad foul.
77': Attempt missed. Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Giovane.
78': Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli).
78': Vítinha (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
81': Attempt missed. Antonio Vergara (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross following a set piece situation.
82': Foul by Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa).
82': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Alessandro Marcandalli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Delay in match (Napoli).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Foul by Patrizio Masini (Genoa).
86': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
89': Substitution, Genoa. Maxwel Cornet replaces Vítinha.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+2': Penalty Napoli. Antonio Vergara draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2': Penalty conceded by Maxwel Cornet (Genoa) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
90'+5': Goal! Genoa 2, Napoli 3. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+7': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Genoa) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
90'+9': Foul by Junior Messias (Genoa).
90'+9': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 3.
0': Match ends, Genoa 2, Napoli 3.

Statistics

NAP		GEN
12	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
60	Possession	40
14	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	2
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
421	Accurate Passes	250
501	Passes	313
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	47
31	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	12
15	Tackles	25
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	6
32	Effective Clearances	12
32	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 30,748

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	7	+12	19
2	AS Roma	7	+13	17
3	Lazio	6	+7	16
4	Cagliari	6	+3	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Genoa (3-5-2)

No.	Name
16	Justin Bijlow (GK)
5	Leo Østigard
22	Johan Vásquez
27	Alessandro Marcandalli
77	Mikael Ellertsson
17	Ruslan Malinovskyi
32	Morten Frendrup
3	Aarón Martín
15	Brooke Norton-Cuffy
29	Lorenzo Colombo
9	Vitinha

Genoa Substitutes:

Jeff Ekhator, Alexsandro Amorim, Patrizio Masini, Maxwel Cornet, Nicola Leali, Junior Messias, Caleb Ekuban, Nils Zätterström, Sebastian Otoa, Daniele Sommariva, Stefano Sabelli, Jean Onana.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
4	Alessandro Buongiorno
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
8	Scott McTominay
68	Stanislav Lobotka
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
3	Miguel Gutiérrez
19	Rasmus Højlund
20	Eljif Elmas
26	Antonio Vergara

Napoli Substitutes:

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Vincenzo Prisco, Emmanuele De Chiara, Giovane, Alisson Santos, Sam Beukema, Romelu Lukaku, Nikita Contini, Mathías Olivera.

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