Genoa 1-0 Benevento: result and report
Serie A · Saturday 23 December 2017
Result
Genoa 1-0 Benevento
Serie A · Saturday 23 December 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Genoa 1-0 Benevento: match report
Genoa beat Benevento 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday 23 December 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Gianluca Lapadula of Genoa in the 90th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Genoa received 2 yellow cards; Benevento received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Genoa were 17th on 14 points from 17 and Benevento 20th on 1 point from 17. Genoa went on to finish that season 12th with 41 points, and Benevento 20th with 21.
Genoa lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Benevento in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ervin Zukanović of Genoa (7.7), level with Miguel Veloso (7.7).
Going into the match Genoa's last five read D-L-W-D-W and Benevento's L-L-D-L-L.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · Fabio Lucioni
- 43'Yellow card · L. Del Pinto
- 45'Yellow card · Ervin Zukanovic
- 62'Yellow card · Gianluca Lapadula
- 83'Yellow card · Danilo Cataldi
- 90'Yellow card · V. Belec
- 90+2'Penalty goal · Gianluca Lapadula
- 90+2'Yellow card · C. Lombardi
Team news
Genoa line-up (3-5-1-1)
Mattia Perin, Nicolás Spolli, Armando Izzo, Ervin Zukanović, Andrea Bertolacci, Aleandro Rosi, Luca Rigoni, Miguel Veloso, Diego Laxalt, Adel Taarabt, Goran Pandev
Benevento line-up (5-4-1)
Vid Belec, Gaetano Letizia, Fabio Lucioni, Berat Djimsiti, Andrea Costa, Cristiano Lombardi, Lorenzo Del Pinto, Danilo Cataldi, Amato Ciciretti, Vittorio Parigini, G. Pușcaș