Genoa 1-2 Fiorentina: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 18 September 2021

Result

Genoa 1-2 Fiorentina

Serie A · Saturday 18 September 2021, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Genoa · Fiorentina · Serie A predictions

Genoa 1-2 Fiorentina: match report

Genoa were beaten by Fiorentina 1-2 in Serie A on Saturday 18 September 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Riccardo Saponara opened the scoring in the 60th minute. Genoa's goal came from Domenico Criscito (90+8', penalty). Fiorentina scored through Riccardo Saponara (60') and Giacomo Bonaventura (89').

Discipline: Genoa received 5 yellow cards; Fiorentina received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Genoa were 13th on 3 points from 3 and Fiorentina 9th on 6 points from 3. Genoa went on to finish that season 19th with 28 points, and Fiorentina 7th with 62.

Genoa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fiorentina in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Giacomo Bonaventura of Fiorentina (8.5), ahead of R. Saponara (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Genoa wins, 7 draws and 1 for Fiorentina.

Going into the match Genoa's last five read W-L-L and Fiorentina's W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

13'Yellow card · Abdoulaye TouréGenoa
15'Yellow card · Domenico CriscitoGenoa
20'Yellow card · Zinho VanheusdenGenoa
36'Yellow card · Álvaro OdriozolaFiorentina
45+3'Yellow card · Cristiano BiraghiFiorentina
54'Yellow card · Lucas Martínez QuartaFiorentina
60'Goal · Riccardo SaponaraFiorentina · 0-1
66'Yellow card · Valon BehramiGenoa
66'Yellow card · Hajime MoriyasuGenoa
85'Yellow card · A. KokorinFiorentina
89'Goal · Giacomo BonaventuraFiorentina · 0-2
90+8'Penalty goal · Domenico CriscitoGenoa · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Genoa 2, draws 7, Fiorentina 1.

Genoa 1-1 FiorentinaSerie A · 3 Apr 2021
Fiorentina 1-1 GenoaSerie A · 7 Dec 2020
Fiorentina 0-0 GenoaSerie A · 25 Jan 2020
Genoa 2-1 FiorentinaSerie A · 1 Sep 2019
Fiorentina 0-0 GenoaSerie A · 26 May 2019
Genoa 0-0 FiorentinaSerie A · 29 Dec 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Lorenzo VenutiFiorentina · injury (Calf Injury)
Andrea FavilliGenoa · injury (Foot surgery)
Krzysztof PiatekFiorentina · injury (Ankle Fracture)
Francesco CassataGenoa · injury (Knee Surgery)
Michele CerofoliniFiorentina · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Stefano SturaroGenoa · injury (Muscle Fatigue)
Felipe CaicedoGenoa · injury (Muscle Fatigue)
Caleb EkubanGenoa · injury (Muscle Fatigue)
Louis MunteanuFiorentina · injury (Muscle Injury)
Lennart CzyborraGenoa · injury (Bruised Hip)
Kevin AgudeloGenoa · injury (Fractured Foot)

Genoa line-up (4-2-3-1)

Salvatore Sirigu, Andrea Cambiaso, Zinho Vanheusden, Nikola Maksimović, Domenico Criscito, Abdoulaye Touré, M. Badelj, Filippo Melegoni, Nicolò Rovella, Mohamed Fares, Mattia Destro

Fiorentina line-up (4-3-3)

Bartłomiej Drągowski, Álvaro Odriozola, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Igor Julio, Cristiano Biraghi, Giacomo Bonaventura, Erick Pulgar, Gaetano Castrovilli, Juanmi Callejón, Dušan Vlahović, Nico González