Genoa vs Fiorentina 2-1

Genoa beat Fiorentina 2-1 at Luigi Ferraris after two first-half goals gave them the cushion they needed. Fiorentina cut the gap after the break, but Genoa held on for the points.

Milutin Osmajić opened the scoring in the 7th minute from Mikael Ellertsson, and Junior Messias made it 2-0 on 15 minutes from Osmajić's pass. Fiorentina had already been booked once by then, with Luca Ranieri cautioned on 15 minutes and Christ Inao Oulaï on 21, before both were replaced at half-time. Genoa went in 2-0 up.

Fiorentina made two changes at the break and Genoa made two of their own on 57 minutes, with Junior Messias and Stephan El Shaarawy going off. The visitors could not find a way back until the 73rd minute, when Johan Vásquez turned the ball into his own net to make it 2-1. Genoa later made further changes on 81 and 82 minutes, and Fiorentina kept pressing through their bench.

Fiorentina had 63% of the ball and 477 passes to Genoa's 274, but they were outscored despite also edging corners 4-3 and shots 12-10. Genoa had more efforts on target, 4-3, and finished with the better xG, 1.41 to 0.96. The save count was 3-2 in Genoa's favour, and both sides were level on 2 offsides.

The bookings were spread across both sides. Fiorentina's cautions went to Luca Ranieri, Christ Inao Oulaï and Viery, while Genoa were booked five times for Hamed Junior Traorè, Johan Vásquez, Samuel Wiafe, Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira and Stefano Sabelli. There were no red cards.