Genoa consolidated their mid-table standing with targets from defenders Koni De Winter and Johan Vasquez, regardless of a saved Andrea Pinamonti penalty, to go away Monza all-time low.
Alessandro Zanoli had flu, with Mattia Bani, Sincere Ahanor and Ruslan Malinovskyi injured, Milan Badelj and . Salvatore Bocchetti’s aspect missed Pablo Mari, Samuele Birindelli, Warren Bondo, Luca Caldirola, Matteo Pessina, Roberto Gagliardini and Alessio Cragno.
There have been some doubts the sport would be capable to go forward following heavy rain within the Liguria area, however the pitch held out, albeit very muddy.
Georgios Kyriakopoulos noticed his angled drive deflected inches previous the far put up and Andrea Pinamonti’s header was palmed out from underneath the crossbar.
Kyriakopoulos wrestled Johan Vasquez to the bottom on the ensuing nook, giving Genoa a penalty. Nonetheless, Pinamonti stepped up and noticed his spot-kick saved by Stefano Turati on the close to backside nook.
Armando Izzo’s last-ditch block deflected a Fabio Miretti counter-attack over the bar, however Monza misplaced Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro to harm.
Genoa virtually scored inside 35 seconds of the restart, as Pinamonti’s cross discovered Fabio Miretti for a header that thumped the crossbar.
Turati made a sensational double save on Morten Thorsby and the follow-up from substitute Maxwel Cornet, however may do nothing moments later.
Aaron Martin whipped a free kick to the again put up for the utterly unmarked Koni De Winter to nod in from a few yards.
Monza hardly ever seemed like getting again into it and as an alternative Genoa doubled their lead when new signing Maxwel Cornet put the cross in from the suitable for a Johan Vasquez header, getting there simply earlier than teammate Morten Thorsby.
Turati saved the scoreline down pushing a De Winter header over the bar from a nook.
Genoa 2-0 Monza
De Winter 61 (G), Vasquez 84 (G)
Saved penalty: Pinamonti 31 (G)
Submit navigation
