Andrea Pinamonti and Maxwel Cornet curled two spectacular efforts residence within the final ten minutes to earn Genoa a 2-0 win over Venezia, which propels them to .
Mario Balotelli was as soon as once more unnoticed of the Rossoblu squad, whereas accidents to Milan Badelj and Morten Thorsby depleted Patrick Vieira’s midfield.
The guests have been determined to safe their first Serie A win in virtually two months and benefit from slip-ups from the groups above them. Nevertheless, they got here into the sport with out injured gamers Alfred Duncan, Marin Sverko, Michael Svoboda, and Domen Črnigoj, in addition to long-term absentee Filip Stankovic.
, the Grifone initially struggled to capitalize on their quantity of play within the opening 45 minutes, with an Andrea Pinamonti header simply saved by Ionut Radu being the one shot heading in the right direction produced by the hosts.
Then again, the Lagunari centered on closing each hole and limiting a energetic Junior Messias, whereas additionally attempting to pose a menace on counter-attacks and set items. Gaetano Oristanio and Hans Nicolussi Caviglia compelled two saves from Nicola Leali, but it surely was Kike Perez who wasted Venezia’s best alternative of the sport, as he nullified Alessio Zerbin’s good work by sending his sensible cut-back over the bar.
Issues shifted after the break, with the guests trying extra fragile as they tried to deal with Genoa’s mounting strain.
Vitinha’s harmful run into the field and Pinamonti’s left-footed effort, each saved by Leali, have been simply the prelude to an additional wave of assaults within the ultimate 25 minutes, throughout which Vieira’s choice to convey on Caleb Ekuban and Maxwel Cornet paid off.
The previous wasted a large likelihood to open the scoring simply minutes earlier than organising Pinamonti, who despatched the ball towards the highest far nook. Genoa instantly constructed on their benefit, with Ekuban as soon as once more concerned, offering a second help to Cornet, who discovered the online in a similar way to Pinamonti, however from the alternative aspect.
Genoa 1-0 Venezia
Pinamonti 82 (G), Cornet 86 (G)
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