Serie A | Genoa 1-0 Udinese – Emphatic Zanoli sufficient for Vieira victory
An emphatic end from Alessandro Zanoli was sufficient for Genoa to safe all three factors with a 1-0 victory at residence towards Udinese in ’s Friday night time kick-off slot to kick-off an action-packed thirty first spherical of 2024-25 fixtures.
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Patrick Vieira and Kosta Runjaic each made a handful of adjustments to their sides following their respective losses towards Juventus and Inter final weekend.
Morten Thorsby of Genoa is challenged by Rui Modesto of Udinese in the course of the Serie A match between Genoa and Udinese at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on April 04, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Picture by Simone Arveda/Getty Photos)
Morten Thorsby threatened for the hosts early on with a header destined for the nook of the web, however Maduka Okoye obtained throughout his line effectively to make the save. Andrea Pinamonti additionally drew a save from the Udinese ‘keeper shortly afterwards.
Andrea Pinamonti had a wonderful alternative to place Genoa forward simply after the half-hour mark: Morten Thorsby’s cross was completely positioned, Pinamonti rose highest, headed downwards, however didn’t get the required connection on the ball, which took a number of the sting out of his header and helped Okoye make the save.
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Lucca had the ball behind the web within the thirty seventh minute. Jaka Bijol bypassed your entire Genoa group with a tremendous ball excessive for Lucca to chase. The towering Italy worldwide introduced it down and completed, however was adjudged to have fouled Koni De Winter within the course of.
Iker Bravo of Udinese is challenged by Morten Frendrup and Stefano Sabelli of Genoa in the course of the Serie A match between Genoa and Udinese at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on April 04, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Picture by Simone Arveda/Getty Photos)
It took 73 minutes for Udinese to register their first authorized shot on course, which was additionally the primary from both aspect within the second half.
Kingsley Ehizibue offered the cross in from the proper flank, from which substitute Rui Modesto powered a header in direction of the roof of the web, requiring an acrobatic save from Nicola Leali.
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Responding to Udinese’s warning, Genoa obtained themselves forward just some minutes later. Caleb Ekuban obtained down the left flank, regarded to hit the byline and ship in a low cross, but it surely was deflected off BIjol, which took it previous the defenders within the center and to the ft of Zanoli on the far put up, who slammed an emphatic end into the roof of the web for 1-0.
Ekuban nearly obtained one for himself 10 minutes earlier than time, drawing a save from Okoye, who did effectively to stop Thorsby from shut vary on the follow-up.
Pinamonti seemed to be dashing by way of one-on-one in injury-time, however he was finally offside. The gamers weren’t conscious on the time although, and Rui Modesto pulled off a implausible last-ditch sort out to cease him in his tracks, not that the objective would have counted had it gone in.
In what was an eventful substitutes’ efficiency from Rui Modesto, he wheeled away celebrating what he thought was the late, late equaliser.
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Oumar Solet’s lengthy ball excessive was met by the top of Lucca, who knocked it into the Portuguese’s path, however a prolonged VAR test dominated that Lucca was an arm’s size offside. 1-0 it remained.
Genoa 1-0 Udinese
Zanoli (G) 77’.