Serie A: Fiorentina destroys Genoa 6-0 playing a great match
FIRENZE. Fiorentina demolishes Genoa 6-0 with goals of
FIRENZE. Fiorentina demolishes Genoa 6-0 with goals of A. Odriozola (15′), G. Bonaventura (34′), C. Biraghi (42′), D. Vlahovic (51′), C. Biraghi (69′) and L. Torreira (77′). Fiorentina was vastly superior ball possession (74%) was among the key factors of its victory.
D. Vlahovic missed a penalty (11′) for Fiorentina.
The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca with the assistance of Gamal Mokhtar and Davide Miele. The 4th official was Antonio Di Martino. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Fiorentina was in firm control of the ball 74% while Genoa was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Fiorentina was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fiorentina won the encounter.
Fiorentina shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Genoa shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (L. Torreira). On the other side, Genoa received 3 yellow cards (R. Calafiori, M. Portanova and S. Sturaro).
After this match, Fiorentina will have 32 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Genoa will stay with 12 points to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
D. Vlahovic
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11'11'
Riccardo Saponara (Penalty confirmed)
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15'15'
Odriozola
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32'32'
Riccardo Calafiori
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34'34'
Giacomo Bonaventura
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36'36'
Manolo Portanova
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41'41'
Stefano Sturaro
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42'42'
Cristiano Biraghi
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46'46'
Mattia Bani
Riccardo Calafiori
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46'46'
Caleb Ekuban
Stefano Sturaro
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46'46'
Filippo Melegoni
Manolo Portanova
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51'51'
Dušan Vlahović
Giacomo Bonaventura
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67'67'
Felipe Caicedo
Kelvin Yeboah
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68'68'
Cristiano Biraghi
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69'69'
Alfred Duncan
Giacomo Bonaventura
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70'70'
Aleksa Terzić
Cristiano Biraghi
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70'70'
José Callejón
Nicolás González
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70'70'
Jonathan Ikoné
Riccardo Saponara
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74'74'
Lucas Torreira
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77'77'
Lucas Torreira
Jonathan Ikoné
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82'82'
A. Buksa
M. Destro
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80'80'
E. Pulgar
Lucas Torreira
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Fiorentina will play away with Cagliari on the 23rd of January with a 15-8 head to head in favor of Fiorentina (8 draws).
Genoa will host Udinese on the 22nd of January with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Udinese (10 draws).
Fiorentina: Formation and Lineups
Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Vincenzo Italiano chose to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano , Álvaro Odriozola , Nikola Milenković , Igor Júlio , Cristiano Biraghi , Giacomo Bonaventura , Lucas Torreira , Youssef Maleh , Nicolás González , Dušan Vlahović and Riccardo Saponara .
Substitutes
Fiorentina made 5 changes: C. Biraghi for A. Terzic (70′), N. Gonzalez for J. Callejon (70′), G. Bonaventura for A. Duncan (70′), R. Saponara for J. Ikone (70′) and L. Torreira for E. Pulgar (80′).
Top player: Cristiano Biraghi
Probably the most impressive player in Fiorentina was Cristiano Biraghi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 66 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 4 crosses.
Genoa: Formation and Lineups
Genoa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Andriy Shevchenko played with: Salvatore Sirigu , Silvan Hefti , Leo Østigård , Zinho Vanheusden , Riccardo Calafiori , Stefano Sturaro , Milan Badelj , Pablo Galdames , Manolo Portanova , Kelvin Yeboah and Mattia Destro .
Substitutes
Genoa made 5 changes: R. Calafiori for M. Bani (46′), S. Sturaro for C. Ekuban (46′), M. Portanova for F. Melegoni (46′), K. Yeboah for F. Caicedo (67′) and M. Destro for A. Buksa (82′).
Top player: Milan Badelj
Probably the most impressive player in Genoa was Milan Badelj.
His rating is with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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