ChievoVerona 0-1 Genoa: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 21 December 2008
Result
ChievoVerona 0-1 Genoa
Serie A · Sunday 21 December 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
ChievoVerona 0-1 Genoa: match report
ChievoVerona were beaten by Genoa 0-1 in Serie A on Sunday 21 December 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from R. Olivera of Genoa in the 89th minute.
Discipline: ChievoVerona received 6 yellow cards; Genoa received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game ChievoVerona were 20th on 9 points from 16 and Genoa 7th on 26 points from 16. ChievoVerona went on to finish that season 16th with 38 points, and Genoa 4th with 68.
Going into the match ChievoVerona's last five read L-L-W-L-L and Genoa's D-W-D-D-L.
Key events
- 35'Yellow card · Bosko Jankovic
- 35'Yellow card · Antonio Langella
- 41'Yellow card · Fabio Moro
- 56'Yellow card · Vincenzo Italiano
- 75'Yellow card · G. Biava
- 78'Yellow card · Giampiero Pinzi
- 89'Goal · R. Olivera
- 90+2'Yellow card · Sergio Pellissier
- 90+5'Yellow card · Simone Bentivoglio
Team news
ChievoVerona line-up
Stefano Sorrentino, Andrea Mantovani, Davide Mandelli, Fabio Moro, Simone Bentivoglio, Luciano, Giampiero Pinzi, Sergio Pellissier, Antonio Langella, Mario Yepes Díaz, Vincenzo Italiano
Genoa expected line-up (3-4-3)
Rubinho, Domenico Criscito, Matteo Ferrari, Sokratis, Salvatore Bocchetti, Alessandro Lucarelli, Marco Rossi, Omar Milanetto, Giuseppe Sculli, Diego Milito, Thiago Motta