Genoa 3-1 Atalanta: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 22 December 2018

Result

Genoa 3-1 Atalanta

Serie A · Saturday 22 December 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Genoa · Atalanta · Serie A predictions

Genoa 3-1 Atalanta: match report

Genoa beat Atalanta 3-1 in Serie A on Saturday 22 December 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Genoa's goals came from an own goal by Rafael Tolói (45+6'), Darko Lazović (67') and Krzysztof Piatek (88'). Atalanta scored through Duván Zapata (55', penalty).

Discipline: Genoa received 3 yellow cards; Atalanta received 1 yellow card and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Genoa were 16th on 16 points from 16 and Atalanta 6th on 24 points from 16. Genoa went on to finish that season 17th with 38 points, and Atalanta 3rd with 69.

Genoa lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Atalanta in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Krzysztof Piatek of Genoa (8.7), ahead of Ionuț Radu (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Genoa wins, 2 draws and 5 for Atalanta.

Going into the match Genoa's last five read L-D-L-D-L and Atalanta's W-W-L-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Cristian RomeroGenoa
  • 12'Yellow card · José Luis PalominoAtalanta
  • 36'Missed penalty · Josip IlicicAtalanta
  • 45+6'Own goal · Rafael TolóiGenoa · 1-0
  • 54'Yellow card · Domenico CriscitoGenoa
  • 55'Penalty goal · Duván ZapataAtalanta · 1-1
  • 67'Goal · Darko LazovićGenoa · 2-1
  • 71'Yellow card · Esteban RolónGenoa
  • 81'Second yellow · José Luis PalominoAtalanta
  • 88'Goal · Krzysztof PiatekGenoa · 3-1
  • 90+3'Red card · Rafael TolóiAtalanta

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Genoa 3, draws 2, Atalanta 5.

Team news

Genoa line-up (3-1-4-2)

Ionuț Radu, Davide Biraschi, Cristian Romero, Domenico Criscito, Miguel Veloso, Rômulo, O. Hiljemark, Daniel Bessa, Darko Lazović, Krzysztof Piatek, Christian Kouamé

Atalanta line-up (3-4-1-2)

Etrit Berisha, Rafael Tolói, José Luis Palomino, Gianluca Mancini, Hans Hateboer, Marten de Roon, Remo Freuler, Robin Gosens, Papu Gómez, Josip Ilicic, Duván Zapata