Genoa 2-0 Sassuolo: result and report
Serie A · Monday 6 January 2014
Result
Genoa 2-0 Sassuolo
Serie A · Monday 6 January 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Genoa 2-0 Sassuolo: match report
Genoa beat Sassuolo 2-0 in Serie A on Monday 6 January 2014. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Alberto Gilardino opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Genoa's goals came from Alberto Gilardino (28', penalty) and Andrea Bertolacci (45'). Sassuolo did not score.
Discipline: Genoa received 3 yellow cards; Sassuolo received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Genoa were 10th on 20 points from 17 and Sassuolo 19th on 14 points from 17. Genoa went on to finish that season 13th with 45 points, and Sassuolo 17th with 35.
Genoa lined up in a 3-5-2 and Sassuolo in a 3-4-3.
Going into the match Genoa's last five read L-D-L-D-D and Sassuolo's L-L-L-D-W.
Key events
- 22'Yellow card · Paolo Bianco
- 28'Penalty goal · Alberto Gilardino
- 35'Yellow card · Alberto Gilardino
- 35'Yellow card · Francesco Matuzalem
- 45'Goal · Andrea Bertolacci
- 59'Yellow card · Simone Missiroli
- 69'Yellow card · L. Antonelli
- 70'Yellow card · A. Longhi
- 77'Yellow card · Luca Antei
- 89'Missed penalty · Alberto Gilardino
Team news
Genoa expected line-up (3-5-2)
Mattia Perin, Luca Antonelli, Thomas Manfredini, Daniele Portanova, Šime Vrsaljko, Luca Antonini, Davide Biondini, Francesco Matuzalem, Andrea Bertolacci, Alberto Gilardino
Sassuolo expected line-up (3-4-3)
Gianluca Pegolo, Paolo Bianco, Alessandro Longhi, Luca Antei, Luca Marrone, Francesco Acerbi, Marcello Gazzola, Domenico Berardi, Simone Zaza, Francesco Magnanelli