Roma 3-0 Genoa: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 8 February 2009
Result
Roma 3-0 Genoa
Serie A · Sunday 8 February 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Roma 3-0 Genoa: match report
Roma defeated Genoa 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday 8 February 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
Cicinho opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Roma's goals came from Cicinho (26'), Mirko Vučinić (47') and Júlio Baptista (90+2'). Genoa did not score.
Discipline: Roma received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Genoa received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Roma were 6th on 37 points from 22 and Genoa 4th on 40 points from 22. Roma went on to finish that season 6th with 63 points, and Genoa 4th with 68.
Roma lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Genoa in a 3-4-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Roma wins, 0 draws and 1 for Genoa.
Going into the match Roma's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Genoa's W-D-D-W-W.
Key events
- 22'Yellow card · Giuseppe Sculli
- 26'Goal · Cicinho
- 30'Yellow card · Taddei
- 42'Yellow card · Anthony Vanden Borre
- 45'Yellow card · G. Biava
- 47'Goal · Mirko Vučinić
- 54'Second yellow · Taddei
- 59'Yellow card · Ivan Juric
- 69'Second yellow · Giuseppe Sculli
- 90+2'Goal · Júlio Baptista
Head-to-head
Team news
Roma line-up (4-3-1-2)
Doni, Cicinho, Juan, Philippe Mexès, Max Tonetto, Taddei, Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta, Matteo Brighi, Mirko Vučinić, Francesco Totti
Genoa expected line-up (3-4-3)
Rubinho, Domenico Criscito, Matteo Ferrari, Salvatore Bocchetti, Omar Milanetto, Giandomenico Mesto, Giuseppe Sculli, Diego Milito, Thiago Motta