Sassuolo 5-3 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 2 September 2018

Result

Sassuolo 5-3 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 2 September 2018, 18:30 UTC · half-time 4-1

Sassuolo · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Sassuolo 5-3 Genoa: match report

Sassuolo won against Genoa 5-3 in Serie A on Sunday 2 September 2018. It was 4-1 at half-time.

Krzysztof Piatek opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Sassuolo's goals came from Kevin-Prince Boateng (34'), Pol Lirola (38'), Khouma Babacar (41'), an own goal by Nicolás Spolli (45+1') and Gian Marco Ferrari (62'). Genoa scored through Krzysztof Piatek (27'), Goran Pandev (70') and Krzysztof Piatek (83').

Discipline: Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards; Genoa received 3 yellow cards.

Sassuolo went on to finish that season 11th with 43 points, and Genoa 17th with 38.

Sassuolo lined up in a 3-4-3 and Genoa in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Khouma Babacar of Sassuolo (8.6), level with Krzysztof Piatek (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sassuolo wins, 2 draws and 4 for Genoa.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Goal · Krzysztof PiatekGenoa · 0-1
  • 29'Yellow card · Krzysztof PiatekGenoa
  • 31'Yellow card · RogérioSassuolo
  • 33'Yellow card · Giangiacomo MagnaniSassuolo
  • 34'Goal · Kevin-Prince BoatengSassuolo · 1-1
  • 38'Goal · Pol LirolaSassuolo · 2-1
  • 41'Goal · Khouma BabacarSassuolo · 3-1
  • 45+1'Own goal · Nicolás SpolliSassuolo · 4-1
  • 52'Yellow card · Domenico CriscitoGenoa
  • 62'Goal · Gian Marco FerrariSassuolo · 5-1
  • 70'Goal · Goran PandevGenoa · 5-2
  • 83'Goal · Krzysztof PiatekGenoa · 5-3
  • 90+1'Yellow card · D. BessaGenoa
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Alfred DuncanSassuolo

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sassuolo 4, draws 2, Genoa 4.

Team news

Sassuolo line-up (3-4-3)

Andrea Consigli, Mauricio Lemos, Giangiacomo Magnani, Gianmarco Ferrari, Pol Lirola, Manuel Locatelli, Alfred Duncan, Rogério, Domenico Berardi, Khouma Babacar, Kevin-Prince Boateng

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

Federico Marchetti, Davide Biraschi, Nicolás Spolli, Ervin Zukanović, Darko Lazović, Rômulo, O. Hiljemark, Domenico Criscito, Goran Pandev, Krzysztof Piatek, Christian Kouamé