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OF ICE – Secure in his grip on Maturro’s first Genoa attempt, he observes Sabelli’s trajectory coming out of the way midway through the first half. He takes charge just before half an hour of the second half on Pinamonti and concedes an encore around the ninetieth minute on Vasquez. Protagonist of success, 7.5
DODO – Less bold than usual in the first half, he limits his attacking efforts, including a weak shot about ten minutes before the break. More careful in the second half but if Gosens can climb it is also thanks to him and his coverage up to the ninetieth, 6.5
FOURTH – Upon his return as a starter he wore the captain’s armband but received a yellow card for a slip on the edge of the penalty area. Ekhator loses dangerously inside the area in the first minutes of the second half but in the end he keeps the barricades high, 6
RANIERI – Apart from a shot following the development of a corner in his zone, the Viola risk little. And the same can be said in the second part of the race in which never loses confidence, 6.5
GOSENS – Little suffering but also little push in the first half in which he mainly played as a full-back. However, when he decides to advance his range of action takes over the penalty area and scores the score one-nil. Evening as a leader, 7
RICHARDSON – He quickly ends up among the yellow cards in the first ten minutes for a stomp on Ekhator but later wins a good duel with Thorsby. He also gets to the shot at the end of the half but is blocked by the goalkeeper. It doesn’t impress but doesn’t do any damage either, 6
Dal 17’st – ADLI – It takes little time to get into the game and above all to verticalize. It is no coincidence that he had a hand in the dialogue on the right which gave rise to the opening goal. Change the face of the team, 7
BOVE – Early on one of the first balls, Pinamonti receives a warning, then he gets another close range shot from Thorsby. The fact that it is among the most affected certifies its importance, 6.5
From 28’st MANDRAGORA – Upon returning sacrifices himself properly in duels in the middle of the field, 6
COLPANI – He tries to come on around the quarter of an hour without great success, while as the minutes go by he struggles to make an impact on the three-quarters. In the second half he gets to the shot early, after 5 minutes, but weakly. Later the deflection on Sottil’s low cross is missed and it is the last opportunity before exiting after a soft performance, 5.5
From the 28’st IKONÈ – S.v.
BELTRAN – A good play for Dodò in the first part of the first half together with a (difficult) headed attempt which becomes a pass to the goalkeeper. He fades away in the second half until he delivers the cross into the area which leads to Gosens’ goal. Timing, 6.5
Dal 38’st RUBINO – The beginning of a spring it’s always good news, 6
THIN – On the first cue he earns a good free kick on the right lane (then not exploited) then he is the closest to Sabelli on the dangerous diagonal of the rossoblu. He shoots again after the half hour mark, earning a corner, and crosses shortly after but without great precision. The point, however, is that with Sabelli there are often sparks and the Genoa player is not penalized with a second yellow card. He resumed his attempts in the second half but had no impact when shooting. It may not be the most precise but it is the one that tries the most, 6
From the 38’st BIRAGHI – S.v.
HOWEVER – Too far from the penalty area, he struggles to carve out spaces and consequently opportunities. He tries to go it alone in the opening minutes of the second half but without getting to the shot. He wastes a good restart at the end to end a bad evening, 5
PALLADINO – Forced to do without Kean, he moves Bove back in the middle next to Richardson and relaunches Sottil on the left in the line of three behind Kouamè. In the first half, Genoa played very differently from Roma and it was not easy to find spaces, especially without Kean’s references in attack. After a quarter of an hour of the second half he calls Richardson back and tries the Adli card which works because Fiorentina also passes thanks to the former Milan player. After the goal Mandragora and Ikonè also enter for Bove and Colpani while in the final in addition to Ikonè and Biraghi there is room for Rubino’s debut. On a complicated evening, reading in the second half becomes a winner by adding Adli’s quality. Having to do without Kean, the success that extends the positive streak is as heavy as Sunday’s against Roma, 7.5
