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Genoa

Internazionale

  • Ibrahimovic 2’
  • Balotelli 63’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Genoa
    • Internazionale
    • - Still more to come tonight! It's the Turin derby on its way next! Stay right there!
    • 90'+3 There goes the final whistle! All over in Genoa and Inter march on towards the title!
    • 90' Three minutes to be added at the end of the match... and it looks like Inter are extending their lead to 10 points - at least until Juve play later on.
    • 85' Time running out for Genoa, even though they're enjoying the majority of possession at the moment.
    • 78' Balotelli's off here... he's already on a yellow... no, the ref decides on leniancy following a poorly-timed challenge on Criscito.
    • 76' Oooh! Biava again goes close! It's a great strike from the Genoa man but he drags his first-time effort just wide of the mark!
    • 73' Balotelli is shown a yellow card for time wasting... no need for that kind of behaviour Mario - you're two goals to the good!
    • 72' Two changes now... Mesto for Bocchetti and Figo departs for Inter.
    • 71' Ferrari is booked now for a foul on Balotelli... the youngster certainly gets his fair share of stick!
    • 68' That second goal has taken the edge off the home crowd and with it, the sting out of Genoa's play.
    • 66' Sculli departs and is replaced by Oliveira as Genoa look to mix things up a little. But it's going to be tough for them to get anything from this game now.
    • 61' GOAL! BALOTELLI DOUBLES INTER'S LEAD! There's some confusion as to whether the youngster's rolled effort past Rubinho has crossed the line before Rossi clears, but the ref gives it and Inter lead 2-0!
    • 59' Biava into the book.... for a trip on Muntari.
    • 56' Genoa make their first change of the day, Palladino coming on for Bosko Jankovic.
    • 52' Thiago Motta goes into the book for a clumsy challenge on Balotelli... he knows he deserves that one.
    • 50' Biava! Great chance for a Genoa equaliser! But the midfielder makes a hash of his effort at goal and the ball ends up floating into Julio Cesar's arms, without the Brazilian having to break sweat!
    • 46' Here we go! Back underway at the Luigi Ferraris! No changes to tell you about.
    • 45'+4 And there goes the half-time whistle! Inter head in a goal to the good, but Jose Mourinho will be worried about the two defenders he has lost to injury so far today!
    • 45'+3 Ibra's in here! Clean through! But Rubinho is off his line quickly to close his angles and clear against the Inter striker and out for a goal kick... in fact, it hits Ibra square in his balls... ouch!
    • 45'+2 Ibrahimovic goes into the book for a powerful shoulder charge on Bocchetti, who goes flying out of play!
    • 45' Juric takes it, and it's cleared... but not for long as the ball is returned into the danger zone where it's flicked on for Biava! Saved by Julio Cesar! And then Milito! Again saved!
    • 44' Balotelli again riles the home crowd with his muscular style, hauling down Criscito... free-kick to Genoa...
    • 40' Figo delivers a corner into the danger area... Rubinho flaps at it a little, but he gets away with it as one of his defenders hacks clear.
    • 38' Muntari looks to play a cute ball through to Ibra now, but it's overhit and the ball runs all the way through to Rubinho.
    • 34' And Cambiasso's first couple of touches at the back aren't the most assured! Genoa sense their opportunity!
    • 33' Looks like Cambiasso's gone into the centre of defence with Muntari lining up alongside Zanetti and Stankovic in Inter's midfield.
    • 31' No! Burdisso can't carry on and he's forced off with that thigh problem... on comes Muntari instead!
    • 29' Burdisso's got a problem with his thigh here... he heads off the pitch for some treatment... more good news for United? No. He's back on moments later...
    • 27' Here come Genoa again, this time with Criscito on the right... his cross finds Sculli, but his header is straight at at Julio Cesar!
    • 22' Oh dear, that's petulant by Milito! He's flagged offside and instead of accepting it, he picks the ball up and boots it away! He's deservedly shown a yellow card!
    • 21' What a save by Julio Cesar to deny Thaigo Motta a point-blank header from Biava's cross! Superb reflex save!
    • 20' Balotelli draws cries of derision from the stands as he fouls Criscito from behind...
    • 18' And now Burdisso goes down under a challenge by Milito! But he'll be okay...
    • 17' That could be good news for Manchester United, with the second leg of the Champions League last 16 tie looming on the horizon next week. That said, Cordoba's not a bad replacement.
    • 16' Materazzi pulls up as he stretches for ball... he looks dejected as he heads off the pitch! He's not going to be able to carry on! Cordoba comes on to replace the Italy international!
    • 12' It's been a good response by the home side... and at least they've got 88 minutes to come back from a goal behind.
    • 10' Sculli! Oh dear, he fires way over after the ball finds him in a decent, if narrow, position to shoot! The flag's up anyway, so it wouldn't have counted.
    • 5' That early goal has created a cracking atmoshphere at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris!
    • 3' What a start to the game! Two chances, one at either end, and one goal!
    • 2' GOAL! Ibrahimovic puts Inter ahead! Stankovic plays the Swede through on goal with a lovely little chip, but what about the finish! Ibra just dinks it over the advancing Rubinho, who can only stand and admire as the ball bounces into the back of the net!
    • 1' Ooh! Nearly a perfect start for Genoa as Milito fires just wide of Julio Cesar's upright!
    • 1' Here we go! Underway in Genoa!
    • - Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic leads the line for the Serie A leaders having been rested for Wednesday's 3-0 Coppa Italia semi-final first leg defeat at Sampdoria. Forward Mario Balotelli has recovered after colliding with the post on Wednesday.
    • - And yet more here.
    • - Jose wasn't finished there though... read more here.
    • - The Portuguese coach has been in the headlines yet again this week. Read all about it here.
    • - Inter boss Jose Mourinho reverts to his favoured starting line-up for this tricky trip to Genoa.
    • - Internazionale have the chance to extend their lead at the top of Serie A with Juventus not playing until later in the day. Heading into the game, the champions are seven points clear of their nearest rivals, who play in the Turin derby this evening.

  • Team Stats

    Genoa Stats Internazionale
    58% Possession 41%
    15 Shots 8
    5 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 5
    7 Corners 2
    20 Fouls 16
    4 Offsides 0
    4 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 35
    385 Accurate passes 253
    90 Bad passes 25

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Genoa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      83 Rubens Fernando Rubinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      4 Domenico Criscito 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 43 20 7
      25 Giuseppe Biava 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 30 0 4
      13 Matteo Ferrari 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 41 3 0
      26 Salvatore Bocchetti 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 31 14 0
      28 Ivan Juric 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 60 24 8
      88 Thiago Motta 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 64 7 2
      7 Marco Rossi 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 32 5 1
      17 Bosko Jankovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 1
      14 Giuseppe Sculli 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 13 0 1
      22 Diego Milito 0 2 1 4 3 2 0 30 8 1
      11 Ruben Olivera 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 2 0
      77 Omar Milanetto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Raffaele Palladino 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 4 0
      23 Francesco Modesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Giandomenico Mesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
      15 Sokratis Papastathopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      73 Alessio Scarpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      13 Douglas Maicon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 2
      23 Marco Materazzi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1
      7 Luis Figo 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20 2 1
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 29 2 4
      39 Davide Santon 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 14 2 3
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 36 1 8
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 4
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 19 4 1
      45 Mario Balotelli 1 3 1 5 4 0 0 21 1 3
      33 Amantino Mancini 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 0
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Sulley Ali Muntari 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 6 6
      10 Leite Ribeiro Adriano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Ivan Cordoba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 2
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 76' Oooh! Biava again goes close! It's a great strike from the Genoa man but he drags his first-time effort just wide of the mark!
    • 61' GOAL! BALOTELLI DOUBLES INTER'S LEAD! There's some confusion as to whether the youngster's rolled effort past Rubinho has crossed the line before Rossi clears, but the ref gives it and Inter lead 2-0!
    • 50' Biava! Great chance for a Genoa equaliser! But the midfielder makes a hash of his effort at goal and the ball ends up floating into Julio Cesar's arms, without the Brazilian having to break sweat!
    • 45' Juric takes it, and it's cleared... but not for long as the ball is returned into the danger zone where it's flicked on for Biava! Saved by Julio Cesar! And then Milito! Again saved!
    • 27' Here come Genoa again, this time with Criscito on the right... his cross finds Sculli, but his header is straight at at Julio Cesar!
    • 21' What a save by Julio Cesar to deny Thaigo Motta a point-blank header from Biava's cross! Superb reflex save!
    • 2' GOAL! Ibrahimovic puts Inter ahead! Stankovic plays the Swede through on goal with a lovely little chip, but what about the finish! Ibra just dinks it over the advancing Rubinho, who can only stand and admire as the ball bounces into the back of the net!
    • 1' Ooh! Nearly a perfect start for Genoa as Milito fires just wide of Julio Cesar's upright!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Emidio Morganti

  • Genoa

    Starting line-up

    • Rubinho
    • G. Biava Yellow Card
    • S. Bocchetti Substitution Out (72′)
    • T. Motta Yellow Card
    • M. Ferrari Yellow Card
    • I. Juric
    • M. Rossi
    • D. Criscito
    • G. Sculli Substitution Out (66′)
    • B. Jankovic Substitution Out (56′)
    • D. Milito

    Subs

    • A. Scarpi
    • O. Milanetto
    • F. Modesto
    • G. Mesto Substitution In72′
    • R. Olivera Substitution In66′
    • R. Palladino Substitution In56′
    • S. Papastathopoulos

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Internazionale

    Captain: Javier Zanetti

    Starting line-up

    • Júlio César
    • Maicon
    • N. Burdisso
    • M. Materazzi Substitution Out (17′)
    • D. Santon
    • J. Zanetti
    • D. Stankovic
    • E. Cambiasso
    • L. Figo Substitution Out (72′)
    • M. Balotelli Goal Yellow Card
    • Z. Ibrahimovic Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • F. Toldo
    • H. Crespo
    • S. Muntari Substitution In31′
    • L. Jimenez
    • I. Córdoba
    • Adriano
    • A. Mancini

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. 2=0 to man utd

    From ken.ward71, on Sun 8 Mar 3:38PM

  2. Another good result Jose. Now stuff ManUre on Weds.

    From Susan, on Sat 7 Mar 10:25PM

  3. dont worry everybody Juve will F%%% inter soon,till­ then

    From juvepedro, on Sat 7 Mar 6:55PM

  4. Of course the ref allowed Mario's goal. HE PLAYS­ FOR INTER! The refs never make a decision against Inter­ because Inter pay them not to

    From martin.mitevski26, on Sat 7 Mar 6:53PM

  5. INTER WILL BEAT MAN UTD 2-0

    From IAN, on Sat 7 Mar 6:44PM

  6. Santon is brilliant..
    hope he can be a super star for­ Italy, although i am a fan of juventus...

    From soo_way0706, on Sat 7 Mar 6:41PM

  7. Camon INTER, let's warm up and shoe man u what­ we're made of!!!

    From Sam C, on Sat 7 Mar 6:31PM
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    From NICHOLASM, on Sat 7 Mar 5:59PM

  9. league is sh.t .im prayin inter beat man u..doubt it­ tho

    From johnsack33, on Sat 7 Mar 5:56PM

  10. jose, see you at chelsea

    From URCH BUCK, on Sat 7 Mar 5:48PM

  11. HOW DO I CHALLENGE TO PLAY SOMEONE IN FANTASY FOOTBALL?­ Please, somebody help.

    From David, on Sat 7 Mar 5:43PM

  12. Jose Mourinho Jose Mourinho

    From afswain, on Sat 7 Mar 5:35PM

  13. @#$% on genoa u can still win

    From catbluechelsea, on Sat 7 Mar 5:15PM
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    Well then the south american club in Italy scored…nice­ goal by ibra…genoa will win 2/1

    From BK J, on Sat 7 Mar 5:15PM

  15. well b/k your prediction lasted 2 minutes!
    what a goal­ by ibra!

    From Jonathan, on Sat 7 Mar 5:07PM
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    Genoa will win 2/0

    From BK J, on Sat 7 Mar 4:54PM
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