Sunday March 6, 2011 Day 28 Finished Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Internazionale 5 - 2 Genoa

  • Pazzini 50’
  • Eto'o 51’, 57’
  • Pandev 71’
  • Nagatomo 84’
  • Palacio 40’
  • Boselli 90’

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  1. Round-up: Inter thrash Genoa

    Round-up: Inter thrash Genoa

    Samuel Eto'o took his goal tally to 25 with a deadly second half double in Internazionale's 5-2 home Serie A victory over Genoa. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • Genoa
    • FT And, ladies and gentlemen, that is that... Internazionale 5-2 Genoa
    • 90' GOAL! A late second for Genoa. Boselli is left unmarked at the back post to head home.
    • 85' Inter will close the gap on Milan at the top of the Serie A table to five points.
    • 83' GENOA SUB: Kaladze is replaced by Chico.
    • 83' GOAL! Nagatomo turns on the penalty before firing into the roof of the net.
    • 81' GENOA SUB: Chico comes on for Kaladze.
    • 79' Right, after that succession of subs, let's have some football. After a neat turn, Kucka is tripped on the top-left corner of the box.
    • 77' INTER SUB: Ranocchia makes way for Nagatomo.
    • 75' INTER SUB: Kharja comes on for Pazzini.
    • 73' GENOA SUB: Antonelli replaces Konko.
    • 71' GOAL! INTER AGAIN! That is a superb team goal. Eto'o's reverse pass found Sneijder, who in turn squarded for Pandev to pass into the net.
    • 69' Pandev turns his man to sneak into the box but Dainelli and Eduardo combine to block the resulting shot.
    • 67' Mesto attempts an ambitious effort from the edge of the box but drags his shot wide of the upright.
    • 65' Inter corner. Sneijder strolls over to take it short before receiving the ball back and seeing his cross headed out for another corner.
    • 63' Maicon drives forward and tries to exchange passes with Pazzini but the return ball is overhit.
    • 61' Inter are utterly dominant now, with Maicon nearly nipping behind the Genoa defence but instead flagged for offside.
    • 59' Eto'o has now scored 25 goals in all competitions this season. Unstoppable.
    • 57' GOAL! ETO'O GRABS HIS SECOND! The Cameroon international stole possession from Mesto on the left edge of the box before driving goalwards and firing home.
    • 53' Mario Balotelli is, by all accounts, at the San Siro watching his former team-mates.
    • 52' How's that for a reaction?
    • 51' GOAL! ETO'O PUTS INTER AHEAD! Eduardo spills Pandev's shot and Eto'o is first to the loose ball to poke home.
    • 50' GOAL! INTER ARE LEVEL! Eto'o switched play to the right and Maicon leathers in a low cross which Pazzini rifles home from close range.
    • 49' Sneijder goes for goal and Eduardo gets down well to push the stinging effort round the post.
    • 48' Pandev is fouled, giving Inter a central free-kick, 30 yards out.
    • - INTER SUB: Pandev replaced Stankovic at the break.
    • 47' How will Inter react after conceding that goal five minutes before the break? Post your precitions in the comments section below.
    • 46' Genoa get the second 45 going...
    • HT The clocks ticks over to 45 minutes and the referee immediately blows up for half-time. Internazionale 0-1 Genoa
    • 45' Eto'o tries to jink into the box but slips rather comically and gives away possession.
    • 43' Pazzini rises in an attempt to meet Eto'o's cross but Eduardo collects comfortably.
    • 41' That's the Argentinean's fifth goal of the season.
    • 40' GOAL! GENOA LEAD! Palacio lashes home an excellent finish into the far corner from the right side of the box.
    • 38' Sneijder shoots wildly over from a central position 25 yards out.
    • 36' Genoa break through the middle before pushing right... Konko drags his shot and Paloschi nearly slots home, but can only find the side netting!
    • 34' Eto'o, who's drifted wide right again, cuts in and drives low but Eduardo gets down well to save.
    • 32' In truth, neither side are able to carve out a clear-cut chance in what is a first half dominated by both midfields.
    • 30' Eto'o chips in towards the back post but Pazzini is beaten to the header.
    • 28' Eto'o, undoubtedly the danger man, picks up a long ball, beats one, beats two - but then can't hit the target nor find a team-mate with his cross-cum-shot.
    • 26' Inter break quickly, finding Eto'o wide let, but he's crowded out and Genoa win back possession.
    • 24' Lucio looks to break from defence but is brought down. Free-kick.
    • 22' Stankovic drives forward, looking to squeeze between two defenders, but shoots wide.
    • 20' Eto'o works space on the edge of the box before going for goal, but it's a tame shot straight at Eduardo.
    • 18' Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon let Gennaro Gattuso’s weak shot slip through his hands as Milan scraped a 1-0 win in Turin yesterday. Match report.
    • 16' To keep up-to-date on all the latest Serie A scores, head this way.
    • 14' Genoa are beginning to grow into the game, with Palacio's shot from the edge of the box well blocked.
    • 12' Pazzini is dragged back, giving Inter a free-kick midway inside the Genoa half.
    • 11' Inter have the ball in the net but he's offside. Maicon drifts in from the right and slips in a lovely diagonal through-ball which Eto'o, who drifted behind the line, pokes home.
    • 9' Inter are dominating possession, happy to play the ball around the edge of Genoa's box while looking for the opening.
    • 7' Inter corner. It's half-cleared before Chivu chips in a second cross which Eduardo collects.
    • 5' Sneijder lets rip from 25 yards but it's over... and the Dutchman was offisde.
    • 3' The hosts have the best home record in Serie A, winning nine, drawing three and losing one from 13. Genoa have won four, drawn five and lost five on the road.
    • 1' Inter get the game underway...
    • 13:55 Internazionale lie second in Serie A, eight points behind Milan, 1-0 winners yesterday, and with this serving as their game in hand.
    • 13:50 Earlier today, Emanuele Giaccherini’s quick-fire double helped Cesena climb out of the relegation zone with a 3-2 victory at Sampdoria. Match report.
    • 13:45 Stay tuned for LIVE text commentary of Internazionale v Genoa - kick-off 14:00 (UK time)

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL! A late second for Genoa. Boselli is left unmarked at the back post to head home.
    • 83' GOAL! Nagatomo turns on the penalty before firing into the roof of the net.
    • 71' GOAL! INTER AGAIN! That is a superb team goal. Eto'o's reverse pass found Sneijder, who in turn squarded for Pandev to pass into the net.
    • 57' GOAL! ETO'O GRABS HIS SECOND! The Cameroon international stole possession from Mesto on the left edge of the box before driving goalwards and firing home.
    • 51' GOAL! ETO'O PUTS INTER AHEAD! Eduardo spills Pandev's shot and Eto'o is first to the loose ball to poke home.
    • 50' GOAL! INTER ARE LEVEL! Eto'o switched play to the right and Maicon leathers in a low cross which Pazzini rifles home from close range.
    • 49' Sneijder goes for goal and Eduardo gets down well to push the stinging effort round the post.
    • 40' GOAL! GENOA LEAD! Palacio lashes home an excellent finish into the far corner from the right side of the box.
    • 36' Genoa break through the middle before pushing right... Konko drags his shot and Paloschi nearly slots home, but can only find the side netting!
    • 34' Eto'o, who's drifted wide right again, cuts in and drives low but Eduardo gets down well to save.
    • 28' Eto'o, undoubtedly the danger man, picks up a long ball, beats one, beats two - but then can't hit the target nor find a team-mate with his cross-cum-shot.
    • 20' Eto'o works space on the edge of the box before going for goal, but it's a tame shot straight at Eduardo.
    • 11' Inter have the ball in the net but he's offside. Maicon drifts in from the right and slips in a lovely diagonal through-ball which Eto'o, who drifted behind the line, pokes home.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • Júlio César
      • Maicon
      • Lúcio
      • A. Ranocchia Substitution Out (78′)
      • C. Chivu
      • T. Motta
      • J. Zanetti
      • D. Stankovic Substitution Out (45′)
      • W. Sneijder
      • G. Pazzini Goal Substitution Out (75′)
      • S. Eto'o Goals×2

      Subs

      • L. Castellazzi
      • M. Materazzi
      • G. Pandev Substitution In45′ Goal
      • H. Kharja Substitution In75′
      • Y. Nagatomo Substitution In78′ Goal
      • M. Mariga
      • Philippe Coutinho

    • Starting line-up

      • Eduardo
      • G. Mesto
      • D. Dainelli
      • K. Kaladze Yellow Card Substitution Out (83′)
      • E. Moretti
      • J. Kucka
      • A. Konko Substitution Out (74′)
      • Rafinha
      • M. Rossi
      • A. Paloschi Substitution Out (74′)
      • R. Palacio Goal

      Subs

      • A. Scarpi
      • O. Milanetto
      • B. Jankovic
      • L. Antonelli Substitution In74′
      • M. Boselli Substitution In74′ Goal
      • Chico Substitution In83′
      • D. Polenta

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