Serie A · Sun, 8 Mar 2026 ·
Genoa vs AS Roma — 2 - 1
Stadio Luigi Ferraris · Referee: A. Colombo
Match report
Vitinha’s 80' winner gives Genoa 2-1 victory over AS Roma
AS Roma were beaten 2-1 by Genoa at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday, 8 March 2026 in Serie A matchday 28. Junior Messias (52' pen) and Vitinha (80') scored for Genoa, while E. Ndicka (55') found the net for AS Roma. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Genoa had 36% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) against AS Roma’s 8 (1 on target). Patrizio Masini (Genoa) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Genoa 19th in the Serie A table on 1 point and AS Roma 1st on 13.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 12'yellow cardEvan NdickaYellow Card
- 16'yellow cardPatrizio MasiniYellow Card
- 40'yellow cardDonyell MalenYellow Card
- 46'substitutionL. VenturinoOff: B. Cristante
- 52'penaltyJunior MessiasPenalty
- 55'goalE. NdickaNormal Goal
- 56'substitutionL. PellegriniOff: N. El Aynaoui
- 64'substitutionJunior MessiasOff: R. Malinovskyi
- 64'substitutionJ. EkhatorOff: L. Colombo
- 70'substitutionD. RenschOff: D. Ghilardi
- 75'substitutionC. EkubanOff: Vitinha
- 79'substitutionM. E. EllertssonOff: A. Martin
- 80'goalVitinhaAssist: P. Masini
- 84'substitutionG. ManciniOff: J. Ziolkowski
- 84'substitutionZ. CelikOff: R. Vaz
- 89'yellow cardBryan CristanteYellow Card
Lineups
Genoa
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Daniele De Rossi
Starting XI
- 16J. BijlowG
- 27A. MarcandalliD
- 5L. OstigardD
- 22J. VasquezD
- 77M. E. EllertssonM
- 32M. FrendrupM
- 73P. MasiniM
- 20S. SabelliM
- 10Junior MessiasF
- 18C. EkubanF
- 21J. EkhatorF
Substitutes
- 1N. LealiG
- 39D. SommarivaG
- 3A. MartinD
- 4AmorimM
- 9VitinhaF
- 13N. ZatterstromD
- 14J. OnanaM
- 15B. Norton-CuffyD
- 17R. MalinovskyiM
- 29L. ColomboF
- 34S. OtoaD
- 70M. CornetF
- 76K. GecajD
AS Roma
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Piero Gasperini Gian
Starting XI
- 99M. SvilarG
- 23G. ManciniD
- 5E. NdickaD
- 19Z. CelikD
- 2D. RenschM
- 61N. PisilliM
- 17M. KoneM
- 12K. TsimikasM
- 7L. PellegriniF
- 20L. VenturinoF
- 14D. MalenF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 36%Possession64%
- 2.75Expected goals (xG)0.35
- 11Total shots8
- 5Shots on target1
- 5Shots off target2
- 1Blocked shots5
- 8Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box1
- 3Corners6
- 1Offsides5
- 11Fouls17
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves3
- 254Passes455
- 154Accurate passes347
- 61%Pass accuracy76%
- 1.53Goals prevented1.53
Player statistics
Genoa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Justin BijlowG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Leo ØstigårdD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 22Johan VásquezD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Alessandro MarcandalliD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Stefano SabelliM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Morten FrendrupM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 73Patrizio MasiniMTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 77Mikael EllertssonM | 79 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Junior MessiasF | 64 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 18Caleb EkubanF | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Jeff EkhatorF | 64 | 6.6 | ||
| 1Nicola LealiG | – | – | ||
| 39Daniele SommarivaG | – | – | ||
| 3Aarón MartínD | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Nils ZätterströmD | – | – | ||
| 15Brooke Norton-CuffyD | – | – | ||
| 34Sebastian OtoaD | – | – | ||
| 76Kris GecajD | – | – | ||
| 4Alexsandro AmorimM | – | – | ||
| 14Jean OnanaM | – | – | ||
| 17Ruslan MalinovskyiM | 26 | 7.3 | ||
| 9VitinhaF | 15 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 29Lorenzo ColomboF | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 70Maxwel CornetF | – | – |
AS Roma
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Mile SvilarG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Evan NdickaD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 19Zeki ÇelikD | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Gianluca ManciniD | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Devyne RenschM | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Konstantinos TsimikasM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Manu KonéM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 61Niccolò PisilliM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 7Lorenzo PellegriniF | 56 | 6.0 | ||
| 14Donyell MalenF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Lorenzo VenturinoF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 70Giorgio De MarziG | – | – | ||
| 95Pierluigi GolliniG | – | – | ||
| 3AngeliñoD | – | – | ||
| 24Jan ZiółkowskiD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 87Daniele GhilardiD | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Bryan CristanteM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Neil El AynaouiM | 34 | 6.7 | ||
| 78Robinio VazF | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 92Stephan El ShaarawyF | – | – | ||
| 97Bryan ZaragozaF | – | – |