Serie A · Sun, 25 Jan 2026 ·
Genoa vs Bologna — 3 - 2
Stadio Luigi Ferraris · Referee: F. Maresca
Match report
Junior Messias’s 90' winner gives Genoa 3-2 victory over Bologna
Genoa beat Bologna 3-2 in Serie A matchday 22 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. R. Malinovskyi (62'), C. Ekuban (78') and Junior Messias (90') scored for Genoa, while L. Ferguson (35') and S. Otoa (47' og) found the net for Bologna. Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna, 56') was sent off. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Genoa had 49% of the ball and 8 shots (6 on target) against Bologna’s 13 (3 on target). Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Genoa 19th in the Serie A table on 1 point and Bologna 18th on 2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fiorentina | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Bologna | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Genoa | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Venezia | 5 | -9 | 0 |
Match events
- 35'goalL. FergusonAssist: B. Dominguez
- 47'own goalS. Otoa(own goal)Own Goal
- 55'substitutionA. MartinOff: Junior Messias
- 55'substitutionJ. EkhatorOff: R. Malinovskyi
- 56'red cardŁukasz SkorupskiRed Card
- 59'VAR decisionŁukasz Skorupski
- 61'substitutionB. DominguezOff: F. Ravaglia
- 62'goalR. MalinovskyiNormal Goal
- 68'yellow cardCiro ImmobileYellow Card
- 71'yellow cardRuslan MalinovskyiYellow Card
- 73'substitutionVitinhaOff: C. Ekuban
- 73'substitutionC. ImmobileOff: S. Sohm
- 73'substitutionJ. OdgaardOff: T. Dallinga
- 73'substitutionJ. RoweOff: M. Vitik
- 74'substitutionJ. VasquezOff: M. Cornet
- 75'yellow cardFederico RavagliaYellow Card
- 78'goalC. EkubanAssist: A. Marcandalli
- 90'goalJunior MessiasAssist: A. Marcandalli
- 90+6'substitutionB. Norton-CuffyOff: N. Zatterstrom
- 90+7'yellow cardAlessandro MarcandalliYellow Card
Lineups
Genoa
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniele De Rossi
Starting XI
- 16J. BijlowG
- 27A. MarcandalliD
- 34S. OtoaD
- 22J. VasquezD
- 15B. Norton-CuffyM
- 9VitinhaM
- 32M. FrendrupM
- 77M. E. EllertssonM
- 3A. MartinM
- 21J. EkhatorF
- 29L. ColomboF
Substitutes
Bologna
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vincenzo Italiano
Starting XI
- 1L. SkorupskiG
- 20N. ZorteaD
- 16N. CasaleD
- 14T. HeggemD
- 22C. LykogiannisD
- 8R. FreulerM
- 19L. FergusonM
- 11J. RoweM
- 21J. OdgaardM
- 30B. DominguezM
- 17C. ImmobileF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 0.54Expected goals (xG)0.55
- 8Total shots13
- 6Shots on target3
- 1Shots off target4
- 1Blocked shots6
- 4Shots inside the box7
- 4Shots outside the box6
- 5Corners2
- 1Offsides2
- 14Fouls17
- 2Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards1
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 330Passes358
- 252Accurate passes279
- 76%Pass accuracy78%
- -0.87Goals prevented-0.87
Player statistics
Genoa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Justin BijlowG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 22Johan VásquezD | 73 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Alessandro MarcandalliD | 90 | 6.9 | 2 | |
| 34Sebastian OtoaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Aarón MartínM | 55 | 6.5 | ||
| 9VitinhaM | 73 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Brooke Norton-CuffyM | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Morten FrendrupM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 77Mikael EllertssonM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Jeff EkhatorF | 55 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Lorenzo ColomboF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 1Nicola LealiG | – | – | ||
| 39Daniele SommarivaG | – | – | ||
| 13Nils ZätterströmD | 1 | – | ||
| 20Stefano SabelliD | – | – | ||
| 42Alin KumerD | – | – | ||
| 2Morten ThorsbyM | – | – | ||
| 14Jean OnanaM | – | – | ||
| 17Ruslan MalinovskyiM | 35 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 30Hugo CuencaM | – | – | ||
| 73Patrizio MasiniM | – | – | ||
| 10Junior MessiasF | 35 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 18Caleb EkubanFTop rated | 17 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 70Maxwel CornetF | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 86Joi Xheto NurediniF | – | – |
Bologna
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Łukasz SkorupskiG | 56 | 5.9 | ||
| 14Torbjørn HeggemD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Nicolò CasaleD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 20Nadir ZorteaD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 22Charalampos LykogiannisD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Remo FreulerM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Jonathan RoweM | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Lewis FergusonM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 21Jens OdgaardM | 73 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Benjamín DomínguezM | 61 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 17Ciro ImmobileF | 73 | 5.6 | ||
| 13Federico RavagliaG | 29 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Massimo PessinaG | – | – | ||
| 2Emil HolmD | – | – | ||
| 5Eivind HellandD | – | – | ||
| 29Lorenzo De SilvestriD | – | – | ||
| 41Martin VitíkD | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Tommaso PobegaM | – | – | ||
| 6Nikola MoroM | – | – | ||
| 23Simon SohmM | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Riccardo OrsoliniF | – | – | ||
| 9Santiago CastroF | – | – | ||
| 10Federico BernardeschiF | – | – | ||
| 24Thijs DallingaF | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Nicolò CambiaghiF | – | – |