Serie A · Mon, 12 Jan 2026 ·
Genoa vs Cagliari — 3 - 0
Stadio Luigi Ferraris · Referee: Federico La Penna, Italy
Match report
Genoa beat Cagliari 3-0
Genoa beat Cagliari 3-0 in Serie A matchday 20 on Monday, 12 January 2026 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. L. Colombo (7'), M. Frendrup (75') and L. Ostigard (78') scored for Genoa. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Genoa had 44% of the ball and 11 shots (7 on target) against Cagliari’s 15 (3 on target). Leo Østigård (Genoa) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Genoa 19th in the Serie A table on 1 point and Cagliari 4th on 12.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 7'goalL. ColomboAssist: R. Malinovskyi
- 15'yellow cardJuan RodríguezYellow Card
- 30'yellow cardMorten FrendrupYellow Card
- 42'yellow cardAdam ObertYellow Card
- 46'substitutionB. Norton-CuffyOff: P. Masini
- 46'substitutionJ. RodriguezOff: R. Idrissi
- 52'yellow cardPatrizio MasiniYellow Card
- 54'yellow cardLuca MazzitelliYellow Card
- 58'yellow cardMichel AdopoYellow Card
- 62'substitutionZ. LuvumboOff: G. Gaetano
- 69'substitutionL. MazzitelliOff: G. Zappa
- 69'substitutionS. EspositoOff: G. Borrelli
- 71'yellow cardSebastiano LupertoYellow Card
- 74'substitutionR. MalinovskyiOff: M. Thorsby
- 74'substitutionL. ColomboOff: J. Ekhator
- 75'goalM. FrendrupNormal Goal
- 78'goalL. OstigardAssist: A. Martin
- 81'substitutionVitinhaOff: Junior Messias
- 81'substitutionM. E. EllertssonOff: S. Sabelli
Lineups
Genoa
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniele De Rossi
Starting XI
- 1N. LealiG
- 27A. MarcandalliD
- 5L. OstigardD
- 22J. VasquezD
- 15B. Norton-CuffyM
- 17R. MalinovskyiM
- 32M. FrendrupM
- 77M. E. EllertssonM
- 3A. MartinM
- 9VitinhaF
- 29L. ColomboF
Substitutes
- 35E. LysionokG
- 39D. SommarivaG
- 2M. ThorsbyM
- 8N. StanciuM
- 10Junior MessiasF
- 20S. SabelliD
- 21J. EkhatorF
- 30H. F. Cuenca MartinezM
- 34S. OtoaD
- 40S. FiniF
- 73P. MasiniM
- 76L. VenturinoF
- 86J. NurediniF
Cagliari
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Fabio Pisacane
Starting XI
- 1E. CaprileG
- 2M. PalestraD
- 6S. LupertoD
- 15J. RodriguezD
- 33A. ObertD
- 8M. AdopoM
- 16M. PratiM
- 4L. MazzitelliM
- 77Z. LuvumboF
- 9S. KilicsoyF
- 94S. EspositoF
Substitutes
- 12A. SherriG
- 24G. CiocciG
- 3R. IdrissiD
- 10G. GaetanoM
- 18A. Di PardoD
- 21N. CavuotiM
- 23N. PintusD
- 27J. LitetaM
- 28G. ZappaD
- 29G. BorrelliF
- 30L. PavolettiF
- 32J. PedroD
- 37Y. TrepyF
Match statistics
- 44%Possession56%
- 1.08Expected goals (xG)1.26
- 11Total shots15
- 7Shots on target3
- 2Shots off target6
- 2Blocked shots6
- 5Shots inside the box7
- 6Shots outside the box8
- 2Corners3
- 1Offsides1
- 17Fouls20
- 2Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 400Passes504
- 330Accurate passes439
- 83%Pass accuracy87%
- -1.82Goals prevented-1.82
Player statistics
Genoa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicola LealiG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 5Leo ØstigårdDTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 22Johan VásquezD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Alessandro MarcandalliD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Aarón MartínM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 15Brooke Norton-CuffyM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Ruslan MalinovskyiM | 74 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 32Morten FrendrupM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 77Mikael EllertssonM | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 9VitinhaF | 82 | 7.2 | ||
| 29Lorenzo ColomboF | 74 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 35Ernestas LysionokG | – | – | ||
| 39Daniele SommarivaG | – | – | ||
| 20Stefano SabelliD | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Sebastian OtoaD | – | – | ||
| 2Morten ThorsbyM | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Nicolae StanciuM | – | – | ||
| 30Hugo CuencaM | – | – | ||
| 73Patrizio MasiniM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Junior MessiasF | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Jeff EkhatorF | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 40Seydou FiniF | – | – | ||
| 76Lorenzo VenturinoF | – | – | ||
| 86Joi Xheto NurediniF | – | – |
Cagliari
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elia CaprileG | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 2Marco PalestraD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Sebastiano LupertoD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Juan RodríguezD | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 33Adam ObertD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 4Luca MazzitelliM | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Michel AdopoM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Matteo PratiM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Semih KılıçsoyF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 77Zito LuvumboF | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 94Sebastiano EspositoF | 69 | 8.0 | ||
| 12Alen SherriG | – | – | ||
| 24Giuseppe CiocciG | – | – | ||
| 3Riyad IdrissiD | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| 18Alessandro Di PardoD | – | – | ||
| 23Nicola PintusD | – | – | ||
| 28Gabriele ZappaD | 21 | 5.9 | ||
| 32Zé PedroD | – | – | ||
| 10Gianluca GaetanoM | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Nicolò CavuotiM | – | – | ||
| 27Joseph LitetaM | – | – | ||
| 29Gennaro BorrelliF | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Leonardo PavolettiF | – | – | ||
| 37Yael TrepyF | – | – |