Serie A · Sun, 12 Apr 2026 ·
Genoa vs Sassuolo — 2 - 1
Stadio Luigi Ferraris · Referee: A. Rapuano
Match report
C. Ekuban’s 84' winner gives Genoa 2-1 victory over Sassuolo
Genoa beat Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie A matchday 32 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. R. Malinovskyi (18') and C. Ekuban (84') scored for Genoa, while I. Kone (57') found the net for Sassuolo. Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa, 45+2') and Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo, 45+2') were sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Genoa had 52% of the ball and 14 shots (7 on target) against Sassuolo’s 15 (6 on target). Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves Genoa 19th in the Serie A table on 1 point and Sassuolo 10th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 5'yellow cardRuslan MalinovskyiYellow Card
- 18'goalR. MalinovskyiAssist: T. Baldanzi
- 20'yellow cardMorten FrendrupYellow Card
- 32'yellow cardJosh DoigYellow Card
- 40'yellow cardSebastian WalukiewiczYellow Card
- 45+2'red cardMikael EllertssonRed Card
- 45+2'red cardDomenico BerardiRed Card
- 55'substitutionL. ColomboOff: C. Ekuban
- 55'substitutionT. BaldanziOff: A. Martin
- 55'substitutionR. MalinovskyiOff: P. Masini
- 57'goalI. KoneNormal Goal
- 67'substitutionS. WalukiewiczOff: W. Coulibaly
- 67'substitutionN. MaticOff: C. Volpato
- 75'substitutionVitinhaOff: Junior Messias
- 81'substitutionJ. DoigOff: L. Lipani
- 81'substitutionA. PinamontiOff: E. Iannoni
- 84'goalC. EkubanAssist: Junior Messias
- 87'substitutionS. SabelliOff: S. Otoa
- 87'substitutionI. KoneOff: L. Moro
- 90+1'yellow cardTarik MuharemovićYellow Card
Lineups
Genoa
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Daniele De Rossi
Starting XI
- 16J. BijlowG
- 27A. MarcandalliD
- 5L. OstigardD
- 22J. VasquezD
- 20S. SabelliM
- 32M. FrendrupM
- 17R. MalinovskyiM
- 77M. E. EllertssonM
- 8T. BaldanziF
- 9VitinhaF
- 29L. ColomboF
Substitutes
- 1N. LealiG
- 39D. SommarivaG
- 21J. EkhatorF
- 40L. KlisysD
- 18C. EkubanF
- 3A. MartinD
- 10Junior MessiasF
- 73P. MasiniM
- 34S. OtoaD
- 4AmorimM
- 80J. GrossiM
- 13N. ZatterstromD
- 99W. L. OuedraogoD
Sassuolo
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Fabio Grosso
Starting XI
- 49A. MuricG
- 6S. WalukiewiczD
- 21J. IdzesD
- 80T. MuharemovicD
- 3J. DoigD
- 90I. KoneM
- 18N. MaticM
- 42K. ThorstvedtM
- 10D. BerardiF
- 99A. PinamontiF
- 45A. LaurienteF
Substitutes
- 13S. TuratiG
- 12G. SatalinoG
- 16G. ZacchiG
- 24L. MoroF
- 25W. CoulibalyD
- 20A. FaderaF
- 7C. VolpatoM
- 35L. LipaniM
- 66Pedro FelipeD
- 8M. NzolaF
- 44E. IannoniM
- 33C. FrangellaM
Match statistics
- 52%Possession48%
- 1.18Expected goals (xG)1.24
- 14Total shots15
- 7Shots on target6
- 4Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots2
- 6Shots inside the box9
- 8Shots outside the box6
- 5Corners3
- 1Offsides1
- 9Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards3
- 1Red cards1
- 5Goalkeeper saves5
- 440Passes411
- 378Accurate passes349
- 86%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.54Goals prevented0.54
Player statistics
Genoa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Justin BijlowG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Leo ØstigårdD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Johan VásquezD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Alessandro MarcandalliD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Ruslan MalinovskyiMTop rated | 55 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 20Stefano SabelliM | 87 | 7.5 | ||
| 32Morten FrendrupM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 77Mikael EllertssonM | 47 | 5.6 | ||
| 8Tommaso BaldanziF | 55 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 9VitinhaF | 75 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Lorenzo ColomboF | 55 | 6.9 | ||
| 1Nicola LealiG | – | – | ||
| 39Daniele SommarivaG | – | – | ||
| 3Aarón MartínD | 35 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Nils ZätterströmD | – | – | ||
| 34Sebastian OtoaD | 3 | – | ||
| 40Lukas KlisysD | – | – | ||
| 99Wedtoin Latif OuedraogoD | – | – | ||
| 4Alexsandro AmorimM | – | – | ||
| 73Patrizio MasiniM | 35 | 6.2 | ||
| 80Jacopo GrossiM | – | – | ||
| 10Junior MessiasF | 15 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 18Caleb EkubanF | 35 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 21Jeff EkhatorF | – | – |
Sassuolo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49Arijanet MurićG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Josh DoigD | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Sebastian WalukiewiczD | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Jay IdzesD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 80Tarik MuharemovićD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Nemanja MaticM | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| 42Kristian ThorstvedtM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 90Ismael KonéM | 87 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 10Domenico BerardiF | 47 | 5.9 | ||
| 45Armand LaurientéF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 99Andrea PinamontiF | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Giacomo SatalinoG | – | – | ||
| 13Stefano TuratiG | – | – | ||
| 16Gioele ZacchiG | – | – | ||
| 25Woyo CoulibalyD | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 66Pedro FelipeD | – | – | ||
| 7Cristian VolpatoM | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Christian FrangellaM | – | – | ||
| 35Luca LipaniM | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 44Edoardo IannoniM | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 8M'Bala NzolaF | – | – | ||
| 20Alieu FaderaF | – | – | ||
| 24Luca MoroF | 3 | – |