💣 Genoa (almost) safe: 2-1 v Sassuolo! Tunnel bust-up, 2 🟥, De Rossi 🥳
Genoa beat Sassuolo 2-1 and have almost certainly secured survival: the Grifone are now +9 above the relegation zone, occupied by Cremonese and Lecce. Decisive were the golazo from Malinovskyi (18')...
💣 Genoa (almost) safe: 2-1 v Sassuolo! Tunnel bust-up, 2 🟥, De Rossi 🥳 Genoa beat Sassuolo 2-1 and have almost certainly secured survival: the Grifone are now +9 above the relegation zone , occupied by Cremonese and Lecce. Decisive were the golazo from Malinovskyi (18') and the tap-in from Ekuban (84') after a brilliant move by Messias and Sabelli, overturning the temporary equaliser from Koné (57') .
Both teams went down to 10 men in the 45th minute after a clash between Berardi and Ellertsson that led to a double sending-off. 🤯 Malinovskyi makes it 1-0! Only Messi and Mbappé have scored more from distance The match was lively from the first half: Berardi had several attempts, while for Genoa Baldanzi, Colombo and especially Vitinha looked dangerous, with the latter going close from a corner routine.
The opener came from Malinovskyi’s 6th goal of the season in the 18th minute , of course from distance: a left-footed shot tucked in near the post. Since 2019/20, the Ukrainian has scored 21 goals from outside the box: level with Harry Kane, and only Messi (23) and Mbappé (24) have done better. That’s according to Opta.
🟥🟥 Clash in the tunnel: RED cards for Berardi and Ellertsson At the end of the first half, a brawl broke out in the tunnel between Berardi and Ellertsson : the two exchanged blows in full view of the referee, who sent them both off before they returned to the dressing room. It all stemmed from an uncalled foul on Koné toward the end of the half : Berardi and Sabelli argued, with Vitinha pushing Berardi toward the tunnel wall. On the way in, the argument spread and escalated with Ellertsson.