Genoa
2 shots on target
0–2
Full time
Napoli
4 shots on target
Genoa
0–2
Napoli
Serie A | Saturday, 22 August 2026 | Full time
46%
Possession
54%
11
Shots
13
2
On target
4
5
Corners
5
Serie A · Matchweek 1 · Saturday, 22 August 2026 at 18:45 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Genoa v Napoli: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Genoa host Napoli on Saturday 22 August in the Serie A, matchweek 1. Genoa have not won in five games. They have scored 5 and conceded 9 in those eight games — 0.6 goals a game, 1.1 against, keeping two clean sheets.
Napoli have won four of their last eight games. They have scored 12 and conceded 6 in those eight games — 1.5 goals a game, 0.8 against, keeping five clean sheets.
K. De Bruyne has been Napoli's most productive, with one goal and one assist. We hold no scoring contribution for any Genoa player yet this season.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' Amir Rrahmani takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
- 5' Corner awarded. Rafa Marín
- 5' Corner awarded. Lorenzo Colombo
- 6' Corner awarded. Morten Frendrup
- 6' Corner awarded. Vitinha
- 7' Alexsandro Amorim takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Vitinha
- 11' Alexsandro Amorim takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Vitinha
- 11' Corner awarded. Rafa Marín
- 12' Shot by Alexsandro Amorim with his right foot is saved. Amir Rrahmani
- 12' Baldanzi Tommaso takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked. Rasmus Højlund
- 13' Vitor Oliveira's right-footed shot is saved. Leo Østigård
- 13' Alisson Santos takes a right-footed shot but misses. Giovanni Di Lorenzo
- 17' Corner awarded. Lorenzo Colombo
- 17' Leonardo Spinazzola takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved. Morten Frendrup
- 17' The first half ends with a score of 0-0. Frank Anguissa
- 17' Corner awarded. Amir Rrahmani
- 17' Corner awarded. Rafa Marín
- 18' Alisson Santos takes a right-footed shot but misses. Rafa Marín
- 18' Corner awarded. Lorenzo Colombo
- 20' Yellow card issued. Amir Rrahmani
- 21' Yellow card shown. Scott McTominay
- 21' Alisson Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi
- 22' Stanislav Lobotka has a shot with his left foot, but it's blocked. Amorim
- 29' Amir Rrahmani takes a right-footed shot but misses. Stanislav Lobotka
- 29' Baldanzi Tommaso takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked. Amorim
- 33' Junior Messias comes on for Tommaso Baldanzi. Matteo Politano
- 33' Noa Lang comes on for Alisson Santos. Johan Vásquez
- 37' Antonio Vergara comes on for Matteo Politano. Amorim
- 37' Kevin De Bruyne comes on for Andre Zambo Anguissa. Tommaso Baldanzi
- 39' Offside. Amorim
- 39' Djibril Sow takes a right-footed shot but misses. Alisson Santos
- 42' Stanislav Lobotka's right-footed shot is blocked. Amorim
- 42' Djibril Sow comes on for Alexsandro Amorim. Frank Anguissa
- 44' Djibril Sow takes a right-footed shot but misses. Justin Bijlow
- 45+1' Goal! Antonio Vergara scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne. Johan Vásquez
- 45+1' Antonio Vergara takes a left-footed shot and scores. Rasmus Højlund
- 45+1' Offside.
- Corner awarded.
- Half time · Genoa 0 Napoli 0
- 46' Goal! Antonio Vergara scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 50' Shot from Antonio Vergara with his left foot results in a goal.
- 50' Offside. Lorenzo Colombo
- 51' Corner awarded. Tommaso Baldanzi
- 53' Goal! Antonio Vergara scores, making it 0-2, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 54' Antonio Vergara scores with a left-footed shot. Alessandro Marcandalli
- 54' Adam Zulevic is on, and Johan Felipe Vasquez Ibarra is off. Alisson Santos
- 54' Offside. Matteo Politano
- 54' Corner awarded. Johan Vásquez
- 54' Match ends with a score of 0-2. Matteo Politano
- 56' Morten Frendrup from Genoa commits a foul. Morten Frendrup
- 56' Frank Anguissa from Napoli wins a free kick in the attacking half. Frank Anguissa
- 57' Morten Frendrup from Genoa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Morten Frendrup
- 57' Foul by Scott McTominay of Napoli. Scott McTominay
- 60' Rasmus Højlund from Napoli wins a free kick in the attacking half. Rasmus Højlund
- 60' Foul committed by Leo Østigård of Genoa. Leo Østigård
- 62' Attempt blocked. Alisson Santos from Napoli has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. He was assisted by Rasmus Højlund. Alisson Santos
- 63' Attempt saved. Scott McTominay from Napoli has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom left corner by Justin Bijlow of Genoa. The assist came from Stanislav Lobotka. Justin Bijlow
- 64' Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani from Napoli takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right. Amir Rrahmani
- 64' Stanislav Lobotka's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Frank Anguissa. Stanislav Lobotka
- 65' Tommaso Baldanzi's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. He was assisted by Morten Frendrup. Tommaso Baldanzi
- 66' Substitution for Genoa: Sebastian Otoa comes on for Leo Østigård. Sebastian Otoa
- 66' Substitution for Napoli: Noa Lang comes on for Alisson Santos. Alisson Santos
- 66' Substitution for Genoa: Junior Messias comes on for Tommaso Baldanzi. Junior Messias
- 67' Substitution for Napoli: Kevin De Bruyne comes on for Frank Anguissa. Kevin De Bruyne
- 67' Substitution for Napoli: Antonio Vergara comes on for Matteo Politano. Antonio Vergara
- 67' Lorenzo Colombo of Genoa is caught offside. Lorenzo Colombo
- 69' Antonio Vergara from Napoli wins a free kick on the right wing. Antonio Vergara
- 69' Mikael Ellertsson from Genoa commits a foul. Mikael Egill Ellertsson
- 71' Napoli win a corner after Alessandro Marcandalli concedes. Alessandro Marcandalli
- 74' Substitution for Genoa: Ethan Meichtry comes on for Lorenzo Colombo. Lorenzo Colombo
- 74' Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka from Napoli takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the left. He was assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola. Stanislav Lobotka
- 74' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 74' The match is delayed due to an injury to Alessandro Marcandalli from Genoa. Alessandro Marcandalli
- 75' Substitution for Genoa: Djibril Sow comes on for Alex Amorim. Amorim
- 76' Napoli wins a corner after Junior Messias concedes. Junior Messias
- 76' Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola from Napoli has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked. Kevin De Bruyne provided the assist. Leonardo Spinazzola
- 78' Substitution for Napoli: Lorenzo Lucca comes on for Rasmus Højlund. Lorenzo Lucca
- 79' Attempt missed. Djibril Sow from Genoa takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes close and misses to the right. He was assisted by Junior Messias after a fast break. Junior Messias
- 79' Antonio Vergara's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Scott McTominay. Antonio Vergara
- 80' The match is delayed due to an injury to Rafa Marín from Napoli. Rafa Marín
- 81' Substitution for Napoli: Mathías Olivera comes on for Rafa Marín due to an injury. Rafa Marín
- 81' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
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82'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Napoli leads 1-0 against Genoa. Kevin De Bruyne scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Antonio Vergara's through ball. Antonio Vergara - 85' Leo Østigård from Genoa receives a yellow card. Leo Østigård
- 85' Stefano Sabelli of Genoa receives a yellow card. Stefano Sabelli
- 86' Foul by Scott McTominay of Napoli. Scott McTominay
- 86' Junior Messias from Genoa wins a free kick in the attacking half. Junior Messias
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87'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Napoli leads 2-0 against Genoa. Antonio Vergara scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne during a fast break. Antonio Vergara - 87' Substitution for Genoa: Adam Zulevic comes on for Johan Vásquez.
- 89' Lorenzo Lucca of Napoli is caught offside. Lorenzo Lucca
- 90+1' Genoa wins a corner after Amir Rrahmani concedes. Amir Rrahmani
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Alex Meret from Napoli is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Alex Meret
- 90+2' Foul committed by Adam Zulevic of Genoa.
- 90+3' Antonio Vergara from Napoli wins a free kick in the defensive half. Antonio Vergara
- 90+3' Foul committed by Ethan Meichtry of Genoa.
- The second half ends with Genoa losing 0-2 to Napoli.
- The match ends with Genoa losing 0-2 to Napoli.
Match statistics
Genoa on the left, Napoli on the right.
The game
46%
Ball possession
54%
87
Total attacks
93
40
Dangerous attacks
63
Attack
11
Shots total
13
2
Shots on target
4
4
Shots off target
4
5
Shots blocked
5
7
Shots inside the box
4
4
Shots outside the box
9
0
Big chances created
3
0
Big chances missed
1
5
Corners
5
1
Offsides
2
Build-up
431
Passes
507
378
Accurate passes
453
88%
Pass accuracy
89%
18
Crosses
23
2
Accurate crosses
2
20
Dribble attempts
8
8
Successful dribbles
2
16
Throw-ins
20
8
Goal kicks
9
Defence
2
Saves
2
15
Tackles
22
5
Interceptions
8
36
Duels won
46
10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Injuries
1
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Genoa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amorim | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 46 | 93 | 66 | – | 2 | 1 | 56 | 7.12 |
| Lorenzo Colombo | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 89 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 6.66 |
| Leo Østigård | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 52 | 92 | 62 | – | 2 | 2 | 67 | 7.07 |
| Tommaso Baldanzi | 66 | – | – | 4 | – | 0.31 | – | 31 | 90 | 39 | 1 | – | – | 50 | 6.76 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Bijlow | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 43 | 72 | 6.48 |
| Vitinha | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | 80 | 6.15 |
| Brooke Norton-Cuffy | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 23 | 78 | 6.47 |
| Alessandro Marcandalli | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 48 | 92 | 6.54 |
| Morten Frendrup | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 57 | 96 | 7.26 |
| Mikael Egill Ellertsson | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 21 | 90 | 6.71 |
| Johan Vásquez | 87 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 66 | 85 | 5.89 |
| Junior Messias sub | 24 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 75 | 7.23 |
| Sebastian Otoa sub | 24 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7 | 71 | 6.07 |
| Franz-Ethan Meichtry sub | 16 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 100 | 5.95 |
| Djibril Sow sub | 15 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7 | 86 | 6.34 |
| A. Žulevič sub | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 100 | – |
Napoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McTominay | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 34 | 94 | 54 | 1 | – | 2 | 29 | 7.42 |
| Amir Rrahmani | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.02 | – | 79 | 87 | 104 | – | 4 | 1 | 100 | 7.96 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 94 | 79 | – | 3 | – | 83 | 7.26 |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 55 | 95 | 72 | – | – | 1 | NaN | 6.75 |
| Stanislav Lobotka | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.15 | 1 | 76 | 96 | 83 | – | 2 | – | 50 | 7.07 |
| Rafa Marín | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 93 | 49 | – | 1 | 2 | 33 | 6.95 |
| Rasmus Højlund | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 63 | 18 | – | – | – | 67 | 6.49 |
| Matteo Politano | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 82 | 38 | – | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6.56 |
| Frank Anguissa | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 31 | 87 | 38 | – | 2 | – | 43 | 6.74 |
| Alisson Santos | 66 | – | – | 3 | – | 0.08 | – | 16 | 75 | 31 | – | – | – | – | 6.77 |
| Noa Lang sub | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 100 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | 50 | 6.61 |
| Kevin De Bruyne sub | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 2 | 24 | 79 | 33 | – | 1 | – | 67 | 8.23 |
| Antonio Vergara sub | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 24 | – | 2 | – | 75 | 8.42 |
| Lorenzo Lucca sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | 3 | – | – | 1 | NaN | 6.43 |
| Mathías Olivera sub | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 75 | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.47 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Meret | 90 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 83 | 7.03 |
Player cards
Amir Rrahmani had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Amir Rrahmani
Passing
Serie A | Genoa 0-2 Napoli | 22 August 2026
69 successful
10 unsuccessful
13
final third passes
79
passes
87%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Genoa
LDDLL
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–2–4 |
| Goals for · against | 5–9 |
Napoli
WDLWW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 4–2–2 |
| Goals for · against | 12–6 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Genoa
Nothing recorded yet.
Napoli
|
K. De Bruyne
1 goal · 1 assist
|
2 |
|
A. Vergara
1 goal · 1 assist
|
2 |
|
R. Højlund
1 goal
|
1 |