Genoa 0-2 Napoli
- De Bruyne 82'
- A. Vergara 87'
Match summary
Napoli beat Genoa 2-0 in Serie A on Sat, 22 Aug 2026.
Goals — Napoli: De Bruyne 82'; A. Vergara 87'.
Genoa had 46% of the possession and 11 shots (2 on target) against 13 (4) for Napoli; corners 5-5, yellow cards 0-1.
In their last 14 meetings Genoa won 1, Napoli won 8 and 5 ended level.
Venue: Luigi Ferraris. Referee: Marco Di Bello.
Match timeline
- 54'PolitanoYellow card
- 66'⇄In MessiasOut BaldanziSubstitution
- 66'⇄In OtoaOut OstigardSubstitution
- 66'⇄In LangOut SantosSubstitution
- 67'⇄In De BruyneOut AnguissaSubstitution
- 67'⇄In A. VergaraOut PolitanoSubstitution
- 74'⇄In MeichtryOut L. ColomboSubstitution
- 75'⇄In SowOut AmorimSubstitution
- 78'⇄In L. LuccaOut HöjlundSubstitution
- 81'⇄In OliveraOut MarínSubstitution
- 82'De BruyneAssist: A. VergaraGoal0-1
- 85'OstigardYellow card
- 85'SabelliYellow card
- 87'A. VergaraAssist: De BruyneGoal0-2
- 87'⇄In ŽulevičOut VasquezSubstitution
Top performers
L. ColomboGenoa · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes73
SantosNapoli · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.05
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes65
FrendrupGenoa · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.02
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
A. VergaraNapoli · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.17
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes24
OstigardGenoa · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes65
RrahmaniNapoli · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Napoli 4-3-3Genoa 3-4-2-1
Genoa
Coach: Daniele De Rossi
Substitutes
- 34Sebastian OtoaDefender5.7
- 11Ethan MeichtryMidfielder5.5
- 97Djibril SowMidfielder5.7
- 10Junior MessiasAttacker6.3
- 80Adam ŽulevičAttacker
- 39Daniele SommarivaGoalkeeper
- 99Franz StolzGoalkeeper
- 74Mamedi DoucouréDefender
- 20Stefano SabelliDefender
- 3Aaron MartínDefender
- 2Mario MitajDefender
- 31David PuczkaDefender
- 71Samuel WiafeMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Hamed TraoréMuscle injury
- Elias HavelThigh injury
- Joi NurediniMuscle injury
- Lorenzo VenturinoMuscle injury
Napoli
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri
Substitutes
- 17Mathias OliveraDefender6.6
- 11Kevin De BruyneMidfielder8.3
- 26Antonio VergaraMidfielder8.4
- 70Noa LangAttacker6.5
- 20Lorenzo LuccaAttacker6.5
- 14Nikita ContiniGoalkeeper
- 32Vanja Milinkovic-SavicGoalkeeper
- 31Sam BeukemaDefender
- 47Christian GarofaloDefender
- 6Billy GilmourMidfielder
- 2Costantino FavasuliMidfielder
- 7David NeresAttacker
- 23GiovaneAttacker
Unavailable players
- Michael FolorunshoPersonalReasons
- Benoit BadiashileIllness
- Cyril NgongePersonalReasons
- Alessandro BuongiornoMeniscus injury
- Luca MarianucciLigament injury
- Pasquale MazzocchiKnee injury
- Walid CheddiraPersonalReasons
Statistics
GenoaNapoli
Key statistics
46%Possession54%
0.67Expected Goals0.77
11Total Shots13
2Shots On Target4
0Big Chances Created3
5Corners5
10Fouls8
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves2
378Passes Completed453
All statistics
4Shots Off Target4
5Shots Blocked5
0.02Expected Goals On Target0.93
8Free Kicks10
7Shots Inside The Box4
431Total Passes507
4Shots Outside The Box9
0Big Chances Missed1
0.35Expected Assists1.33
2/18 (11%)Crosses Completed2/23 (9%)
222Passes Own Half200
227Passes Opposition Half330
17/44 (39%)Long Passes Completed27/44 (61%)
16Throw-Ins20
6Key Passes10
73Passes Into Final Third171
60Backward Passes56
8Goal Kicks9
5Interceptions8
0.77Expected Goals Conceded0.67
12/15 (80%)Tackles Won15/22 (68%)
25Clearances21
1Error Led To Goal0
36Duels Won46
5/19 (26%)Aerial Duels Won14/19 (74%)
31/63 (49%)Ground Duels Won32/63 (51%)
8Was Fouled10
8/20 (40%)Successful Dribbles2/8 (25%)
12Was Dribbled Past6
6Final Third Possession Won5
112Possession Lost115
5Substitutions5
Match information
- Competition
- Serie A
- Round
- Round 1
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Luigi Ferraris
- Attendance
- 33,113
- Referee
- Marco Di Bello