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After 4 victories in a row without Diego Milito yesterday we missed our topscorer, who watched the match in Gradinata Nord. Genoa started very good and was several times close to the openinggoal with chances of Jankovic, Motta, Palladino, Criscito and Sculli but Lazio’s keeper Muslera saved his team every time. At halftime the score was still 0-0, but if Genoa would create as many chances as in the first half the openinggoal was just a matter of time. After 65 minutes the goal arrived, but at the other side. Lazio’s striker Zarate was faster than our Salvator Bocchetti and beat Rubinho in the far corner: 0-1. The goal broke Genoa that could not create big chances any more, so we lost the match.

Luckily today Udinese beat Fiorentina (3-1), so we stay 4th in the standings. Next week Genoa plays in Bologna (18th in the standings) while numbers 5 (Fiorentina) and 6 (Roma, that beat Lecce today by 3-2) play against each other in Florence.    

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Giuseppe Sculli did score his latest goal at 18th January in Lecce, while Diego Milito scored 15th February his 15th and last goal against Fiorentina. Today our goalscoring couple refound the goal by scoring in the 2nd half against Udinese: 2-0.

It must be said, today we had nothing to complain about referee Ayroldi. In the 15th minute of the second half Juric stopped striker Floro Flores of Udinese in the Genoa penaltyarea and Ayroldi could whistle a penalty, but he did not and 30 seconds later Giuseppe Sculli scored the opening-goal at the other side of the field. After 6 annulated regular goals of Genoa so far this season we deserve a little luck, but it is clear that Udinese has nothing to do with that. On the other hand: Genoa was the best team in the field and played with 4 strikers after Marco Rossi was substituted by Ruben Olivera. In the 93rd minute Diego Milito scored his 16th goal after a great cross of Paladino: 2-0.

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Till yesterday Genoa was unbeaten at home: 8 victories and 4 draws. Also yesterday the team of Mr. Gasperini was the best team in the field with 58% ball-possession, 7-2 advantage in corners and 16 against 8 shots on the goal. Nice numbers, but they don’t count. All that counts is the result of 0-2 by goals of Ibrahimovic (off-side ?!) and Balotelli (did it pass the line ?). Maybe this is the difference between an European topteam like Inter and a club like Genoa that played 3 years ago in Serie C-1.

 

Genoa created at least 5 big chances, but did not score. On the other hand if we put on our red and blue glasses also Inter did not score a regular goal because Ibrahimovic in the 2nd minute was in off-side position when he scored and the ball of Balotelli in the 61st minute never completely passed the goalline.

Of course it is possible to loose against the Champions of Inter, but the most pain of yesterday-evening are the yellow cards of Biava, Ferrari and Motta that all 3 can not play next Saturday at 18.00 hours in and against number 7 Cagliari. A very important match to reach European football at the end of the season.