Finished
Both teams could have won today but Genoa just managed to carve out the victory
That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
Ball possession: Genoa: 41%, Cagliari: 59%.
The referee signals a free kick as Davide Zappacosta from Genoa trips Riccardo Sottil
Goal kick for Genoa
A chance presents itself to Alberto Cerri from Cagliari but his header goes wide
Nahitan Nandez puts in a cross...
Razvan Marin from Cagliari tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
Cagliari take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
Great vision by Razvan Marin from Cagliari as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
Great skill from Goran Pandev as he dribbles past his opponents
Charalambos Lykogiannis could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
Genoa take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
Davide Zappacosta from Genoa tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added
Ball possession: Genoa: 42%, Cagliari: 58%.
How did he miss that? Alberto Cerri has a wonderful chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target!
Could be a good chance here as Joao Pedro from Cagliari cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
Alberto Cerri from Cagliari heads the ball to a team mate.
Cagliari take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
Goal kick for Cagliari
That's a great ball by Marko Pjaca from Genoa. He directs the ball behind the defence, but the chance eventually goes begging
Safe hands from Mattia Perin as he comes out and claims the ball
After a tactical foul, Gabriele Zappa sees no other way than stopping the counter and receives a yellow card.
Gabriele Zappa is penalised for pushing Filippo Melegoni
Radja Nainggolan is leaving the field to be replaced by Gaston Pereiro in a tactical substitution.
Domenico Criscito relieves the pressure with a clearance
Charalambos Lykogiannis puts in a cross...
Goran Pandev from Genoa gets a good shooting opportunity and opts for a cheeky lob but Alessio Cragno reads the shot and saves!
Alessio Cragno from Cagliari makes a great save.
Alessio Cragno saved a certain goal there! Davide Zappacosta found himself in a great scoring position but Alessio Cragno denied him with a great save
Marko Pjaca carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
Razvan Marin crosses the ball into the box from the free kick
The referee signals a free kick as Domenico Criscito from Genoa trips Riccardo Sottil
Radja Nainggolan from Cagliari tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
Cagliari is having a good opportunity to score.
A shot by Radja Nainggolan is blocked
Riccardo Sottil from Cagliari swings in the corner from the right.
Nahitan Nandez from Cagliari sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
Davide Zappacosta relieves the pressure with a clearance
Gabriele Zappa puts in a cross...
Ball possession: Genoa: 43%, Cagliari: 57%.
Radja Nainggolan from Cagliari had a bad first touch and fails to benefit from his team mates cross.
Riccardo Sottil from Cagliari tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
Miha Zajc is leaving the field to be replaced by Filippo Melegoni in a tactical substitution.
Eldor Shomurodov is leaving the field to be replaced by Marko Pjaca in a tactical substitution.
Andrea Masiello relieves the pressure with a clearance
Eldor Shomurodov comes back onto the field.
The referee signals a free kick as Valon Behrami from Genoa trips Charalambos Lykogiannis
The game is restarted
It doesn't look good here as Eldor Shomurodov is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
Razvan Marin sees his shot deflected off target
Cagliari take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
Alberto Cerri hand-balls
A shot from Miha Zajc takes a deflection but the keeper is there to cover it
Miha Zajc from Genoa takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
Genoa start a counter attack
Razvan Marin from Cagliari swings in the corner from the right.
Alfred Duncan is leaving the field to be replaced by Riccardo Sottil in a tactical substitution.
Giovanni Simeone is leaving the field to be replaced by Alberto Cerri in a tactical substitution.
Ball possession: Genoa: 45%, Cagliari: 55%.
Ivan Radovanovic clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
Radja Nainggolan puts in a cross...
Cagliari is in control of the ball.
Jerome Onguene relieves the pressure with a clearance
Charalambos Lykogiannis from Cagliari swings in the corner from the left.
Joao Pedro from Cagliari sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
The referee signals a free kick as Miha Zajc from Genoa trips Nahitan Nandez
Good effort by Goran Pandev as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
Some neat football here as Eldor Shomurodov from Genoa plays a 1-2 with Goran Pandev.
Ivan Radovanovic relieves the pressure with a clearance
Alfred Duncan puts in a cross...
Kevin Strootman is leaving the field to be replaced by Valon Behrami in a tactical substitution.
Mattia Destro is leaving the field to be replaced by Goran Pandev in a tactical substitution.
Dangerous challenge by Joao Pedro from Cagliari. Ivan Radovanovic on the receiving end of that.
Razvan Marin puts in a cross...
Gabriele Zappa from Cagliari sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
Alfred Duncan goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
Ball possession: Genoa: 48%, Cagliari: 52%.
Milan Badelj relieves the pressure with a clearance
Nahitan Nandez from Cagliari sends a deflected cross into the box.
Nahitan Nandez from Cagliari directs a ball squarely in the box, but Mattia Perin runs out to collect the ball
Gabriele Zappa of Cagliari passes the ball to a team mate.
Radja Nainggolan goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
Lennart Czyborra is leaving the field to be replaced by Jerome Onguene in a tactical substitution.
Ball possession: Genoa: 49%, Cagliari: 51%.
Nahitan Nandez from Cagliari crosses the ball, but it goes out for a goal kick.
Some neat football here as Nahitan Nandez from Cagliari plays a 1-2 with Gabriele Zappa.
Radja Nainggolan from Cagliari crosses the ball, but it goes out for a goal kick.
Ball possession: Genoa: 50%, Cagliari: 50%.
The referee signals a free kick as Milan Badelj from Genoa trips Nahitan Nandez
Genoa take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
Good effort by Eldor Shomurodov as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
Could be a good chance here as Mattia Destro from Genoa cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
Eldor Shomurodov from Genoa is ruled offside
The match resumes with a drop ball
The game is stopped
The second half is underway
It's over! The referee blows for half time
Ball possession: Genoa: 51%, Cagliari: 49%.
How did he miss that? Eldor Shomurodov has a wonderful chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target!
Mattia Destro of Genoa passes the ball to a team mate.
Davide Zappacosta puts in a cross...
Davide Zappacosta fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Giovanni Simeone from Cagliari directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
Giovanni Simeone from Cagliari takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
Cagliari start a counter attack
Davide Zappacosta from Genoa passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
Great skill from Davide Zappacosta as he dribbles past his opponents
Davide Zappacosta from Genoa takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
Mattia Perin from Genoa makes a great save.
Mattia Perin saved a certain goal there! Giovanni Simeone found himself in a great scoring position but Mattia Perin denied him with a great save
Razvan Marin shoots from outside the box, but Mattia Perin has it under control
Radja Nainggolan fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Genoa take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
The referee signals a free kick as Eldor Shomurodov from Genoa trips Razvan Marin
What a miss! Luca Ceppitelli has a great opportunity to score, but sends his header wide of goal!
Milan Badelj clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
Gabriele Zappa relieves the pressure with a clearance
Ball possession: Genoa: 52%, Cagliari: 48%.
Lennart Czyborra relieves the pressure with a clearance
Joao Pedro releases a shot, it's parried by Mattia Perin but he can't hold onto it...
Razvan Marin of Cagliari passes the ball to a team mate.
Charalambos Lykogiannis relieves the pressure with a clearance
Kevin Strootman puts in a cross...
Domenico Criscito from Genoa tries to head the ball to a team mate, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
Joao Pedro relieves the pressure with a clearance
Miha Zajc from Genoa swings in the corner from the right.
The referee signals a free kick as Davide Zappacosta from Genoa trips Charalambos Lykogiannis
Davide Zappacosta from Genoa is ruled offside
Ball possession: Genoa: 54%, Cagliari: 46%.
Genoa take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
The referee signals a free kick as Joao Pedro from Cagliari trips Milan Badelj
Mattia Destro from Genoa is ruled offside
Miha Zajc crosses the ball into the box from the free kick
The referee signals a free kick as Gabriele Zappa from Cagliari trips Mattia Destro
Nahitan Nandez commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book
The ref blows his whistle. Nahitan Nandez charged Mattia Destro from behind and it's a free-kick
Ball possession: Genoa: 55%, Cagliari: 45%.
Mattia Destro commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book
Reckless challenge there. Mattia Destro commits a rough foul on Joao Pedro
A chance presents itself to Ivan Radovanovic from Genoa but his header goes wide
Milan Badelj puts in a cross...
Miha Zajc from Genoa takes a short corner kick from the right.
Alfred Duncan relieves the pressure with a clearance
Oh no. From a promising position Andrea Masiello from Genoa miskicks completely. Opportunity wasted.
Domenico Criscito puts in a cross...
Miha Zajc from Genoa takes a short corner kick from the left.
Luca Ceppitelli clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
A shot by Mattia Destro is blocked
Lennart Czyborra puts in a cross...
Diego Godin relieves the pressure with a clearance
Charalambos Lykogiannis crosses the ball into the box from the free kick
Kevin Strootman provided the assist for the goal.
G O O O A A A L - Mattia Destro with the goal!
Kevin Strootman of Genoa passes the ball to a team mate.
Eldor Shomurodov of Genoa passes the ball to a team mate.
Great skill from Eldor Shomurodov as he dribbles past his opponents
Ball possession: Genoa: 72%, Cagliari: 28%.
Radja Nainggolan from Cagliari crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target.
Diego Godin from Cagliari heads the ball to a team mate.
Joao Pedro from Cagliari takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
Obstruction as Kevin Strootman cuts off the run of Razvan Marin. A free-kick is awarded.
That looked a fine chance. Lennart Czyborra from Genoa directs a ball squarely in the box, but it comes to nothing in the end
Mattia Destro from Genoa had a bad first touch and fails to benefit from his team mates cross.
Could be a good chance here as Kevin Strootman from Genoa cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
Great vision by Diego Godin from Cagliari as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
Miha Zajc puts in a cross...
Eldor Shomurodov hand-balls
Today's game will be played behind closed doors, due to Coronavirus outbreak safety precautions.
The pitch is below standard but still playable.
A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.
Cagliari kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match
Welcome to Stadio Luigi Ferraris, the match will start in about 5 minutes.