Serie A brings us several interesting duels this Saturday, and the first is between Genoa and Roma. Roma did not manage to justify the favorite, the match ended without goals 0:0.
Interestingly, Genoa was the first to threaten, as, in the 14th minute, Caleb Ekuban shot well with his head, but his shot was thwarted by the experienced Rui Patricio.
By the end of the first part of the game, we saw only one more chance for Roma, and in the second – a great shot by Chris Smalling, which ended above the bar.
Roma shook the visitors’ net from the end of the match with a goal by Nikola Zaniolo, but he was annulled, which is why the attacker of Roma was excluded after the objection, and since then it was clear that the host will have a hard time winning.
Genoa played with ten from the 68th minute, as Leo Ostigard received a red card for a foul.
The Roma team is sixth on the table with 39 points, they missed the opportunity to equalize with the Roma, and Genoa is penultimate, 19th with 14 points. On the other hand, Genoa reached the second consecutive draw under the new coach Alexander Blesin and a huge fight for survival until the end of the season awaits them.
