Patrick Vieira’s Genoa obtained again to profitable methods with a 2-1 victory over Lecce in on Friday night, because of a deadly mixture of Fabio Miretti and Ruslan Malinovskyi within the first half, who had been sufficient to see off Nikola Krstovic.
Malinovskyi returned to the Genoa beginning line-up for the primary time in six months after recovering from a damaged fibula in one in every of 5 modifications to Vieira’s aspect. Lecce, coming in off the again of final week, remained unchanged for his or her journey to the Marassi.
The returning Malinovskyi supplied an instantaneous impression, supplying an exquisite clipped ball excessive into the realm for Miretti, who pulled off an emphatic and acrobatic end to slam the ball previous Wladimiro Falcone and into the roof of the online for 1-0 1 / 4 of an hour in.
The identical pair mixed once more for Genoa’s second aim a number of moments earlier than half-time. Malinovskyi did nicely to let Morten Frendrup’s cross run throughout his physique, earlier than taking out to the fitting channel, the place he squeeze an incisive ball previous a number of Lecce defenders to feed Miretti within the center, who held it up earlier than swivelling and firing into the far nook for 2-0.
The deficit was halved halfway via the second interval from the penalty spot following a prolonged VAR overview. Danilo Veiga’s shot was blocked by second-half Genoa substitute Allan Matturro, which resulted in a Lecce spot kick with 66 minutes on the clock.
High goalscorer Krstovic stepped as much as take and dispatched down the left, regardless of lacking three of his final 4 from the spot. The Lecce striker is now into double figures in Serie A this season.
Genoa are nonetheless in twelfth place on account of Friday’s victory, however they’re now degree on factors with Torino above them. The Granata will play at residence towards Empoli on Saturday night. Lecce, in the meantime, are hovering three factors above the relegation zone in sixteenth, and will theoretically find yourself within the drop zone by the tip of the weekend relying on outcomes elsewhere.
Genoa 2-0 Lecce
Miretti 16’, 45+2 (G), Krstovic 68’ (L).
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