Genoa, a point that extends the positive streak: Messias and Bani ko, investigations today

Not exactly a rematch but a vigorous match with the trappings that Alberto Gilardino wants, yes. Genoa leaves the “Franchi” of Florence with a good point with a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina and continues its positive streak after draws against Juventus, Frosinone and the success in Verona. A match played with intensity in the first half of the match, they deservedly took the lead with a penalty converted by Gudmundsson and scored by Ekuban, deployed in attack by the rossoblu coach in place of Retegui and protagonist of a couple of occasions in the first half. The Italian-Argentine, returning after an ankle problem, started on the bench probably with a view to the two matches within four days that the Grifone will play.

VAR doubt
In the second half, Vincenzo Italiano’s Viola pushed and, also thanks to the changes that increased the Viola’s offensive potential with the introductions of Kouamé and Nico Gonzalez, Badelj and his teammates suffered more but still managed to secure the opening goal. With twenty minutes to go, Kayode and Retegui yank each other and go to the ground. Di Marco, making his debut in Serie A, assigns the maximum free kick for Genoa but after reviewing the image on the monitor (doubts remain about this choice as there was contact it should have been considered a “field choice”) he changes his decision and blows the free kick for Fiorentina.

Messias and Bani stop
The conditions of Junior Messias are alarming to the Griffin. The Brazilian joker stopped at the end of the first half of the match due to a physical problem and immediately asked for a change. The extent of the injury remains to be understood, which is why the player will undergo the necessary clinical tests in the next few hours. Mattia Bani also raised the white flag at the end. “It’s a shame about some injuries, like Messias and Bani: we’ll play again in four days – Gilardino said in the conference -. Junior had an adductor problem, we’ll evaluate him and Bani”.