Fiorentina-Genoa 0-0: LIVE live commentary

Where the match is played:

Stadium: Artemio Franchi
City: Florence
Capacity: 47415 spectators2.07pm

Welcome to the live broadcast of Fiorentina-Genoa, a match valid for the 32nd day of the Serie A championship!2.07pm

Only one point for Viola in the last four championship games, a trend that the Italian team wants to reverse to compete for a place in Europe. The Tuscan team was involved in the Conference League last Thursday and is awaiting the return match scheduled in three days, a decisive tour de force at this stage of the season2.11pm

Genoa are only four points away from the arithmetic of salvation which, however, has never been in question. The rossoblù are fresh from Bentegodi’s victory against Hellas and have not lost since the 3-2 against Monza last March 9th. Recent positive results also away from home for Gilardino’s men, defeated away from Marassi only once in the last eight games (San Siro against league leaders Inter)2.16pm

Davide Di Marco from the Ciampino section will referee the match. The whistleblower is making his debut in Serie A after 13 seasonal managements in Serie B, and will be supported by assistants Bindoni and Tegoni and fourth official Colombo. Mazzoleni and Serra were present at the Var2.19pm

OFFICIAL FIORENTINA LINEUP: Viola lines up with a 4-2-3-1: Terracciano – Kayode, Ranieri, Martinez Quarta, Parisi – Bonaventura, Duncan – Ikonè, Beltran, Sottil – Belotti5.35pm

OFFICIAL GENOA LINEUP: the rossoblù respond with the usual 3-5-2: Martinez – De Winter, Bani, Vasquez – Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj, Messias – Martin – Gudmundsson, Ekuban5.35pm

Italiano’s choices: some variations at Viola considering the double European commitment. Dodo and Parisi take refuge in defence, space for Kayode and Parisi with Quarta and Ranieri making up the central pair. In the middle we see Bonaventura again, who will team up with Duncan, while Nico Gonzalez goes to the bench in front: in fact there are Sottil, Beltran and Ikonè behind the lone striker Belotti5.36pm

Gilardino’s choices: still absent from the squad are Malinovskyi and Vitinha, in attack he confirms Ekuban as Gudmundsson’s partner. Badelj holds the keys to the midfield, with Messias and Frendrup on his sides, while on the outside it’s still up to Sabelli and Martin. In defense, in front of Martinez, play Bani, De Winter and Vasquez5.36pm

Teams on the field at Franchi! Before the match, a minute of silence will be observed for the victims of Suviana and for the tragic death of Mattia Giani, the Eccellenza player who died following an illness on the pitch yesterday afternoon6.30pm

WE’RE GOING TO GO! Fiorentina-Genoa has begun!6.33pm

BELOTTI! First chance for Viola, Sottil’s cross to the far post catches Gallo who heads it high6.39pm

Genoa’s immediate response: Messias runs towards the penalty area and finishes just wide, but Di Marco recognizes the irregular position of the former Milan and Crotone player6.40pm

Ikonè takes action and converges towards the center and kicks with his left foot towards Martinez’s goal who blocks it safely6.41pm

Genoa dangerous! Incursion into the area by Messias who appears only in front of Terracciano, decisive slide by Ranieri who thwarts the threat!6.47pm

Ekuban! He frees himself from the marking of Duncan and Martinez Quarta and finishes from distance, high ball6.49pm

FLORENTINE OPPORTUNITY! Bonaventura works a good ball into the midfield and places it on Beltran, the Argentine striker’s shot ends up just over!6.52pm

Martinez Quarta rushes forward and tries to turn Parisi’s cross from the left into the goal, but misses the target by a long shot6.53pm