Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Genoa vs AS Roma – Lineups & Match Details

Genoa beat AS Roma 2-1. Goals: Junior Messias (52' pen.), E. Ndicka (55'), Vítinha (80'). Genoa had 36% possession against AS Roma's 64%. Shots on target: 5-1.

Serie A · Regular Season - 28

Sunday, 8 March 2026

GenoaGenoa

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

AS RomaAS Roma

Referee: Andrea Colombo, Italy

Lineups

GenoaGenoa3-4-2-1
J. Bijlow16J. BijlowG
A. Marcandalli27A. MarcandalliD
L. Ostigard5L. OstigardD
J. Vasquez22J. VasquezD
M. E. Ellertsson77M. E. EllertssonM
M. Frendrup32M. FrendrupM
P. Masini73P. MasiniM
S. Sabelli20S. SabelliM
Junior Messias10Junior MessiasF
C. Ekuban18C. EkubanF
J. Ekhator21J. EkhatorF

Substitutes

1N. LealiG
39D. SommarivaG
3A. MartinD
4AmorimM
9VitinhaF
13N. ZatterstromD
14J. OnanaM
15B. Norton-CuffyD
17R. MalinovskyiM
29L. ColomboF
34S. OtoaD
70M. CornetF
76K. GecajD
AS RomaAS Roma3-4-2-1
M. Svilar99M. SvilarG
G. Mancini23G. ManciniD
E. Ndicka5E. NdickaD
Z. Celik19Z. CelikD
D. Rensch2D. RenschM
N. Pisilli61N. PisilliM
M. Kone17M. KoneM
K. Tsimikas12K. TsimikasM
L. Pellegrini7L. PellegriniF
L. Venturino20L. VenturinoF
D. Malen14D. MalenF

Substitutes

70G. De MarziG
95P. GolliniG
3AngelinoD
4B. CristanteM
8N. El AynaouiM
24J. ZiolkowskiD
78R. VazF
87D. GhilardiD
92S. El ShaarawyF
97B. ZaragozaF

Match Events

12'Y

E. Ndicka

16'Y

P. Masini

40'Y

D. Malen

46'S

L. Venturino

Substitution 1

52'P

Junior Messias

55'G

E. Ndicka

56'S

L. Pellegrini

Substitution 2

64'S

Junior Messias

Substitution 1

64'S

J. Ekhator

Substitution 2

70'S

D. Rensch

Substitution 3

75'S

C. Ekuban

Substitution 3

79'S

M. Ellertsson

Substitution 4

80'G

Vítinha

Assist: P. Masini

84'S

G. Mancini

Substitution 4

84'S

Z. Çelik

Substitution 5

89'Y

B. Cristante

Statistics

Genoa
36%64%
AS Roma
2.75Expected Goals (xG)0.35
11Total Shots8
5Shots on Target1
3Corners6
11Fouls17
1Offsides5
61Pass Accuracy (%)76
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Genoa host AS Roma on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Genoa go into the match 14th in the table; AS Roma sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Genoa have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. AS Roma have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Dec 2025: Genoa 1-3 AS Roma; 17 Jan 2025: Genoa 1-3 AS Roma; 15 Sept 2024: Genoa 1-1 AS Roma. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Genoa beat AS Roma 2-1. Genoa scored through Junior Messias 52' (pen.), Vítinha 80'. AS Roma replied with E. Ndicka 55'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 80 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Genoa held 36% of the ball against 64% for AS Roma. Shots on target finished 5-1. Expected goals read 2.75 for Genoa, 0.35 for AS Roma.

Verdict

The win nudges Genoa forward and leaves AS Roma with work to do. Genoa sat 14th and AS Roma 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.