Napoli strike late, beat Genoa, close gap to Serie A leaders | OneFootball

On Saturday afternoon, Napoli defeated Genoa 3-2 in the 24th round of the Italian Championship, at Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa. With this result, the visitors narrowed the gap to league leaders Inter Milan and remain in the title race.

Standings Situation

With 49 points, six fewer than Inter, Napoli sits in third place in the tournament. Genoa, on the other hand, is 14th with 23 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴🔵 GENOA 2 x 3 NAPOLI 🔵⚪

🏆 Competition: Italian Championship | 24th round 🏟️ Venue: Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 📅 Date: February 7, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Genoa opened the scoring just three minutes in. Malinovskyi converted a penalty down the middle of the goal, putting the home team ahead.

Napoli responded quickly and equalized in the 20th minute of the first half. After a good exchange of passes, McTominay shot across goal, goalkeeper Bijlow parried, and Højlund took advantage to level the score. The turnaround came the very next minute. McTominay received the ball in midfield and fired a powerful shot into the corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance.

After the break, Genoa managed to equalize in the 11th minute. Buongiorno of Napoli made a mistake in the center circle, Colombo stole the ball, raced forward at speed, and finished inside the box to score the home side’s second goal.

In stoppage time, at 48 minutes, the referee awarded a penalty for Cornet’s foul on Vergara after VAR review. Højlund stepped up and converted, securing victory for Napoli.

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