Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Genoa 2nd with 73 points, Cittadella 14th with 43, 30 apart. Cittadella had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Cittadella were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.18, Genoa 1.39 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Cittadella were winless in 7. Genoa had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Cittadella 3/15, Genoa 13/15.
Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato, capacity 7,623, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Genoa: Albert Gudmundsson (70')
Key stats
Possession: Cittadella 35% · Genoa 65% · Total shots: 9-15 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-5