Match highlights
Genoa vs Fiorentina highlights
How the goals came
5' Cristiano Biraghi opens the scoring for Fiorentina → 11' Giacomo Bonaventura extends Fiorentina's lead (the winner) → 40' Nico González extends Fiorentina's lead → 56' Rolando Mandragora extends Fiorentina's lead → 58' Davide Biraschi pulls one back for Genoa. Full time: 1-4, Fiorentina win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
5' Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) 0-1
Genoa's Serie A opener against Fiorentina at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris took only five minutes to produce its first goal. Cristiano Biraghi put the visitors ahead at 0-1. Fiorentina never gave up that lead and went on to win 1-4, which made Biraghi's early strike the winning goal of the matchday-one fixture.
11' Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) 0-2
Six minutes after the opener, Fiorentina struck again. Giacomo Bonaventura scored in the 11th minute to make it 0-2, giving the visitors two goals in quick succession at the start of the match. Genoa, playing at home, were already facing a two-goal deficit early in the first half.
40' Nico González (Fiorentina) 0-3
Nico González added a third in the 40th minute to make it 0-3. There were no further goals before the break, so Fiorentina went in at half-time with a three-goal lead. For Genoa, it was a difficult first half in their opening match at home.
56' Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) 0-4
Rolando Mandragora extended the lead in the 56th minute, making it 0-4. Fiorentina had kept scoring after the break, and their advantage was now four goals. By this stage, the visitors had all but settled the outcome.
58' Davide Biraschi (Genoa) 1-4
Just two minutes after conceding the fourth, Genoa finally got on the scoresheet. Davide Biraschi scored in the 58th minute to make it 1-4. It was the home side's only goal of the match, as the score did not change again.
