Match highlights
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Empoli vs Genoa highlights
How the goals came
46' Milan Badelj opens the scoring for Genoa → 68' Caleb Ekuban extends Genoa's lead (the winner) → 74' Sebastiano Esposito pulls one back for Empoli. Full time: 1-2, Genoa win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
46' Milan Badelj (Genoa) 0-1
Serie A Matchday 18, played on 2024-12-28, was goalless at the break before coming to life in the 46th minute, right after the restart. Milan Badelj put visiting Genoa in front, making it 0-1. Genoa never surrendered the lead from that point on and left with the win.
68' Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) 0-2
In the 68th minute, Caleb Ekuban doubled Genoa's advantage to make it 0-2, 22 minutes after Badelj's opener. The goal gave the visitors a two-goal cushion. With Empoli pulling one back six minutes later, Ekuban's strike proved crucial to the final result.
74' Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) 1-2
Trailing by two, Empoli responded just six minutes after Ekuban's goal. Sebastiano Esposito found the net in the 74th minute to make it 1-2. There was no further scoring, however, and Empoli fell 1-2 at home at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.
