2009–10 Genoa CFC season

Genoa had a mixed season, in which it struggled to replace world-class striker Diego Milito, who moved on to Internazionale, where he was key in winning the treble in 2010. Such a player was difficult to find, and his Argentinian replacements Hernán Crespo and Rodrigo Palacio lacked the final punch. Crespo had it in his younger years, of course, but despite four goals in the autumn, he was offloaded to Parma, as Genoa put its faith in David Suazo for the goalscoring. Sergio Floccari also departed, and the Lazio signing scored more goals for the Roman club in half the year than what any player did for Genoa the whole season, while Suazo became a flop. The defence did not perform at expected level either, and even though the team scored several goals by many players, the defensive holes ensured the team did not repeat the fifth position from the year before.

Genoa
2009–10 season
ChairmanEnrico Preziosi
ManagerGian Piero Gasperini
Serie A9th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rodrigo Palacio (7)

All:
Rodrigo Palacio (8)

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Forwards

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Juventus 38 16 7 15 55 56 −1 55 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
8 Parma 38 14 10 14 46 51 −5 52
9 Genoa 38 14 9 15 57 61 −4 51
10 Bari 38 13 11 14 49 49 0 50
11 Fiorentina 38 13 8 17 48 47 +1 47
Source: Lega Calcio and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

Matches

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Topscorers

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UEFA Europa League

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Play-off round

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20 August 2009 First leg Genoa   3–1   Odense Genoa, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,889[1]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
27 August 2009 Second leg Odense   1–1
(2–4 agg.)
  Genoa Odense, Denmark
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fionia Park
Attendance: 10,001[2]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Note: Genoa won 4–2 on aggregate.

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LIL GEN SLV
1   Valencia 6 3 3 0 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–2 1–1
2   Lille 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 1–1 3–0 3–1
3   Genoa 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 3–2 2–0
4   Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 5 13 −8 3 2–2 1–5 0–0
Source: Soccerway
17 September 2009 1 Genoa   2–0   Slavia Prague Genoa, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 17,356[3]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
1 October 2009 2 Valencia   3–2   Genoa Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 21,333[4]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
22 October 2009 3 Lille   3–0   Genoa Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole
Attendance: 16,518[5]
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
5 November 2009 4 Genoa   3–2   Lille Genoa, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,587[6]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
2 December 2009 5 Slavia Prague   0–0   Genoa Prague, Czech Republic
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 11,799[7]
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
17 December 2009 6 Genoa   1–2   Valencia Genoa, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,480[8]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

References

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  1. ^ "Genoa vs. OB" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "OB vs. Genoa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Genoa vs. Slavia Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Valencia vs. Genoa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Lille vs. Genoa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Genoa vs. Lille" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Slavia Prague vs. Genoa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Genoa vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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