First home victory for Genoa that defeats Turin with a goal from Portanova, playing outnumbered from 24 ‘of the first half due to the expulsion of Ostigard for a double yellow card. A success that interrupts a streak of 26 games without a win and relaunches Blessin’s team in the key to salvation for the eighth consecutive useful result. Blessin, still unbeaten, confirms Frendrup in defense and raises from the first minute Destro first striker. Juric responds with Pjaca and Pobega behind Belotti. Turin that starts well with Izzo who commits Sirigu with his head, good at lifting a corner. But at 14 ‘the advantage of Genoa arrives. Frendrup steals the ball on the trocar in Vojvoda and flies to the right, from the back he leaves a tense cross with Berisha who misses the exit, the ball reaches Izzo who is unable to control it and Portanova puts in the net from two steps.
The grenades are struggling to react but at 24 ‘Genoa remains in ten. Ostigard, already warned, intervenes on Izzo on the edge, the visiting defender flies and in direct contact the contact seems evident so much that Mariani has no doubts in extracting the second yellow card and then expelling the Norwegian defender. From the television replay, however, the contact does not seem so obvious. Blessin immediately runs for cover by inserting Bani for Amiri, who does not like the change and moving from 4-2-3-1 to 4-4-1. The double defensive line works despite Torino raising the center of gravity and trying to find a balance with a continuous and enveloping maneuver. But the opportunities for Juric’s Grenades are just two. At 35 ‘Singo’s cross, Belotti looks for the reverse goal which becomes an assist for Vojvoda but the header ends up on the crossbar even though Sirigu was there. At 42 ‘it is Belotti who seeks a sliding shot on a Lukic filter but the ball ends up abundantly on the side. Only one change in the interval with Blessin who also renounces Destro by inserting Hefti who resumes his place from right-back thus advancing Frendrup in the middle. Despite missing a point of role at the Rossoblù kick-off immediately ahead with a conclusion by Melegoni rejected by the grenade defense. Juric also relies on the bench in the fifth, inserting Brekalo and Ansaldi for Mandragora and Vojvoda.
The match becomes a game of chess and so Blessin responds by removing the very tired Portanova and Melegoni for Galdames and Yeboah, fresh from the call-up with the under-21 national team. Turin. Pjaca engages Sirigu and on the other test front Yeboah but Berisha is careful. At half an hour Siungo at the far post tries to fly on Rodriguez’s cross but shoots very high. Juric also plays the Zaza card along with Buongiorno. But it is not enough for Torino who risks conceding the second goal in the final with Badelj deflected for a corner by a defender and in the end the rossoblù team can celebrate a long-awaited success.