Genoa beat Fiorentina 2-1 in matchday six of Serie A

Genoa secured an important win over visitors Fiorentina 2-1 in the match that brought the two sides together in matchday six of Serie A for the 2026/27 season, played at 16:00 Damascus time.

Milutin Osmajić opened the scoring for Genoa in the 7th minute, before Junior Messias added the second goal in the 15th minute to give the home side a comfortable lead in the first half.

Fiorentina reduced the deficit through an own goal scored by Johan Felipe Vázquez Ibarra in the 73rd minute, but the attempts were not enough for the visitors to return with a positive result from the pitch.

Statistically, Fiorentina dominated possession with 63 against 37 for Genoa, and completed 477 passes compared to 274 for the home side. The visitors also registered 12 shots against 10 for Genoa, while the expected goals (xg) rate stood at 0.96 for Fiorentina against 1.41 for Genoa.

Genoa received 5 yellow cards compared to 3 for Fiorentina, and the match did not see any red cards. The match was officiated by referee Fabio Maresca.

With this result, Fiorentina sit in 17th place with 4 points from one win, one draw and three defeats, with a goal difference of 6 for and 12 against, while Genoa remain in 19th place with 1 point from one draw and four defeats, with a goal difference of 3 for and 10 against.