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title: "Genoa beat Venezia 1-0 thanks to Ellertsson goal in Serie A"
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description: "Genoa secured a 1-0 win over visitors Venezia in matchday eight of Serie A, after Mikael Egill Ellertsson scored the only goal of the match."
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# Genoa beat Venezia 1-0 thanks to Ellertsson goal in Serie A

Genoa secured a 1-0 win over visitors Venezia in matchday eight of Serie A, after Mikael Egill Ellertsson scored the only goal of the match.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 25 October 2026، 19:09 Saudi time

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Genoa beat Venezia 1-0 thanks to Ellertsson goal in Serie A

[Genoa](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/genoa-233) beat [Venezia](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/venezia-242) 1-0 in the match played between the two sides as part of matchday eight of [Serie A](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/serie-a-17), which kicked off at 17:00 Saudi time.

[Mikael Egill Ellertsson](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mikael-egill-ellertsson-6776) scored the only goal of the match in the 25th minute for Genoa, giving the hosts the win.

Ellertsson was named man of the match after playing 90 minutes and scoring a goal, earning a rating of 8.01.

Statistically, Venezia dominated possession with 55 percent compared to 45 percent for Genoa, while Venezia had 19 attempts compared to 7 for Genoa, with 5 on target for Venezia against 4 for Genoa. Venezia had 10 corners compared to 2 for Genoa, while Genoa received one yellow card, with no red cards shown in the match.

The match was officiated by referee Simone Sozza.

With this result, Genoa moved up to 4 points in 17th place with one win, one draw and five defeats, while Venezia remain on 3 points in 20th place after one win and six defeats.

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