Coppa Italia · Round of 32
1:0
Johan Vásquez 87'
HT 0:0
Tue, 15 Sept 2026, 17:00 (UK) · Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa

Genoa had 27 shots but needed Johan Vásquez's 87th-minute goal to get past Sudtirol and a busy Alessandro Plizzari.

Player of the matchDavid Puczka8.7Decisive moment87' Johan Vásquez+1.7

Genoa 1-0 Sudtirol: late Vásquez strike ends Plizzari's resistance

Key numbers

  • 27 shots to 5: Genoa dominated the chances
  • 87' Vásquez winner worth +1.7 FN xPts
  • Puczka's six key passes led the match

Genoa knock on the door for 87 minutes

Genoa beat Sudtirol 1-0 in the Coppa Italia, though it was far from easy for a side that had 27 shots. Alessandro Plizzari made five saves in the visitors' goal, and the match stayed goalless until deep into the second half.

A substitute breaks the deadlock

Johan Vásquez, on as a substitute in the 80th minute, scored the 87th-minute winner, set up by David Puczka. The goal was worth +1.7 FN xPts. Sudtirol managed only five shots, against a season average of 16.6 conceded by Genoa over five matches.

Player of the match
David Puczka 8.7Dominant

He created six chances and assisted the winning goal.

Puczka's key passes were the most in the match, and his creativity finally paid off with the assist for Vásquez in the 87th minute, ending the goalless stalemate.

Game state

1-0
Genoa ahead 3 min · level 87 min · Sudtirol ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

87' Johan Vásquez Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist David Puczka +0.5 +1.7

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

Pre-match expectation for Sudtirol is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

GenoaSudtirol
53%Possession47%
27Shots5
6Shots on target2
22%Shots on target %40%
18Shots in box3
507Passes470
10Corners3
2Saves5
10Fouls7
0Yellow cards0
4Offsides2

The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.

Compared with usual

Genoa

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.2
Conceded01.8
Shots2714.2
On target64
Shots faced516.6
Possession53%44.2%
Passes507393.6
Corners105.6
Fouls109.2

Timeline

  • 45' Sub Andrea Giorgini → Giacomo Stabile
  • 61' Sub Mario Mitaj → Lorenzo Colombo
  • 61' Sub Cody Drameh → Stephan El Shaarawy
  • 61' Sub Lorenzo Anghelè → Kevin Zeroli
  • 68' Sub Tommaso Baldanzi → Junior Messias
  • 73' Sub Mattia Pellini → Salvatore Molina
  • 73' Sub K. Mixtur → Alvin Obinna Okoro
  • 80' Sub Sebastian Otoa → Johan Vásquez
  • 81' Sub Franz-Ethan Meichtry → Hamed Junior Traorè
  • 82' Sub Davide Veroli → Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason
  • 87' Goal Johan Vásquez competition goal #1 assist David Puczka

Category leaders

  • Key passesDavid Puczka6
  • Duels wonSebastian Otoa11/13
  • DribblesTommaso Baldanzi3/4
  • Defensive actionsSebastian Otoa8
  • ShotsSamuel Wiafe4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonLorenzo Anghelè4
#Genoa#Sudtirol#Coppa Italia#David Puczka#Johan Vásquez

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.