Genoa 2‑1 Fiorentina: Osmajić leads hosts to first Serie A win

Milutin Osmajić delivered a goal and an assist inside 15 minutes to launch Genoa’s first Serie A win of the season, a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina. Junior Messias supplied the decisive second goal, giving the hosts enough of a cushion to survive Johan Vásquez’s own goal after the interval.

First Triumph for the Grifone! | GENOA-FIORENTINA | HIGHLIGHTS | Serie A 2026/27

Mikael Ellertsson set up Osmajić’s opener in the seventh minute. Genoa then doubled their advantage eight minutes later, this time with Osmajić providing the assist for Messias. By the quarter-hour mark, the forward had been directly involved in both goals that would secure the three points.

That quick start left Fiorentina chasing a two-goal deficit for most of the match. Genoa reached half-time with their 2-0 lead intact, having done all their scoring in the opening 15 minutes. Messias’s contribution ultimately proved the difference between a first league victory and another match without a win.

Fiorentina also picked up two first-half cautions. Luca Ranieri was booked for a foul in the 15th minute, followed by Christ Inao Oulaï in the 21st. The visitors went into the interval needing to recover on the scoreboard, and their response produced only one goal.

The final statistics underline why possession alone did not tell the story. Fiorentina had 63% of the ball against Genoa’s 37% and attempted 12 shots to the hosts’ 10. Genoa nevertheless finished with more efforts on target, four to three, having established their advantage long before the visitors reduced it.

Fiorentina edged the corner count 4-3, but their greater possession and two extra attempts were not enough to overturn the early damage. Genoa did not need to lead those measures to win: the two goals created by Osmajić’s contributions had given them a margin Fiorentina never erased.

The opening for a recovery arrived in the 73rd minute, when Vásquez’s own goal made it 2-1. It was Fiorentina’s only goal and left them needing one more to draw level. Genoa’s task changed from protecting a two-goal cushion to preserving the single-goal advantage through the remaining regulation time and stoppage time.

The hosts held on, although the closing stages brought several cautions. Hamed Junior Traorè was booked for an argument in the 74th minute, Vásquez for the same reason in the 84th, and Samuel Wiafe for time wasting a minute later. Genoa finished with five yellow cards, compared with Fiorentina’s three.

For Genoa, the result breaks their wait for a league win in the sixth round. Their record now stands at one victory, one draw and four defeats, with four points collected. Fiorentina have exactly the same record and points total, but sit immediately below them in the standings.

Goal difference separates the clubs: Genoa are 17th on minus six, while Fiorentina are 18th on minus seven. That puts Genoa in the first safe position and Fiorentina in a relegation place, despite there being no points gap between them. The win changes their relative standing without creating any breathing room for the hosts.

Both teams have now scored in each of their last five matches. Here, however, the timing and number of those goals mattered: Genoa struck twice early, while Fiorentina’s solitary reply came through an own goal with the match already deep into the second half.

The victory also gives Genoa their first win in the five meetings between these clubs since August 2024. Fiorentina have won two of those encounters, with the other two drawn. This time, Osmajić’s goal and assist settled the outcome in Genoa’s favour.

Best moments: Serie A’s official highlights, “First Triumph for the Grifone!”, provide the match recap, with Osmajić’s seventh-minute opener and Messias’s 15th-minute goal the key scoring moments for Genoa. Vásquez’s own goal in the 73rd minute completes the goals timeline.

Genoa now have a first league victory to build on, but four points from six matches still leaves them level with the relegation places. Fiorentina’s immediate challenge is to move out of the bottom three: matching the points total of the team above them is not yet enough for safety.

Questions

Why are Genoa above Fiorentina when both have four points?

Genoa are 17th with a goal difference of minus six, while Fiorentina are 18th with a goal difference of minus seven. Both teams have one win, one draw and four defeats from six league matches.

Who scored the decisive goal?

Junior Messias scored Genoa’s second goal in the 15th minute, assisted by Milutin Osmajić. That goal proved decisive after Johan Vásquez’s own goal reduced Genoa’s lead to 2-1.

What is an own goal?

An own goal occurs when a player puts the ball into their own team’s net, awarding a goal to the opposition. Johan Vásquez’s 73rd-minute own goal counted for Fiorentina.

Where can I watch the official highlights?

The official Serie A channel has published “First Triumph for the Grifone! | GENOA-FIORENTINA | HIGHLIGHTS | Serie A 2026/27” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nISw5oWDk6o.