Genoa beat Salernitana with Argentinian prominence

At the Arechi Stadium on matchday 21 of Serie A, Genoa beat Salernitana 2-1 away and climbed to the 11th position, moving away from the relegation places. For the home team, Agustín Martegani -ex San Lorenzo- scored in the first half, while Mateo Retegui -ex Boca Juniors- gave Alberto Gilardino’s team the equalizer.With the pressure on them to be in last place in the table, Salernitana had a brilliant start against Genoa and found the lead in the second minute of play after a magnificent collective action. After a good circulation of the ball, Bradaric threw a low cross into the middle of the area that Martegani took advantage of to finish with full power into the corner of the opponent’s goal and score the one-nil. The home team’s great start was not enough to maintain the result, and little by little it was deflated. In the 13th minute, Retegui received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and finished violently to tie the match. In the goal celebration, the Argentine was attacked by the local fans and the match was delayed for a few minutes. In the second half of the match, with the score at 1-1, Salernitana could not impose their game and became a victim of their own defensive failures, which cost them a penalty in the 58th minute that Albert Guðmundsson converted into a goal to give Genoa the definitive victory.With a good performance, Retegui added his sixth goal – with two assists – in 14 games as a starter for the Italian team. after recovering from a series of injuries that sidelined him in recent games. Thus, the Argentine returned to goal after almost four months without scoring – eight rounds of the tournament. For his part, Martegani scored for the first time at Salernitana, who are unable to find their way with Filippo Inzaghi at the helm of the first team, and occupy the last position in Serie A with only 12 points in 21 games played – two wins, six draws and 13 losses.

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