The first half of the match at Marassi ended with Genoa and Hellas Verona going into the locker rooms with the score at 0-0. The match was affected by the great heat that is enveloping the city of Genoa on this first day of September. The first dangerous action came in the quarter of an hour when Vitinha served the onrushing Martin on the left wing. His pass was collected by Messias, blocked by the Verona defense. Then the Portuguese himself kicked wide.
Harroui responds for Verona
The most sensational opportunity for the home team was created by two defenders: Vasquez recovered the ball in the three-quarter line, launched it into open play to Sabelli who returned the ball to him but the Mexican, from an excellent position, kicked high. Shortly after the half hour mark, Paolo Zanetti’s team came close to taking the lead with a nice move by Harroui who beat Badelj and concluded with a first-time shot but Gollini was not surprised and blocked it.
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