It hasn't been Inter's night tonight! They're throwing everything at Genoa at the moment but with no success.
90'
Roma have comeback against Torino and now lead 3-2 after two Francesco Totti. Inter's hopes of European qualification is starting to slip away.
89'
R. Fiamozzi enters the game and replaces B. Džemaili.
A. Ljajić enters the game and replaces R. Palacio.
Adem Ljajić comes on with just a few minutes remaining in a bid to grab an equalising goal.
Ricardo Fiamozzi replaces Dzemaili.
88'
M. Brozović gets yellow.
Yellow card Marcelo Brozović for kicking the ball away.
86'
There doesn't seem to be a way through the Genoa defence tonight, they've performed well and have prevented Inter from controlling the game.
85'
Genoa are pressing high on Inter and not giving them many opportunities to score an equalising goal.
83'
Icardi almost levels things up for Inter but his header is too high and goes over the bar, following a Palacio cross.
82'
Torino are back in the lead against Roma, so if Inter can find an equalising goal they will close the gaps on Roma to three points.
80'
S. Jovetić enters the game and replaces Alex Telles.
G. Medel gets yellow.
P. Tachtsidis gets yellow.
Stevan Jovetić replaces Telles in an attacking move that sees Inter go to three at the back.
Medel is cautioned and he will miss Inter's next match.
Tachtsidis is given a yellow card.
77'
S. De Maio has scored a goal for Genoa! Assist by P. Tachtsidis.
Tachtsidis with a headed pass across goal.
GOALLL!!! De Maio gives the Genoa the lead! Tachtsidis with a headed pass following a corner is converted at the back post by the Genoa captain who wheels away in delight.
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73'
Éder enters the game and replaces I. Perišić.
Perišić is replaced by Eder in attack for Inter as they go searching for the vital winning goal.
72'
Capel enters the game and replaces Suso.
On comes Capel, replacing Suso.
71'
Roberto Mancini looks pleased with his sides performance so far, no substitutions at the moment for the visitors.
67'
P. Tachtsidis enters the game and replaces L. Rigoni.
The first substitution of the games sees Tachtsidis replace Rigoni for Genoa.
66'
A big chance for Genoa! Pavoletti uses his strength to get rid of his marker before laying the ball off to Rigoni who strikes wide of the goal.
65'
The Genoa midfield are working hard to prevent Inter from dominating possession, but the visitors are pushing hard to take the lead in this game.
61'
Another chance for Palacio! His is found free in the box by Icardi but his touch takes him wide of the goal and the Genoa defence work hard to get back and clear the danger.
59'
Palacio has the first shot on goal in this second half. His powerful header goes narrowly wide of the Genoa goal following a free-kick down the right.
56'
E. Muñoz gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game goes to Munoz for his late tackle on Palacio.
54'
Perisic counters for Inter but he delays his pass too long which allows the Genoa defence time to recover and sniff out any attempt on goal.
53'
Just a single goal separated the two sides at the San Siro and it looks like one goal could decide this game as well, with both sides defences playing well.
50'
Perisic is caught offside for Inter but his header goes high over the bar anyway after a good attacking spell by Inter. Icardi whipped the ball into the box from the left which was punched away by Lamanna before Felipe Melo's bouncing shot finds its way to Perisic.
47'
Roma are currently losing 1-0 at home to Torino thanks to a Belotti penalty, so an Inter victory now would be huge.
46'
The two sides are back on the pitch and Genoa get the second half underway!
45' +2
Genoa with a corner late on in the first-half, which they take short, but it is ultimately cleared by Icardi.
45'
Another decent chance for Pavoletti but his header is easily gathered by Handanovic in the Inter goal.
43'
Medel has been pulling the strings in the Inter midfield as they've had the majority of possession and carved out the best chances of the first-half.
41'
Pavoletti appeals for a penalty after he is brought down the box, but there isn't much contact and the referee waves away Genoa's appeals.
40'
Up until the last five minutes Inter had looked like the most likely side to score, but Genoa have fought their way back into the game, with the best chance falling to Pavoletti.
38'
Pavoletti goes narrowly close to giving Genoa the lead, his shot gets a slight deflection off the Inter defender to go just wide left-hand post.
36'
Brozovic's right-footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following the corner.
35'
Another free-kick for Inter in a dangerous position, which is whipped in and Perisic's strong header forces Lamanna into a good save.
34'
Icardi has the chance to take a shot at the Genoa goal but he slips just before taking the shot on the edge of the box and the Genoa defence clear their lines.
32'
The match has started to liven up again after Icardi's chance, with both sides pushing for the opening goal.
28'
Inter have suffered defeat in their previous two matches away at Genoa, with their last win at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris coming in December 2011, when Yuto Nagatomo netted the only goal.
Icardi almost opens up the scoring! His looping header from the centre of the box was cleared off the line by Munoz, who was well positioned and prevents Inter from taking the lead.
25'
The last five Serie A games between the two sides have alternated between one side winning – Inter won this seasons reverse fixture 1-0.
23'
Dzemaili has his shot blocked from outside the box and Genoa win their first corner of the game.
21'
The crowd are making a great atmosphere here and are doing their best to push their side forward.
17'
Both sides are struggling to get hold of the ball and mount any attacks at the moment, but Roberto Mancini's side still look the most likely to score first.
11'
Suso wins a free kick for Genoa on the left wing after being fouled by D'Ambrosio. But the resulting delivery is a poor one and Inter easily clear their lines.
9'
Inter have started the game well, playing a lot of their football in Genoa's half and they look the most likely to open the scoring.
7'
Genoa have their first attack of the game, Pavoletti fires a right footed shot from outside the box but it's far too high and doesn't trouble the Inter keeper.
4'
Double chance for Inter, first Icardi attempts a spectacular overhead kick and then Perisic sees his header from the right side of the six yard box saved in the bottom right corner.
2'
Inter have the chance to put the ball into the box after winning a free-kick in a good position on the right. However Brozovic slips as he takes it and the ball goes high and wide of the Genoa goal.
1'
And we're off! Inter get us underway here at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, kicking from right to left.
Inter (4-2-3-1) - Handanovic, D'Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Alex, Medel, Felipe Melo, Palacio, Brozovic, Perisic, Icardi.
Nicolas Burdisso, Goran Pandev and Mattia Perin are injured for Genoa, while Armando Izzo is carrying a ban. Inter's Geoffrey Kondogbia is suspended and he is the only player missing for the visitors.
Inter head into their Serie A meeting with Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris with the chance to take another step towards Champions League qualification, they closed the gap on third placed Roma, with their 2-0 victory over Napoli. Inter are in the fourth place in Serie A table with 61 points, four points below Roma in the third position with 65 points, they are looking for a crucial away win to move them a point close to Roma, should Roma slip up against Torino. Roberto Mancini's side have dominated their head to head ties against Genoa, they are unbeaten in 18 of their last 20 games against Genoa, but the hosts have a good home record, having gone unbeaten in their last seven Serie A home games, winning four and drawing three. Genoa sit in eleventh on 40 points and suffered a 4-1 defeat against Carpi at the weekend.
That's the half time whistle! No goals but plenty of chances for both sides in this Serie A match.
Inter were on top for the majority of the first period and having some good chances to take the lead, but Genoa fought their way back into the game late on in the half, having several chances to punish Inter.
Welcome to our live text commentary from the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, as Inter look to continue their pursuit of European football when they travel to mid-table Genoa.
Genoa (3-1-4-2) - Lamanna, De Maio, Marchese, Munoz, Gabriel Silva, Ansaldi, Rigoni, Dzemaili, Laxalt, Suso, Pavoletti.
That's the final whistle! Genoa secure their fifth win in a row with a hard fought 1-0 victory over Inter.
Inter fall seven points behind Roma in the Serie A table after their rivals late victory over Torino, whilst Genoa move up to tenth in the table with this terrific victory.
That's all for tonight! Hope you enjoyed the game. Enjoy the rest of your evening!
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