Inter are still pushing forward in search of goal number five as Genoa tire, but it looks like this game will finish 4-0.
87'
The Inter supporters are making their voices heard here, they will be very impressed by their sides performance tonight and ability to bounce back with a victory after defeat at the weekend.
85'
The pace of the game has dropped massively now, with Inter taking their time on the ball and playing at their own pace.
83'
There's not long left to play now, can Inter extend their lead further? Or, will Genoa manage to pull a goal back? It's all the visitors at the moment.
81'
L. Mazzitelli enters the game and replaces I. Radovanović.
Genoa made their final substitution just after the Inter goal, with Radovanovic heading off the pitch and he has been replaced by Mazzitelli.
80'
R. Gagliardini has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by I. Perišić.
K. Baldé enters the game and replaces M. Icardi.
Third and final Inter substitution, with Icardi heading off the pitch and he has been replaced by Keita.
Perisic with the corner into the penalty area, straight onto the head of Gagliardini.
GOOOAAALLL! Inter have a fourth goal and Gagliardini has his second of the night. The midfielder gets away from his marker as the corner is whipped into the box, powering a low header towards the near post, which the Genoa keeper appears to save and push away, but the goal line technology shows that the ball had already crossed the line before he could push it to safety.
76'
Close! Genoa nearly pull one back after a flick on at the near post by Kouame almost catches Handanovic by surprise and dribble over the line, but the keeper reacts just in time. Almost something out of nothing.
74'
Borja Valero enters the game and replaces M. Politano.
That's the last piece of action for Politano as Inter make their second change of the game, with Valero his replacement.
71'
Genoa are starting to push forward and are stretching the game as they try and break on the counter-attack. However, apart from the blocked effort from Pezzella a few moments ago, they haven't threatened to score.
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69'
It looks like Joao Mario is just going to sit in front of the defence and pick out forward passes, slowing the pace down and helping to see the game out.
67'
Blocked! Pezzella with a powerful shot at goal, but it's well blocked and goes out for a corner. The resulting set piece comes to nothing as Genoa commit a foul and Inter have the ball back.
66'
João Mário enters the game and replaces M. Brozović.
Inter now make their first substitution, with Brozovic coming off for a rest, he has been replaced by Joao Mario.
65'
D. Bessa enters the game and replaces S. Sturaro.
Genoa make their second substitution of the game, with Sturaro the man coming off and he has been replaced by Bessa.
64'
Perisic is drifting all over the pitch at the moment, making it very difficult for Genoa to pick him up, getting on the ball down both wings and constantly cutting inside looking for a shot at goal.
62'
Kouame is cutting a very isolated figure up top for Genoa now, the striker looks very frustated, but unfortunately they just can't get anyone up in support, due to the amount of possession that Inter are having.
58'
Still no changes for Inter, they might start to make a few alterations to rest a few players for future games, as victory is seemingly wrapped up now.
56'
Inter could go on and score a few more goals now, as Genoa have everyone back behind the ball and they are having to defend in numbers to stop the visitors. It could be a long remaining period for the hosts.
54'
I. Perišić has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by M. Icardi.
Normally it's the other way around, with Perisic turning provider for Icardi, but the striker plays a perfectly weighted pass for his teammate, who makes no mistakes with the finish.
GOOOAAALLL! Perisic scores the third goal of the game and makes it 3-0 to Inter! Icardi picks the winger out perfectly, with a through ball between the Genoa defence and Perisic races onto the end of it, slotting the ball into the bottom corner. Very good move and finish by Inter.
52'
Nainggolan has really grown into the game, he is now constantly on the ball in the final third, linking play together nicely.
50'
Inter have started the second half as they finished the first period, on top and dominating the game, they are camped inside the Genoa half and are looking to score a third goal which would surely wrap up the win.
46'
The second half is underway!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: GENOA 0-2 INTER
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute added time played.
43'
Inter are pushing forward in search of a third goal before the break now, they are dominating this game and Genoa have it all to do.
41'
D. Biraschi enters the game and replaces A. Sanabria.
Genoa have made a change after the red card, Sanabria is the man who has come off and he has been replaced by Biraschi.
40'
Penalty goal scored by M. Icardi for Inter Milan!
GOOOAAALLL! Inter double their lead, it's 2-0! Icardi converts the penalty that he won, slotting the ball into the bottom corner as the keeper dives the other way.
39'
C. Romero goes off after a red card!
RED CARD! Romero is shown a straight red card after he drags Icardi to the ground just inside the penalty area! It's a clear goalscoring opportunity and he was last man, so the referee immediately shows a red card and the defender is off. The striker was just about to fire a shot at goal, when Romero stopped him from doing so.
35'
E. Zukanović gets yellow.
Save! Radu with a decent stop to deny Perisic at the near post, after the winger cut inside and tried to catch the keeper out at the front post.
Zukanovic is the latest player to be booked, after a few fouls in the last couple of minutes and the referee wasn't giving out anymore warnings.
34'
Genoa have managed to get on the ball more in the last few minutes, but they are giving the ball away far too easily with a few sloppy passes, which is making it easy for Inter.
32'
We have a break in play here as Perisic is down after being caught late by Pereira. The game continues though as Genoa refuse to put the ball out of play. We eventually have a stoppage as Genoa win a free-kick and Perisic finally gets back to his feet, he'll be fine to continue.
30'
Handanovic hasn't had much too do so far, the Inter keeper has watched much of the first half, with Genoa not troubling to score just yet.
28'
Decent effort! Kouame isn't too far away with a free header from a free-kick, but he can't keep it down and it flies well wide of the Inter goal.
27'
K. Asamoah gets yellow.
Asamoah is the first Inter player to be booked, after he tackles Sanabria from behind and brings the striker down as he looked to break forward on the counter.
25'
Genoa just can't get on the ball and slow the pace of the game down, it's all Inter and the hosts are having to get everyone back behind the ball to try and stop the visitors from getting into their final third.
19'
The Genoa defence have paid too much attention to Icardi so far, they are marking the striker well and keeping him out of the game, but in doing so they are not picking up other dangerous Inter players.
17'
It's been a very good start by Inter, they look full of confidence and are keeping the ball well, with Genoa not having a look in so far. An early goal is always key.
15'
R. Gagliardini has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by K. Asamoah.
Asamoah with a low cross into the box which the Genoa defence failed to deal with, they allowed Gagliardini to sprint into the box and then have an unchallenged shot at goal.
GOOOAAALLL! Inter take the lead, it's 1-0! Gagliardini with a fine finish from close range to put the visitors ahead. Politano does well down the left wing, he passes to Asamoah, who whips a good cross into the box, which Perisic dummies and it fools the Genoa defence, with Gagliardini then firing the ball home from just a few yards out.
14'
L. Lerager gets yellow.
We have the first yellow card of the game, with Lerager booked after a late challenge.
13'
Decent effort! Politano drifts into the penalty area and his run isn't picked up, with more players surrounding Icardi. The striker then lays the ball off to Politano, he then fires a first time shot at goal, but he gets too much on it and the ball goes high over the bar.
11'
Perisic aims a shot at goal, but it's well blocked by two Genoa defenders and goes out for a corner. The resulting set piece falls to Nainggolan on the edge of the box, who fires a powerful effort at goal, but it flies high over the crossbar.
7'
Icardi is picked out in the box by Perisic, the striker tries to control the ball and cushion a header down to work space for the shot, but he is unbalanced and Genoa clear the ball. The linesman has his flag up for offisde as well, so any goal wouldn't have counted.
5'
The hosts have hardly touched the ball so far in the opening five minutes or so, they are keeping their shape well and defending in numbers, so Inter are unable to play in-behind at the moment.
3'
Bright start by Inter, they've dominated the early possession and have won an early corner. Icardi looks lively on his return to the Inter side, despite receiving a hostile reception from both sets of supporters.
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We're underway!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Serie A clash between Genoa and Inter at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Inter will be looking to cement their place in Serie A's top four tonight against Genoa, after suffering a 1-0 defeat against Lazio at the weekend, which means that there is now only 5 points separating Inter in third position and Atalanta in sixth spot, with Milan and Lazio in fourth and fifth.
Genoa sit 12th in the table and beat Juventus 2-0 just two weeks ago, but they then went on to suffer a 2-0 defeat against Udinese at the weekend.
GENOA (4-4-2): Ionut Radu; Pedro Pereira, Cristian Romero, Ervin Zukanovic, Giuseppe Pezzella; Lukas Lerager, Ivan Radovanovic, Esteban Rolon, Stefano Sturaro; Antonio Sanabria, Christian Kouame.
GENOA SUBS: Daniel Bessa, Goran Pandev, Federico Marchetti, Jandrei, Koray Gunter, Davide Biraschi, Miguel Veloso, Ivan Lakicevic, Luca Mazzitelli, Gianluca Lapadula, Darko Lazovic, Andrea Favilli.
INTER SUBS: Facundo Colidio, Matias Vecino, Borja Valero, Daniele Padelli, Keita, Joao Mario, Cedric Soares, Andrea Ranocchia, Dalbert, Antonio Candreva, Eddie Salcedo.
INTER (4-2-3-1): Samir Handanovic;, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Milan Skriniar, Miranda, Kwadwo Asamoah; Roberto Gagliardini, Marcelo Brozovic; Matteo Politano, Radja Nainggolan, Ivan Perisic; Mauro Icardi.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is almost upon us, stay tuned for all of the match action!
The visitors have controlled the game and created a few chances to extend their lead, with Genoa struggling to get out of their own half at times. They need to show a lot of improvement in the second half if they are to get back into the game, as Inter look like they could go on and score a couple more goals.
This victory for Inter gives them some breathing space on their rivals, as they've now opened up a eight point gap on Atalanta in fifth spot, who they play next at the San Siro. Meanwhile Genoa will still be glancing over their shoulders at the relegation places as safety is not yet secured, they are 12th, but only five points off Bolgona who occupy the final relegation spot.
That's all from us tonight folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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