Serie A | Genoa 1-1 Frosinone: Grifone break drought despite missed penalty

GENOA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 12: Johan Vasquez of Genoa (right) celebrates with his team-mate Milutin Osmajic after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Frosinone Calcio at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 12, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

Genoa got their first point of the season despite Lorenzo Colombo’s missed penalty, as Frosinone and Giorgi Kvernadze keep their strong start going.

This was on paper a relegation dogfight, but the Grifone were rock bottom on zero points, whereas the Canarini had back-to-back victories over Fiorentina and Venezia. Lorenzo Venturino, Elias Havel and Joe Nuredini missed out for the hosts, while Florian Grillitsch didn’t make the trip over a muscular issue. Fares Ghedjemis was slowly being welcomed back after failing to force a summer transfer and got his first start of the season.

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See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Tommaso Baldanzi had the ball in the net after seven minutes when sweeping in first-time from 12 yards, but Mikel Ellertsson was offside on the assist from the left.

Instead, Frosinone took the lead with their first real scoring opportunity. A long ball was flicked on in midfield and Romano Schmid timed the slide-rule pass perfectly, but Giorgi Kvernadze skinned Alessandro Marcandalli by taking a touch to cut inside, sending him clear on goal.

Baldanzi’s angled drive was palmed round the post, while Giacomo Calò saw his curler skim the upright from the edge of the area for the Canarini.

There were Genoa penalty appeals for a Baldini shot that was charged down by Giorgio Cittadini’s arm. Although under new rules they are far more generous in these situations, it still warranted a VAR review and the first penalty of the Serie A season was assigned. We’ll have to wait a while longer for the first penalty converted, because Lorenzo Colombo side-footed it wide of the target.

Genoa did get their equaliser when Johan Vasquez peeled away from his marker to volley in a Djibril Sow corner at the near post from 12 yards with the right boot.

Stephan El Shaarawy made his Grifone comeback after 16 years at his hometown club, but Kvernadze’s volley was acrobatically palmed out from under the bar by Justin Bijlow.

Colombo stung Palmisani’s gloves from distance, and the goalkeeper got down quickly to deny Vitinha at the near stick, but Genoa were reduced to 10 men as Vasquez received a second yellow card for dragging back Seydou Fini.

Frosinone had the chance to win it in stoppages, but debutant Bobcek’s free header on a corner was clawed off the line by Bijlow.

Kvernadze 14 (F), Vasquez 50 (G)

Missed penalty: Colombo 45+1 (G)

Sent off: Vasquez 86 (G)

1st half

		14'		Giorgi Kvernadze (Assist: Romano Schmid)
		16'		Giorgio Cittadini
Lorenzo Colombo		45+1'

2nd half

Kingsley Ehizibue		48'
Johan Vásquez (Assist: Djibril Sow)		50'
		61'		Gabriele Bracaglia
Johan Vásquez		66'
Johan Vásquez		86'

Genoa

Frosinone

1

Goalkeeper

27

Defender

22

Defender

Defender

60'

5

Defender

97

Midfielder

79'

32

Midfielder

8

Midfielder

46'

29

Attacker

70'

77

Attacker

80'

18

Attacker

22

Goalkeeper

20

Defender

79

Defender

3

Defender

2

Defender

46'

14

Midfielder

73

Midfielder

10

Midfielder

71'

9

Attacker

71'

7

Attacker

72'

17

Attacker

87'

20

Defender

25

Midfielder

39

Goalkeeper

2

Defender

99

Goalkeeper

34

Defender

71

Midfielder

31

Defender

Defender

10

Attacker

46'

Attacker

60'

9

Attacker

70'

4

Midfielder

79'

11

Midfielder

80'

71

Defender

91

Goalkeeper

5

Defender

12

Goalkeeper

25

Defender

11

Attacker

74

Defender

16

Midfielder

34