2009–10 Genoa CFC season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Genoa

| season = 2009–10

| chairman = Enrico Preziosi

| manager = Gian Piero Gasperini

| league = Serie A

| league result = 9th

| league topscorer =
Rodrigo Palacio (7)

| season topscorer =
Rodrigo Palacio (8)

| cup2 = Europa League

| cup2 result = Group stage

| cup1 = Coppa Italia

| cup1 result = Round of 16

| cup3 =

| cup3 result =

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Genoa had a mixed season, in which it struggled to replace world-class striker Diego Milito, who moved on to Internazionale, where he was key in winning the treble in 2010. Such a player was difficult to find, and his Argentinian replacements Hernán Crespo and Rodrigo Palacio lacked the final punch. Crespo had it in his younger years, of course, but despite four goals in the autumn, he was offloaded to Parma, as Genoa put its faith in David Suazo for the goalscoring. Sergio Floccari also departed, and the Lazio signing scored more goals for the Roman club in half the year than what any player did for Genoa the whole season, while Suazo became a flop. The defence did not perform at expected level either, and even though the team scored several goals by many players, the defensive holes ensured the team did not repeat the fifth position from the year before.

Squad

=Goalkeepers=

=Defenders=

=Midfielders=

=Forwards=

Serie A

{{main|2009–10 Serie A}}

=League table=

{{:2009–10 Serie A|showteam=GEN}}

=Matches=

=Topscorers=

UEFA Europa League

{{Main|2009–10 UEFA Europa League}}

=Play-off round=

{{Main|2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round}}

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|round = First leg

|date = 20 August 2009

|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Genoa {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000718/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|DEN}} Odense

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Luigi Ferraris

|location = Genoa, Italy

|attendance = 21,889{{UEFA match attendance|2000718|Genoa vs. OB|date=20 August 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Stéphane Lannoy (France)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Second leg

|date = 27 August 2009

|time = 20:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Odense {{fbaicon|DEN}}

|score = 1–1

|aggregatescore = 2–4

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000755/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Genoa

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Fionia Park

|location = Odense, Denmark

|attendance = 10,001{{UEFA match attendance|2000755|OB vs. Genoa|date=27 August 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

|result = D

|note = Genoa won 4–2 on aggregate.

}}

==Group stage==

{{Main|2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group B}}

{{:2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=yes|showteam=GEN}}

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|round = 1

|date = 17 September 2009

|time = 19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Genoa {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000766/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Luigi Ferraris

|location = Genoa, Italy

|attendance = 17,356{{UEFA match attendance|2000766|Genoa vs. Slavia Prague|date=17 September 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2

|date = 1 October 2009

|time = 21:05 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Valencia {{fbaicon|ESP}}

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000790/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Genoa

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mestalla

|location = Valencia, Spain

|attendance = 21,333{{UEFA match attendance|2000790|Valencia vs. Genoa|date=1 October 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 3

|date = 22 October 2009

|time = 21:05 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Lille {{fbaicon|FRA}}

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000814/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Genoa

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadium Lille-Metropole

|location = Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

|attendance = 16,518{{UEFA match attendance|2000814|Lille vs. Genoa|date=22 October 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 4

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Genoa {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000838/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lille

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Luigi Ferraris

|location = Genoa, Italy

|attendance = 18,587{{UEFA match attendance|2000838|Genoa vs. Lille|date=5 November 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 5

|date = 2 December 2009

|time = 21:05 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Slavia Prague {{fbaicon|CZE}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000862/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Genoa

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Synot Tip Arena

|location = Prague, Czech Republic

|attendance = 11,799{{UEFA match attendance|2000862|Slavia Prague vs. Genoa|date=2 December 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Knut Kircher (Germany)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 6

|date = 17 December 2009

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Genoa {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2000898/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Valencia

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Villa {{yel|20}}, {{penmiss}} {{small|85'}}, {{goal|90+5}}
  • Bruno {{yel|33}}, {{goal|45+1}}
  • Banega {{yel|70}}
  • Moyá {{yel|74}}
  • Albelda {{yel|86}}

|stadium = Stadio Luigi Ferraris

|location = Genoa, Italy

|attendance = 23,480{{UEFA match attendance|2000898|Genoa vs. Valencia|date=17 December 2009|access-date=11 May 2024}}

|referee = Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

|result = L

}}

References

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