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GENOA, ITALY – MARCH 20: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp of Udinese Calcio scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Udinese Calcio at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on March 20, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp’s second-half header proved decisive as Udinese claimed a hard-fought victory at Genoa, moving above Sassuolo into tenth place in Serie A, before an injury-time goal from Keinan Davis sealed the three points.
It was a match of few clear-cut chances and considerable frustration for the home side, who will feel they did enough to earn at least a point.
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Lorenzo Colombo struck the crossbar in the first half, Ruslan Malinovskyi did the same from a free kick shortly after, and a penalty appeared to have been awarded in the second half only for VAR to intervene and rule it out, a decision that proved costly.
The first goal of the game arrived on 66 minutes when Nicolo Zaniolo, making his presence felt on his return to the Luigi Ferraris (where he spent two years as a youth player), floated a clever lofted pass into the box for Ekkelenkamp, who met it with a composed header into the middle of the goal.
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Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was otherwise rarely troubled throughout, making comfortable saves when called upon as Genoa’s attacking efforts lacked the precision to genuinely threaten.
Udinese put the game to bed deep into stoppage time, when Keinan Davis found the back of the net on the counter.
The three points move Kosta Runjaic’s side onto 40 points, one behind ninth-placed Lazio and eight adrift of seventh-placed Atalanta.
European qualification remains a distant prospect given the clubs between them, but it has not yet been ruled out mathematically, and this victory will do nothing to dampen growing optimism around a Udinese side quietly building momentum in the second half of the season.
For Daniele De Rossi’s Genoa, the defeat is a more pressing concern. They remain in 14th and with several relegation rivals yet to play this weekend, the gap above the bottom three could shrink before Sunday is out.
20-03-2026 19:45
MatchDay 30
Stadio Luigi FerrarisGenoaUdinese
Live0 – 1
Player statistic
| 24' | Hassane Kamara |
| 56' | Nicolò Zaniolo |
| 64' | Keinan Davis |
| 66' | Jurgen Ekkelenkamp(Assist: Nicolò Zaniolo) |
Genoa
Udinese
Starting lineups
16
Justin Bijlow
Goalkeeper
27
Alessandro Marcandalli
Defender
15
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
Defender
22
Johan Vásquez
Defender
5
Leo Östigard
Defender
32
Morten Frendrup
Midfielder
17
Ruslan Malinovskyi
Midfielder
10
Junior Messias
Attacker
61′
29
Lorenzo Colombo
Attacker
77
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Attacker
9
Vitinha
Attacker
40
Maduka Okoye
Goalkeeper
27
Christian Kabasele
Defender
11
Hassane Kamara
Defender
19
Kingsley Ehizibue
Defender
28
Oumar Solet
Defender
31
Thomas Kristensen
Defender
14
Arthur Atta
Midfielder
46′
8
Jesper Karlström
Midfielder
32
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Midfielder
10
Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder
9
Keinan Davis
Attacker
Substitutes
20
Stefano Sabelli
Defender
18
Caleb Ekuban
Attacker
39
Daniele Sommariva
Goalkeeper
1
Nicola Leali
Goalkeeper
14
Jean Onana
Midfielder
73
Patrizio Masini
Midfielder
3
Aarón Martín
Defender
21
Jeff Ekhator
Attacker
13
Nils Zätterström
Defender
34
Sebastian Otoa
Defender
4
Amorim
Midfielder
8
Tommaso Baldanzi
Midfielder
61′
93
Daniele Padelli
Goalkeeper
13
Nicolò Bertola
Defender
90
Răzvan Sava
Goalkeeper
6
Oier Zarraga
Midfielder
15
Vakoun Bayo
Attacker
38
Lennon Miller
Midfielder
7
Idrissa Gueye
Attacker
20
Juan Arizala
Defender
22
Branimir Mlacic
Defender
24
Jakub Piotrowski
Midfielder
46′
