Serie A (Week 17) : Genoa hold Atalanta to 2-2
ITALY, Jan. 6, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 17: The match between Genoa and Atalanta ended in a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Atalanta players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Atalanta defender Davide Zappacosta in the 37th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Moralez goal ('49) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Genoa with goals by Iago Falqué ('51 on penalty) and Alessandro Matri ('69).
Genoa CFC climbed to fifth place with 27 points from 17 games, tie on points with Napoli, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Lazio | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Napoli | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Genoa | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Palermo | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Udinese | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Inter Milan | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Empoli | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Torino | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Chievo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 12 |
| 19 | Parma | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 10 |
| 20 | Cesena | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
Genoa CFC
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Cesena 0-3 Genoa (30 Nov.)
- Previous game:Torino 2-1 Genoa (21 Dec.)
- Next game:Inter Milan - Genoa (11 Jan.)
Atalanta BC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Atalanta 3-2 Cesena (7 Dec.)
- Previous game:Atalanta 3-3 Palermo (21 Dec.)
- Next game:Atalanta - Chievo (11 Jan.)
Genoa
2:2
Atalanta
2:2 (0:1)
- 6 January 2015
- 15:00
- Genoa
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 39 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 39 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 30 |
| 4 |  Napoli | 27 |
| 5 | Genoa | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Monday 5 January 2015 | ||||
| Lazio | 3-0 | Sampdoria |  |
| Tuesday 6 January 2015 | ||||
 | Udinese | 0-1 | AS Roma | |
 | Parma | 1-0 | Fiorentina |  |
 | Chievo | 0-0 | Torino |  |
| Genoa | 2-2 | Atalanta | |
 | Empoli | 0-0 | Hellas Verona |  |
 | AC Milan | 1-2 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Palermo | 5-0 | Cagliari |  |
 | Cesena | 18:00 | Napoli | |
| Juventus | 21:00 | Inter Milan |  |