Serie A (Week 19) : Roma defeats Genoa 1-0
ITALY, Jan. 8, 2017 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 19: Two wins in a row for AS Roma. After their 3-1 win against Chievo on December 22, the Giallorossi continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 1-0 victory over Genoa this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Genoa defender Armando Izzo own goal in the 36th minute.
AS Roma remains in second place with 41 points from 19 games, one point behind Juventus, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Napoli | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Lazio | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Inter Milan | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Torino | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 29 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Udinese | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Chievo | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Genoa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 23 |
| 15 | Bologna | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Empoli | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 17 |
| 18 | Palermo | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 10 |
| 19 | Crotone | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 9 |
| 19 | Pescara | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Genoa CFC
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Genoa 3-0 AC Milan (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:Torino 1-0 Genoa (22 Dec.)
- Next game:Cagliari - Genoa (15 Jan.)
AS Roma
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:AS Roma 4-0 Crotone (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:AS Roma 3-1 Chievo (22 Dec.)
- Next game:Udinese - AS Roma (15 Jan.)
Genoa
0:1
AS Roma
0:1 (0:1)
- 8 January 2017
- 15:00
- Genoa
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 41 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 38 |
| 4 |  Lazio | 37 |
| 5 |  Atalanta | 35 |
Week 19 Results
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
 | Empoli | 1-0 | Palermo |  |
| Napoli | 2-1 | Sampdoria |  |
| Sunday 8 January 2017 | ||||
 | Udinese | 1-2 | Inter Milan |  |
 | Sassuolo | 0-0 | Torino |  |
| Lazio | 1-0 | Crotone |  |
 | Chievo | 1-4 | Atalanta | |
| Genoa | 0-1 | AS Roma | |
 | AC Milan | 18:00 | Cagliari |  |
| Juventus | 20:45 | Bologna |  |
| Wednesday 1 February 2017 | ||||
 | Pescara | 20:45 | Fiorentina |  |