Serie A (Week 27) : Genoa defeats Empoli 2-0
ITALY, Mar. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 27: After their 1-1 draw against Bologna on February 26, Grifone bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Empoli this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Genoa nor Empoli have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Ntcham Olivier ('89) and Hiljemark Oscar ('90).
Genoa CFC climbed to 15th place with 29 points from 27 games, only one point behind Udinese.
View : Full Serie A table (as of March 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 18 | 38 | 67 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 33 | 59 |
| 3 | Napoli | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 57 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 52 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 51 |
| 6 | Lazio | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 50 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 50 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Torino | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 39 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Chievo | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 35 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Cagliari | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 57 | -21 | 31 |
| 14 | Udinese | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 30 |
| 15 | Genoa | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Bologna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Empoli | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Palermo | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 53 | -30 | 15 |
| 19 | Crotone | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 14 |
| 20 | Pescara | 27 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Empoli FC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Pescara 0-4 Empoli (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Juventus 2-0 Empoli (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Chievo - Empoli (12 Mar.)
Genoa CFC
- Position: 15 +1
- Best performance of the season:Genoa 3-0 AC Milan (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:Genoa 1-1 Bologna (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Genoa - Sampdoria (11 Mar.)
Empoli
0:2
Genoa
0:2 (0:0)
- 5 March 2017
- 15:00
- Empoli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 67 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 59 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 57 |
| 4 |  Atalanta | 52 |
| 5 |  Inter Milan | 51 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
| AS Roma | 1-2 | Napoli | |
 | Sampdoria | 3-1 | Pescara |  |
 | AC Milan | 3-1 | Chievo |  |
| Sunday 5 March 2017 | ||||
| Atalanta | 0-0 | Fiorentina |  |
| Empoli | 0-2 | Genoa | |
 | Torino | 3-1 | Palermo |  |
 | Udinese | 1-1 | Juventus | |
 | Cagliari | 1-5 | Inter Milan | |
 | Crotone | 0-0 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Bologna | 20:45 | Lazio |  |