Genoa's Resilience Pay Off: 3-0 Win Over Cagliari Guarantee Serie A Survival

Genoa's first home win since Feb. 24 ensured top-flight football at Stadio Luigi Ferraris next season

Updated on: 30 April 2024 5:29 pm

During a Serie A soccer match, Genoa's Ridgeciano Haps and Cagliari's Nahitan Nandez vie for possession of the ball. Photo: AP

Genoa guaranteed its Serie A status for another year by beating Cagliari 3-0 thanks to its Scandinavian contingent. (More Football News)

Genoa's first home win since Feb. 24 ensured top-flight football at Stadio Luigi Ferraris next season.

Norwegian Morten Thorsby got the opener with a textbook header in the 16th minute and Dane Morten Frendrup doubled their lead 11 minutes later with a neat side-foot finish in a busy penalty area.

Bayern Munich attend a training session before the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. - AP

Champions League: Bayern Munich Grapple With Injuries Ahead Of Real Madrid Semifinal

BY Associated Press

Icelandic striker Albert Gudmundsson got his 14th goal of the league in the second half.

Cagliari was languishing in 14th place, just three points above the relegation zone.

Only six points separate Cagliari and second-to-last Sassuolo. Bottom club Salernitana has been relegated and two other teams will join it. There are four games remaining.