Napoli took an early lead through Lavezzi, but Genoa levelled on the stroke of halftime when Papastathopoulos fired a low drive by the far post. Palladino put the hosts ahead, and after Rossi was dismissed, Milito added a third. Denis pulled a goal back late on before Papastathopoulos was sent off with one minute left.

Partita spettacolare a Marassi, dove finisce 3-2 per i rossoblù. Ospiti avanti con Lavezzi dopo pochi secondi, poi superati dai gol di Papastathopoulos (espulso nel finale), Palladino e Milito. Inutile la rete di Denis e l’assalto finale degli azzurri.