Genoa beat Parma 1:0 away in a match of the 11th round of the Italian Serie A. The game will be remembered for the official return of Mario Balotelli to the elite.
The forward came off the bench in the 86th minute, seven before the Genoese had gone ahead through Andrea Pinamonti. Balotelli, 34, came off the bench and six minutes into the game was shown a yellow card in his typical style.
With the win, Genoa is out of the relegation zone and now has 9 points, one more than the bottom three in the standings, Monza, Venezia and Lecce. Parma is in 14th position also with 9 points in the asset.
In the next round, the team visits Venezia, while Genoa hosts Como.
The rest of the results:
Empoli - Como 1:0
Lazio - Cagliari 2:1. | BGNES
