The Mexican defender Johan Vasquez He had an outstanding performance in the victory achieved this Monday by Genoa against Cagliari (3-0) at the close of matchday 34 of the Italian Serie A, which left the runners-up difficult in their objective of ensuring permanence next season.
Johan Vásquez was responsible for providing the assist for his team’s second goal, which was scored by the Dane Morten Frendrup (m.27). The locals had taken the lead thanks to a goal from the Norwegian Morten Thorsby (m.17) and the Icelandic Albert Guomundsson (m.63) put definitive numbers on Genoa’s first victory in the last three games.
The Mexican entered the rival area from the left and sent the ball to the heart of the area where he found Frendrup who with a first-class shot with his right leg sent the ball to the upper left corner of the Cagliari goal to continue the party in the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferrari stadium.
But Johan Vasquez He not only stood out when serving a goal ball. The Mexican had a solid defensive performance during the 73 minutes he was on the court. The player with a past in the Rayados de Monterrey and Pumas de la UNAM completed seven recoveries and won nine duels, and also had an 80 percent success rate in his passes.
The 25-year-old is having what has so far been his best performance in European football since his arrival in the 2021-2022 season with Genoa. The Mexican has played in 33 of his team’s 34 games and has even scored a score, his third in the Old Continent.
The victory allowed Johan Vásquez’s team, which had not won since last April 7 against Hellas Verona (1-2), to mathematically ensure permanence in Serie A for next season, while Cagliari still has to suffer a little more in the four remaining days.
The Mexican’s team added 42 units while there are still 12 to play and the relegation places are occupied so far by Udinese (29), Sassoulo (26) and Salernitana (15) who already have their ticket to Serie B assured. for the next season in Italy.
For its part, Cagliari was left with 32 points, one more than Hellas Verona, Frosinone and Empoli, who are equal and just above the last in relegation places. None of the four can be neglected at the end of the season to achieve the goal of permanence.
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