Genoa W vs Ternana W Match Recap - Oct 18, 2025

Genoa Women Ignite Campaign with Relentless Second-Half Surge to Down Ternana 3-1 at La Sciorba

A season that had begun in fits and false starts for both Genoa and Ternana found its first taste of clarity on a brisk morning at Stadio La Sciorba, as Genoa Women delivered a resounding 3-1 victory to claim their maiden points of the Serie A Women campaign. For a club that had spent the opening two matchdays mired in frustration—and for a Ternana side searching for identity at this level—the result drew new battle lines in the league’s early struggle for survival and momentum.

From kickoff, the tension was as palpable as the autumn mist curling around the stands. Neither side had so much as a draw to show for their 2025 campaign, both having suffered back-to-back defeats and conceding heavily in the process. The table made for grim reading: Genoa in 11th, Ternana rock-bottom at 12th, both teams yet to register a single point.

It was Genoa who found the first crack in the contest, capitalizing on territorial pressure in the 32nd minute. The sequence began with assertive wing play and a searching cross that Ternana, so often vulnerable in these moments, failed to clear cleanly. The resulting goal, poked home amid a scramble, gave the hosts a lead they desperately needed and, momentarily, offered relief from the pressure that had threatened to suffocate their early season.

Yet, plagued by defensive inconsistencies that had marked both teams’ starts, Genoa surrendered their advantage scarcely three minutes later. Ternana equalized in the 35th minute, exploiting a lapse in Genoa’s marking to slot home from close range. In that moment, old flaws resurfaced—Genoa’s difficulty in protecting a lead, Ternana’s sporadic but effective attacking thrusts.

The interval did little to dispel the sense that the match would be decided as much by nerve as by skill. For the supporters tucked into the Sciorba terraces, accustomed to narrow losses—1-2 defeats to Lazio and Milan in recent weeks—the question was whether this Genoa side could muster the resolve to finish what it started.

The answer, emphatically, was yes. The second half saw Genoa seize the narrative with a surge that spoke to both hunger and tactical discipline. In the 66th minute, Genoa’s pressing finally told. A loose pass out from the back by Ternana was intercepted high up the pitch, and after a sharp exchange, the ball was rifled into the bottom corner to restore the hosts’ lead. The goal ignited the crowd and seemed to sap what remained of Ternana’s composure.

Just three minutes later, Genoa struck again—this time with precision and intent that had been missing from their earlier matches. A swift movement down the flank left Ternana’s defense scrambling, and a clinical finish at the far post made it 3-1. In the space of three second-half minutes, Genoa had transformed anxiety into daylight, and their first victory in Italy’s top flight this season began to feel inevitable.

For Ternana, the capitulation was all too familiar. The visitors, who had conceded nine goals in their first two outings—five at Inter, four at home to Napoli—once again found themselves undone by defensive frailty. Their rare flashes of attacking invention were quickly swallowed by Genoa’s organized response in midfield and disciplined back line. Even Ternana’s leading scorer this season, Valeria Pirone, cut an increasingly isolated figure as the match wore on.

No late drama materialized. Instead, Genoa controlled possession and tempo with a maturity that belied their position at the foot of the standings. By the final whistle, the weight of two consecutive defeats had been lifted; the specter of a winless spiral, for now, banished.

This result—Genoa’s first points of the campaign—lifts them above Ternana and injects a measure of confidence into a side whose attacking promise had thus far been undermined by defensive lapses. Key playmaker Federica Di Criscio continued to orchestrate Genoa’s possession, while the team’s balance in the closing stages offered a glimpse of a more cohesive unit than the one that started October under siege.

For Ternana, however, alarm bells will ring louder. Three games, three defeats, and a league-worst defensive record leave little margin for error moving forward. The road ahead is daunting, and if their inaugural Serie A campaign is not to dissolve into a protracted relegation fight, urgent improvement is required—particularly at the back, where structure has too often abandoned them.

As the autumn calendar gathers pace and early-season narratives harden into realities, Genoa’s players can at last savor the taste of victory. For both clubs, the next fixtures will carry heightened consequence. For Genoa, an opportunity to string together results and climb further from danger. For Ternana, a reckoning—one that demands answers, lest this slide become permanent.