Genoa drew 1-1 against Atalanta at the Stadio Ferraris in Serie A on Sunday afternoon.

Andrea Bertolacci gave the Grifone the lead midway through the second half but a late Giuseppe De Luca earned La Dea a point.

The home side got out of the blocks quickly and had a couple of early chances with Alberto Gilardino having a point blank shot saved by Andrea Consligli.

Next up was Moussa Konate whose half volley from the left side of the area went inches wide.

Stefano Colantuono’s men slowly crept into the game and Giulio Migliaccio put a header well over from a Maxi Moralez free kick.

However, it was Genoa who should have taken the lead as a Matuzalem corner flashed across the goal line but Gilardino at the back post couldn’t get a touch which would have given his side the lead.

Andrea Bertolacci missed a guilt-edged chance as he was played in on the 18 yard line by Konate, but the forward hit a weak side-foot shot straight at Consigli.

Giannis Fetfadzidis causing problems for the Atalanta defence with some tricky running and neat interplay, while Giovanni Marchese put a free header from a Fetfatzidis corner just wide of the back post.

At the other end, Stefano Lucchini was also left unmarked but he could only direct his headed shot over the bar. Not long after German Denis was played in one-on-one with Mattia Perin, but the goalkeeper stood firm as the Argentinian fired straight at his chest.

As the first half drew to a close Genoa were on the front foot once more, but could find the breakthrough but with the final kick Luca Cigarini put a free kick just wide of Perin’s goal.

It was Atalanta who started the second half the better side, though they could have been behind after Fetfatzidis swung in a cross for an unmarked Luca Antonelli, though he couldn’t connect.

MIgliaccio then went close with a header from a Cigarini free kick, but he could only put it. Moments later Bertolacci fired high over the bar from the edge of the penalty area.

Giacomo Bonaventura was next to have a go but of two shots, one was deflected wide, while the other was half volleyed off target.

Not long after Denis got onto a ball played over the top, but his effort went high over Perin’s crossbar.

However, Genoa took the lead, somewhat against the run of play, after Bertolacci pounced on a loose ball to fire low into the right hand corner from 12 yards out.

It could have been two just minutes later when Stefano Sturaro crossed to an unmarked Gilardino, but the Italian international hesitated and Migliaccio got back in time to block.

La Dea tried in the last 10 minutes to find an equaliser but struggled to get through a stubborn Genoa backline, but in the final minute of injury time De Luca put the ball in the back of the net getting on the end of a sublime Cigarini ball.