Tuesday's Serie A rivalry between Sampdoria and Genoa ended in a 1-1 draw, tying the two teams on points in the race for a European spot. The game was postponed from its original Saturday schedule because of a soggy surface.
Juraj Kucka headed Diego Perotti's free kick into the crossbar, and Emiliano Viviano made a spectacular save to deny Andrea Bertolacci's rebound, giving Genoa a chance to win it right at the finish. Then Kucka shot past at close range. In the seventeenth minute, M'Baye Niang collected possession on the right and crossed the ball for Iago Falque to tap in at the far post, giving Genoa the lead. But two minutes later, Eder took advantage of a mistake made by Facundo Roncaglia to tie the score. The teams trail fifth-place Fiorentina by three points.