Patrick Vieira on Sunday scored his first victory as Genoa coach after his team beat 10-man Udinese 2-0 in the northeastern city of Udine, moving the Liguria side away from the Serie A relegation zone.
    Isaak Toure was sent off in the fourth minute after smashing Alessandro Zanoli in the face with an elbow.
    The VAR On-Field Review led to a red card, reducing the hosts to 10 players for the entire match.
    Genoa are currently 14th in the standings thanks to Sunday's victory achieved with Andrea Pinamonti's close-range finish 13 minutes into the match and Lautaro Giannetti's 67th-minute own goal.
    "This is a victory that gives confidence", Vieira told a press conference after the game, saying he was happy about the whole team.
    "It was a game played extremely well tactically because we never really risked anything - we stayed focused", he said.
   
   

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