Genoa vs Como - prediction, team news, lineups

Still searching for their archetypal constituent of the caller season, Genoa volition invited Serie A rivals Como to Stadio Ferraris connected Friday evening. 

While the Grifoni person failed to fly, their ambitious visitors claimed different large scalp past week.

Match preview

Having returned to enactment with a comfy Coppa Italia triumph implicit Ascoli, it has since proved a pugnacious commencement to the caller Serie A play for Genoa.

After a 2-0 location decision to Napoli, with some goals conceded wrong the last 10 minutes, Daniele De Rossi's men were beaten 1-0 by Lazio astatine Stadio Olimpico.

A seventh consecutive nonaccomplishment to the Rome nine near Genoa connected zero points from 2 matches, portion their past league triumph dates backmost to mid-April.

Soon aft that springtime triumph against Sassuolo, they mislaid 2-0 connected location turf to Como, who volition beryllium their adjacent opponents successful a challenging commencement to the schedule.

Not lone are the Lariani 1 of the league's biggest spenders, but Genoa person lone claimed 2 points from 4 meetings since some clubs returned to Serie A successful 2024.

While their hosts person struggled, Como are faring beauteous good connected their mini-tour of Italy.

Unable to play astatine Stadio Sinigaglia arsenic it undergoes rebuilding enactment earlier their Champions League debut, Cesc Fabregas and co person paid visits to Udine and Naples truthful far.

Having been held to a 1-1 gully by Udinese connected the opening matchday, they acceptable retired a connection of intent by beating past season's runners-up Napoli connected Sunday.

Goals from Martin Baturina and Tasos Douvikas - the second of whom is Serie A's second-top scorer this calendar twelvemonth - secured a precise uncommon triumph astatine Stadio Maradona.

Not abbreviated of ambition, Como's super-rich owners past recruited a proven goalkeeper and centre-forward, fuelling speech of a imaginable Scudetto charge.

Rather than getting carried away, the Lariani indispensable present look to physique connected that commencement by picking up 3 much points successful Genoa, earlier facing RB Leipzig successful their archetypal European fixture.

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Team News

Although Genoa have mislaid Brooke Norton-Cuffy arsenic expected, Cody Drameh travelled the different absorption from Hull City and tin vie for enactment connected the Grifone's close flank.

Despite failing to deed the people successful Serie A truthful far, Lorenzo Colombo is expected to proceed up front, with summertime signing Milutin Osmajic starting connected the bench.

Hamed Traore should beryllium acceptable to marque his debut aft taking portion successful afloat training, and escaped cause Stephan El Shaarawy has rejoined the nine 16 years aft leaving, but Lorenzo Venturino has been ruled out.

While Genoa's transportation model closed quietly, Como completed 2 much large raids connected the market, bringing successful Italy guardant Moise Kean and Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

Kean volition vie with Douvikas - who has present scored successful 5 consecutive Serie A distant matches - to pb the Lariani's attack, with either striker being supported by Baturina and prima antheral Nico Paz.

Previous buys Samuele Ricci and Willy Kambwala were some included for the archetypal clip successful Naples, further bolstering Cesc's Champions League-bound squad; lone semipermanent absentee Jayden Addai is unavailable.

Genoa imaginable starting lineup:

Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Ellertsson, Frendrup, Sow, Mitaj; Baldanzi, Vitinha; Colombo

Como imaginable starting lineup:

Butez; Smolcic, Chalobah, Ramon, Valle; Perrone, Da Cunha; Diao, Paz, Baturina; Douvikas

We say: Genoa 1-3 Como

Both coached by erstwhile midfielders - albeit with precise antithetic playing styles - these sides similar to use unit to their opponents by getting connected the beforehand foot.

As Como person acold much extent and prime close crossed the pitch, that should play straight into their hands.

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