In the match of the tenth round of Serie A, Genoa will host Fiorentina from Florence on their home field in Genoa.
Genoa
Alberto Gilardino's team continues to play very poorly this season and often cannot catch on to at least a draw. The day before yesterday, Genoa failed on the road in Rome and suffered a crushing defeat against Lazio with a score of 0:3. The Griffins mostly played defensively and tried not to force events on the field, but due to a weak game, the tactics did not work. The Eagles opened the scoring in the match already in the 21st minute. After that, the Rome club continued to confidently control the course of the match, and Alberto Gilardino could not adjust in any way to start playing more actively in attack. At the end of the match, Genoa tried to open up to save the match in Rome, but eventually got two more goals in their own goal in the 86th and 90+4 minutes, respectively.
Recently, Genoa announced the signing of former Italian striker Mario Balotelli, who was a free agent.
Fiorentina
Raffaele Palladino's team, in turn, scored a very good move and won three consecutive victories in Serie A. In their last match, which was the day before yesterday, Fiorentina showed great football on their home field in Florence and crushed Roma from Rome with a score of 5:1. "Lilies" went on the attack in front of their fans from the first minutes and eventually managed to open the score in the match already in the ninth minute, Moise Keane scored from Lucas Beltran's pass. Further, by the middle of the first half, Fiorentina consolidated its advantage, in the 17th minute the home team earned a penalty, which Beltran confidently realized. In the middle of the half, Roma rebuilt and at the end of the first half of the match was able to win back one goal, it happened in the 39th minute. However, Fiorentina responded immediately to the missed ball and scored the third goal already in the 41st minute, Moise Keane scored a double, and Edoardo Bove scored an assist. At the break, the lilies left with a comfortable advantage, and at the start of the second half, Palladino's wards had already removed all questions about the winner. In the 52nd minute, Bove himself scored a goal against the former club, Yasin Adli acted as an assistant. Soon, in the 65th minute, Roma remained in the minority and after that, Fiorentina was already playing exclusively for their own pleasure. In the 71st minute, the Rome club also scored an own goal, which just led to a crushing defeat. The only problem for the Florence club in this confrontation was a knee injury at the end of the match from defender Pietro Comuzzo, who could not finish the match.
Fiorentina and Genoa last played against each other on April 15 as part of the 32nd round of Serie A. Then, in Florence, the teams drew 1-1 with the score.
Forecast
In this match, Fiorentina, even on the road, is of course considered the bookmakers' favorite. The club from Florence is now in much better shape and is quite capable of scoring three points in Genoa with the right attitude.