Genoa hosts Ranieri’s Cagliari this evening. Kick-off at 8.45pm. Below is what was reported by TGR Liguria
“Already safe five days from the end of the championship, Genoa is ready to cross the finish line which, perhaps, at the beginning of the season was not even within the most optimistic expectations.
To celebrate staying in Serie A they will have to do better than their last three home games: at Marassi they host Cagliari, who, however, are still involved in the relegation tussle. Three points behind the third-last – Udinese – they beat Atalanta and drew with Inter and Juventus, but they cannot allow themselves any distractions.
Alberto Gilardino has to deal with absences: in addition to Matturro, Bani and the midfielders Malinovskyi and Junior Messias, in particular, it will be difficult to replace the Brazilian who had made an effective contribution as a midfielder in recent matches; candidate for replacement is Thorsby.
Claudio Ranieri will also have to do without important players: Dossena in defense, Viola in midfield, Pavoletti and Mancosu in attack. There will be no Luvumbo, disqualified. The forward pair of the four Moors should be made up of two great exes: Shomurodov and Lapadula. The match starts at h. 8.45pm and will be refereed by Dionisi. As always, there will be more than 30,000 people in the stands of the Ferraris stadium. In previous games, balance reigns supreme: 26 wins each and 19 draws.”
