Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sunday’s football game at Sardegna Arena pits together Cagliari and Genoa, the two teams who are eyeing their first wins of the season. The Sardinians kicked off the new Serie A campaign with a 2-2 draw with Spezia, with the team suffering a heavy 4-1 loss at Milan before the international break. Cagliari are eager to give fans some cheer, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team.
Both Rog and Cragno are sidelined through injuries for the hosts. The Genoese, on the other hand, are stuck in the relegation zone with the goal difference of 1:6. Considering that the visitors are eager to return to winning ways as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Bani remains on the sidelines with a muscle injury, but he should be the only absentee in the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Diego Godin):
Diego Godin is considered one of the best defenders in the history of Uruguayan football. The Atletico Madrid centre back played for Cerro and Nacional in the Uruguayan national championship between 2003 and 2007 and in August, 2017 he signed a deal with La Liga side Villarreal.
Godin made 91 league appearances for the Yellow Submarine and on 4 August he made probably the best decision of his career as he signed a contract with Atletico Madrid. The Uruguayan defender won the 2013/2014 La Liga trophy with los Rojiblancos, while making it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2014, 2016). He won the Europa League trophy in the 2011/2012 season with Atletico Madrid as well.
Speaking of his international career, Godin clinched the 2011 Copa America trophy with Uruguay. Despite playing as a centre back, Diego Godin often scores after set pieces and you should have in mind that he scored eight goals for Diego Simeone’s team in the 2013/2014 season (all competitions).
Highlighted Team (Genoa):
Genoa Football Club is an Italian football club founded in 1893 and is the oldest Italian football club in the nation. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris which holds a capacity of 41 000 seats. Genoa FC shares the stadium with their rival UC Sampdoria. The club colors of Genoa are Red and Blue. Genoa FC is also known as Grifoni.
Genoa FC has a very rich football history. The club won the Serie A in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1923 and 1924.Since 1924 the club didn’t won any major prizes. Like almost every football club in Italy the Genoa FC history has it’s black pages as well. Important players in the history of Genoa FC are: Gilardino, Toni and Hernan Crespo.