Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Luigi Ferraris will host Saturday’s football game between Genoa and Fiorentina, who defeated Cagliari (3-2) and Atalanta (2-1) respectively on Matchday 3. The Rossoblu regained a much-needed confidence at the weekend, but they will have a big fish to fry against Fiorentina. Summer signing Mohamed Fares should be handed his full Genoa debut after scoring a brace in the triumph over Cagliari, while both Caicedo and Badelj are sidelined with injuries.
The Viola, on the other hand, continue to rely on Serbia rising star Dusan Vlahovic, who scored a brace in the triumph over Atalanta, and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on both teams to score. Defender Lorenzo Venuti misses the match through injury, but the 26-year-old should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Mattia Perin):
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Mattia Perin is an Italian footballer who was born on 10 November, 1992 in Latina, Italy. Perin played for the likes of A.S.D. Pro Cisterna, Pistoiese and Genoa during his youth career and he continued to play for the Rossoblu at senior level. The Italian goalkeeper has been playing for Genoa since 2010, but it has to be noted that he spend some time on loan at Padova and Pescara between 2011 and 2013.
Perin played for Italy U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams in the past and he made his debut for the Azzurri at senior level on 18 November, 2014, in a 1-0 win over Albania in a friendly match. He replaced Sirigu in the second half of the match.
The Italian shot-stopper tore his anterior cruciate ligament on 9 April, 2016 and, as a result, he did not represent Italy at the 2016 European Championship finals in France. Mattia Perin managed to keep eight clean sheets in 25 appearances for Genoa in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign.
Highlighted Team (Fiorentina):
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AC Fiorentina was founded on 29th of August in 1926 after a fusion between Libertas and CS Firenze. Currently Fiorentina is playing his home games in the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence which can accommodate 47282 supporters. The stadium was build in 1931 by Pier Luigi Nervi. De first prize ever won by Fiorentina was the CoppaItalia in the season of 1939/1940. The first Scudetto (name for the Serie A title) was in 1955/1956. One of the most important players in that season was the Brazilian Juninho. In 1996 he was rewarded as the best player in club history.
One year later Fiorentina lost the semi finals in the European Cup 1 against Real Madrid. During that period of time Fiorentina won the Europan Cup 2 against Glasgow Rangers and the Coppa Italia as well. In total Fiorentina won the league title twice.
Important football players that played for Fiorentina are: Batistuta, Baggio, Effenberg, Laudrup, Mijatovic and Rui Costa.