Our prediction for this Serie A match:
There will be fireworks when Sampdoria and Genoa square off against each other in the Derby della Lanterna on Matchday 35. La Samp failed to win the previous four league fixtures, and as a result, their Serie A status is now in danger. Marco Giampaolo can’t count on injured duo Giovinco – Gabbiadini for the local derby, while Rincon misses out due to accumulation of yellow cards. Conti is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Rossoblu are fighting hard to secure the Serie A survival as well. Genoa desperately needed a win against Cagliari, and they managed to get one thanks to Milan Badelj’s late goal. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Cambiaso, Piccoli, Maksimovic, and Vanheusden continue to miss out with injuries, while there are no suspended players in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Antonio Candreva):
Antonio Candreva is an Italian football player born on 28th of February 1987 in Rome. Candreva played in the youth academy of Udinese where he made his debut in season 2007/2008.
After playing for Livorno, Juventus, Parma, Cesena he transferred to Lazio Roma, which didn’t pay any transfer fee. Cendreva plays for the Italian national team as well where he made his debut in November 2009. Candreva didn’t play for the Italian team during the EURO 2012 but did during the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
Candreva is a 181cm right-footed midfielder that is known for being multifunctional in the pitch. Because Candreva played for lots of clubs he is known for being very mature and having a great vision in the game. Candreva scored the most amount of goals in his career in the season 2013/2014. The only prize Candreva won was the Coppa Italia in 2012/2013 with Lazio Roma. Candreva’s nickname is Il Timido.
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.