Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Napoli will look to recover from a 2-1 loss to Lazio when they face Genoa on Saturday evening. The title holders are eyeing their third triumph of the season and the bookies see them as favourites to win this match. Since Rudi Garcia has a luxury to field the best possible side against Genoa, away win should be considered. As always, Nigeria centre-forward Victor Osimhen will lead the line for the visiting side.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, were on the verge of sharing the spoils with Torino before the international break, but Serbia international Nemanja Radonjic eventually scored a beautiful winner for Il Toro. Genoa face a tough challenge against Napoli and given their poor head-to-head record in meetings with Rudi Garcia’s troops, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the reigning champions. Both Alessandro Vogliacco and Alan Matturro are injured for the home side.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
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.