Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Genoa
Match Time & Date:
29/04/2024
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Cagliari
Genoa and Cagliari face each other at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in the closing match of the Serie A round 34. The Rossoblu aim to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Lazio, but seeing that they have little to play for in the season finale, home win should not be considered. Experienced midfielder Milan Badelj should be recalled to the starting XI, while all Mattia Bani, Junior Messias, and Ruslan Malinovskyi continue to miss out with injuries.
The Sardinians, on the other hand, aim to extend their unbeaten run to five games, but seeing that they should be happy with one point from the match, we are tempted to put our money on draw. In their last meeting at “the Marassi” the two sides played out a goalless draw and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Zito Luvumbo is banned for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Gianluca Lapadula):
Gianluca Lapadula, also known as Lapagol, due to his goalscoring abilities, was born in Turin and started his career at Juventus youth team, but was released because he wasn’t doing well in his studies. After the departure with Juventus, Lapadula perfected his goalscoring skills in lower Italian leagues and even spent one year in NK Gorica, Slovenia.
During his spell in Ravenna, he managed to finish the season 2012/13 as the top scorer in the group, netting 24 goals in the process. For a long period of time, the 28-year-old was Parma’s player, but he went on loans often, and, after Parma went bankrupt, Lapagol moved to Pescara. With 30 goals in 43 appearances, the striker caught the eye of Serie A giant Milan. He netted his first goal for the Rossoneri only three minutes after he came on as a substitute.
The following season Lapagol became the striker of Genoa. Even though he was called to play for Peru, the Genoa hitman decided to represent Italy, getting his first call to the senior squad in November 2016. However, he never made an official appearance for Italy, since he only played an unofficial friendly against San Marino, when he scored a hat-trick.
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.
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