Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Genoa
Match Time & Date:
20/08/2022
20:45
Prediction: 3-1
Benevento
Genoa and Benevento face each other at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in a highly-anticipated Serie B game. The Rossoblu kicked off the new domestic campaign in style, with the team beating Venezia on the road, and they must be high on spirits ahead of their home debut. Talented forward Kelvin Yeboah opened his goal-scoring account at the weekend, but the 22-year-old should start from the bench once again. Stefano Sturaro should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Gli Stregoni, on the other hand, failed to turn their dominance into goals in a 1-0 loss to Cosenza. Benevento are eager to grab something from Saturday’s clash, but seeing that Genoa have turned their stadium into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed. Summer signing Antonio La Gumina is widely expected to make his first Benevento start, while there are no injury worries in the away side.
Highlighted Player (Mattia Destro):
Mattia Destro started his youth career at Ascoli, but in 2005 he moved to Inter. The Italian attacker, though, made his debut in the Serie A with Genoa in the 2010/2011 season. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances for the Rossoblu and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Siena. Destro netted 12 goals for Siena in 30 league appearances for the club and on 30 July, 2012 he joined fellow Serie A team Roma for a fee of €8.5 million.
The Italian footballer made his debut for the capital club on 2 September, 2012 in a 3-1 victory over Inter. Destro scored 24 goals for Roma between 2012 and 2015 and after ending his loan spell with Milan he joined Bologna on 20 August, 2015.
Speaking of his international career, the Bologna forward has 15 caps for Italy U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 15 August, 2012 against England at Wembley Stadium. He made Italy’s 2014 provisional FIFA World Cup squad, but he eventually failed to make the final roster.
Highlighted Team (Benevento):
FC Benevento secured promotion to the Serie A for the first time in their history at the end of the 2016/2017 campaign, but it has to be noted that they finished the regular season in 5th place in the standings. The Stregoni (Witches) did well to beat Perugia and Carpi in the promotion play-offs and, as a result, they are going to taste a top-flight football.
Benevento were founded in 1929 as Associazione Calcio Benevento and back then they played their home games at Meomartini, the venue which was built by Ciccio Minocchia. Nowadays, the Stregoni welcome their rivals at Stadio Giro Vigorito and the capacity of the stadium is 12.847. Benevento are well known for their yellow jerseys with red stripes, whilst they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.
After Napoli, Salernitana and Avellino Benevento become the fourth club from Campania to compete in the Serie A. Matches between the aforementioned teams are well known as Campania derbies.
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