Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Genoa play host to Cittadella at their Stadio Luigi Ferraris on day 15 of the new Serie B campaign. The Rossoblu are on a four-game winless run, but they are still seen as favourites to beat La Citta in front of home fans. There are no fresh injury worries in the home side, but midfielder Marko Pajac remains on the sidelines with an ACL problem. Both Albert Gudmundsson and Manolo Portanova are pushing for recalls to the starting XI.
The visitors, on the other hand, are only one point clear of the relegation zone, and given anything but good away record, we believe that the time has come for Genoa to return to winning ways. As always, a man to keep an eye on in the away side will be Mirko Antonucci, who found the net in the 1-1 draw with Cosenza at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Strootman):
After starting his senior career at Sparta Rotterdam, Kevin Strootman joined fellow Dutch side Utrecht in 2011. The defensive midfielder, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, then moved to PSV where he established himself as a first-team regular. Strootman was then spotted by AS Roma scouts and in 2013 he decided to take a step forward in his career by joining the Giallorossi.
On March 9, 2014, the Dutch footballer sustained a serious knee injury that made him miss the remainder of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well, but he returned to contention on November 9, 2014. Kevin Strootman played for Roma until August 28 when he signed a five-year contract with Olympique Marseille.
Speaking of his international career, Strootman made his Netherlands debut against Austria in 2011 and he scored his first ever goal for the Dutch national team in Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland. Kevin Strootman’s preferred foot is right.