Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Salernitana, Juventus will be looking to keep their Champions League hopes alive when they host Genoa to their Allianz Stadium on Matchday 16. The Bianconeri are seven points behind top four, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against the Rossoblu. Alvaro Morata should be recalled to the starting XI after finding the net in the midweek triumph, with Moise Kean likely to drop to the bench.
Genoa, on the other hand, sit in the relegation zone ahead of the trip to Turin. The Rossoblu failed to impress in a 3-0 loss to Milan, and we do not believe that they are capable of claiming a major scalp this weekend. To make things even worse for the visiting side, their injury list is pretty long, with Sturaro, Maksimovic, Cassata, Caicedo, Criscito, Kallon, Fares, and Destro all missing out.
Highlighted Player (Matthijs de Ligt):
Matthijs de Ligt is yet another product of famous Ajax football academy. After making 17 appearances for Jong Ajax, Matthijs de Ligt started playing for the senior team in 2016. The talented centre-back, who was born on August 12, 1999 in Leiderdorp (Netherlands) made his debut for the Amsterdammers on September 21, 2016 in a cup game against Willem II. Thanks to this goal Matthijs de Ligt became the second youngest goalscorer ever, behind legendary midfielder Clarence Seedorf.
In March, 2017, the Ajax defender made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a 2-0 loss to Bulgaria in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. In 2018 he received AFC Ajax Talent of the Year award (Marco Van Basten Award). Mathiijs de Ligt’s main position is centre-back and his preferred foot is right. His contract with the Amsterdammers should expire on June 30, 2021.
In the 2016/2017 season Matthijs de Ligt and his teammates made it to the Europa League final, but Ajax were beaten by Manchester United in the title game.
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.