Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Monza
Match Time & Date:
10/12/2023
15:00
Prediction: 1-0
Genoa
Monza will look to recover from a 2-1 loss to Juventus when they take on Genoa on Sunday afternoon. The Biancorossi failed to turn their dominance in possession into a positive outcome against Juventus, but they are seen as favourites to beat “The Old Lady” in front of home fans. Dario Gomez is banned for the match, while all Samuele Vignato, Armando Izzo, and Gianluca Caprari remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, continue with their bad habit of struggling on the travels and given their three-game losing run on the road, home win should be considered. All Kevin Strootman, Mattia Bani, Caleb Ekuban, and Albert Gudmundsson are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the visiting team. In their last meeting in a competitive match Monza defeated Genoa 1-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
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.
