Genoa vs Cagliari Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Italian Serie A
THE FACTS
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When is Genoa vs Cagliari on and what time does it start? Genoa vs Cagliari will take place on Monday 29th April, 2024 – 19:45 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Genoa vs Cagliari? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Genoa vs Cagliari on in the UK? TNT Sports have the rights to Serie A matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Genoa vs Cagliari
Where can I stream Genoa vs Cagliari in the UK? If Genoa vs Cagliari is televised on TNT Sports, then subscribers can stream the match live on discovery+
THE LOWDOWN
GENOA
Under the management of 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Alberto Gilardino, Genoa have become an ambitious Serie A club immediately following their promotion back to the top-flight last season. The home team sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table and are now some way off the top seven and the European spots.
They come into this one on the back of a 1-0 loss to Lazio at the Luigi Ferraris in their most recent outing with a second-half winning goal scored by former Liverpool man and the supposedly departing Luis Alberto. That means Genoa have now managed just one win in their last seven matches.
CAGLIARI
Former Chelsea and Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has overseen a productive campaign for Cagliari as they fight against a finish in the bottom three and the relegation places. The Sardinians, who started the season slowly, begin this weekend sitting four points clear of the drop zone with five games of the campaign to go.
The visitors’ most recently shared back-to-back 2-2 draws against champions Internazionale and then against Juventus but that game against Juve was a frustrating one as they had led by two goals to nil after 36 minutes in that game. It does now mean they are unbeaten in their last four matches in Serie A.
THE TEAM NEWS
GENOA
Alan Matturro is a doubt for this weekend’s clash with Cagliari, whilst the likes of Mattia Bani, Ruslan Malinovskiy and Junior Messias are all unavailable through injury.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez; Spence, Frendrup, Strootman, Gudmundsson, Caricol; Retegui, Ekuban
UNAVAILABLE: Bani (Injured), Messias (Injured), Malinovskiy (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Matturro (Injured)
CAGLIARI
Both Leonardo Pavoletti and Marco Mancosu are unavailable for this weekend’s trip to Genoa due to injury, whilst Zito Luvumbo is missing through suspension.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Scuffet; Hatzidiakos, Mina, Dossena; Nandez, Sulemana, Makoumbou, Augello; Nicolas Viola, Shomurodov; Gaetano
UNAVAILABLE: Luvumbo (Suspended), Pavoletti (Injured), Mancosu (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
These two sides gained promotion to the top-flight last season and have both enjoyed impressive campaigns as they try and push themselves away from the bottom three. They have both scored and conceded over a goal per game on average so far this season which has been unexpectedly entertaining. The pressure should well be off for both teams as they avoid the drop so both teams scoring looks a good bet for this one.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
