Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Luigi Ferraris will host Friday’s Serie A game between Genoa and Inter, the two teams who defeated Sassuolo and Lecce respectively at the weekend. The Rossoblu are tough to beat at home, but they will have a mountain to climb against the in-form leaders. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Junior Messias and Mateo Retegui remain in the recovery room.
The Nerazzurri, on the other hand, are on a four-game winning run in the Serie A ahead of the festive clash. Inter are more of a team than Genoa and seeing that key attacker Lautaro Martinez should recover in time to face Alberto Gilardino’s troops, away win should be considered. Both Juan Cuadrado and Denzel Dumfries are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side. Last time out the two sides played out a goalless draw at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, but away win should be considered this time out.
Highlighted Player (Hakan Calhanoglu):
Hakan Calhanoglu is another one in the long line of Turkish footballers who were born in Germany, so it is hardly surprising he came to prominence thanks to his performances in Bundesliga. The attacking midfielder with great vision and very good goalscoring record started his professional career at Karlsruher, scoring impressive 17 goals in 50 league outings to earn a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg.
The spell at Imtech Arena was merely a stepping stone for bigger things as 11 goals in his debut top flight campaign persuaded Bayer Leverkusen to splash nearly €15 million on his services. That proved a very good investment as Calhanoglu continued the rich vein of form, and it is now a matter of time before he joins one of European powerhouses.
The midfield maestro had a bright start to his career in the Turkey national team, scoring 5 goals in first 16 caps, and chances are he will become a leader for Milli Takim in the foreseeable future.
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.