Genoa welcome the visitors Lazio in the Italian Serie A – Round 24. The match will be held on Sunday, February, 17th, at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Janov).
It so happened that Lazio hold their twenty-fourth Serie A round versus Genoa in-between the two Europa League fixtures against Sevilla. That said, all three clashes take place in seven days, which is a colossal pressure on the Romans, and the hosting side may benefit from it. Genoa normally present a challenge to their opponents at home – for example, the impressive in this season Atalanta took no points at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in the end of December. Sampdoria and Fiorentina featured draws there, and only Milan and Napoli managed to attain three points on Genoa’s turf. Lazio’s story is even more exciting – over the last nine years, they could win Genoa in Janov only in the last campaign; before, they either lost or drawed. After their last season’s loss, the hosts took a revenge in Rome. Tomorrow we may see it repeated – the first-term encounter in Rome registered Lazio’s win, so, while the Romans are concerned with Sevilla, Genoa may play back.
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The clash with the Spanish outfit was certainly exhausting for Lazio. Inzaghi will have no other choice but to rotate his men. Rotation is inevitable, in fact. The best team’s striker Immobile will not play because of the thigh injury, neither will the Serbian Milinkovic-Savic (groin injury). The loss of the two key players affects the match outcome, which was evident in Lazio’s last two Serie A fixtures against outsiders. The Romans played without the Serbian against Frosinone and gained a challenging win thanks to Сaicedo. The last-round encounter against Empoli was even tougher. Lazio lacked Immobile and managed to take three points only with the help of the penalty converted by that very Caicedo. Inzaghi’s troops look very bleak lately, they are about to start losing points. Most likely, this will happen in their journey to Janov.
Lazio have been shy in outings. They defeated only frugal Bologna, Empoli, Parma, and Frosinone. Genoa are hard nuts to crack, especially on their soil. Even in the last season, they opposed well to all Italian toppers, scoring more than once to them. The Romans will find it extremely hard to beat Genoa away. The homeside are on the go, featuring no serious squad losses. After their trip to Bologna, Genoa had seven days to prepare for Lazio who will be exhausted by their clash with Sevilla. It is unlikely that the hosts will drop points tomorrow.
Prediction for the match: Genoa to win or Draw.
