Reggina take on the visitors Genoa in the round 12 match of Italian Serie B. The match will be played on Monday, November 7th at Stadio Oreste Granillo (Reggio Calabria).
Regina hope for a breakthrough this season. The "Amaranth" in 1999-2009 played in Serie A. But rather quickly they rolled back to the semi-amateur level, to the 4th division. Returning at least to Serie B came out only in 2020, and the last draw brought 14th place there. However, they wanted more, and Filippo Inzaghi was called to implement large-scale plans. He cannot prove himself in Calcio, but at a lower level he ensured the progress of both Venice and Benevento. At the new place, "Super-Pippo" had a good start, with 6 wins in 9 rounds. And only then there were defeats from Parma and Perugia, and the defeat of Cagliari.
Genoa doesn't want to stay in Serie B. The "Griffins" can be considered the historical grandee of Italian football - they have 9 league titles to their credit. Another thing is that the last "Scudetto" dates back to 1924. The Genoa club have had very different years in recent times, from hanging out in the 3rd division to playing in the Europa League group stage in 2009/2010. Last season, many mentors worked here, including Shevchenko - Andrey, by the way, failed completely, ruining his reputation. His successor, Blessin, did better, but still could not save the club from relegation, from the penultimate place. But logically, Alexander continues to be trusted. And the German performs the task quite confidently: his wards met November in 2nd place. There was only one defeat, from another status team, Palermo. In October, they even managed to win three times in a row, taking into account the passage of SPAL in the cup. True, then there was a draw at home against Brescia, 1-1.
Genoa has won all 3 last head-to-head matches. True, these meetings were held in 2008-2009, so there will be no real impact on the present. Genoa confirms the status of the favorite of this Serie B. But Regina is not hopeless either, so let's play it safe, taking a "zero" handicap on the visitors.
Prediction for the match: Genoa to win with 0.0 handicap.