Overview
Last weekend, Genoa continued to struggle when they only won 1 point after a draw with Cagliari. Coach Patrick Vieira's team has gone through a series of 3 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory, including the defeat against Inter Milan and the draw with Empoli.
In the last 6 rounds of Serie A, the home team at Luigi Ferraris has only once enjoyed the joy of victory.
Meanwhile, Lecce has not known the taste of victory in the last 5 rounds, in which they have lost all 3 recent matches. They were held to a goalless draw by Bologna and Monza and suffered defeats against Udinese, Fiorentina, AC Milan.
As of round 29, coach Marco Giampaolo's team is only 3 points ahead of the relegation zone and could be in a dangerous position. Giampaolo applied a defensive counter-attacking style of play, but his lack of solid defense made Lecce vulnerable.
One thing in common between Genoa and Lecce at the moment is the weakness of the attack. Lecce have failed to score in 4/5 of their last matches and are currently the club with the fewest goals in the tournament (20 goals). Meanwhile, Genoa have only scored 26 goals in Serie A this season and are the worst attack among the top 15 teams.
Two months ago, Genoa and Lecce had a lackluster match, ending in a 0-0 draw. With the form of both teams at the moment, a similar score could be repeated.
Personnel situation
Mattia Bani, Junior Messias, Vitinha, Honest Ahanor, Caleb Ekuban, Mario Balotelli and Maxwel Cornet of Genoa are injured. Morten Thorsby is uncertain to play with a calf problem, while Ruslan Malinovskyi has returned and could start.
On the other side of the front line, Filip Marchwinski is Lecce's only long-term injury case. Giampaolo has all the options, with Nikola Krstovic continuing to lead the attack.
Expected lineup:
Genoa: Leali, Sabelli, De Winter, vasquez, Martin, Badelj, Frendrup, Ekhator, Masini, Miretti, Pinamonti.
Lecce: Falcone, Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo, Coulibaly, Berisha, pierotti, Helgason, Morente, Krstovic.
The match between Genoa and Lecce takes place at 2:45 am on March 15 (Vietnam time).
