Overview
Lazio just suffered a final defeat against Bodo/Glimt and were eliminated from the Europa League despite a 3-1 victory in the return match at Olimpico. Returning to the Serie A arena, the 1-1 draw with AS Roma last weekend also caused them to fall behind in the top 4 race.
With elimination from the Europa League and Serie A with only 6 rounds left, Lazio have no room for mistakes if they still want to compete for a ticket to the Champions League next season.
Therefore, Lazio need to win all 3 points in their away trip to Genoa. However, this is not an easy challenge for them.
Genoa is a tough team in Serie A this year. With only 10 points after the first 12 matches, they decided to appoint coach Patrick Vieira to the hot seat and received positive results.
20 rounds later, Genoa earned 29 points and had a safe position in the middle of the rankings. In addition, they have an extremely impressive home record in 2025, including their last 6 matches at Luigi Ferraris with 5 wins. However, the attack is still a big weakness, as Genoa have only scored 13 goals in Serie A since the beginning of this year.
In terms of head-to-head record, Lazio have a superior result compared to Genoa. They have won 7 of their last 10 matches while losing only 2. However, Genoa is a very different team in the 2024-2025 season. In addition to being in a comfortable state, Genoa is fully capable of keeping 1 point at home at Luigi Ferraris.
Personnel situation
The Europa League match in midweek caused Lazio to suffer many losses when left-back Nuno Tavares suffered a muscle injury. Taty Castellanos, meanwhile, has cramps and is also doubtful to play.
On the other side of the front line, Genoa's absentees include Maxwel Cornet, Mattia Bani, Hugo Cuenca and ruslan Malinovskyi.
Expected lineup:
Genoa: Leali, Sabelli, De Winter, Vasquez, Martin, Frendrup, Masini, Zanoli, Miretti, Vitinha, Pinamonti.
Lazio: Mandas, Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Pellegrini, Guendouzi, Rovella, Tchaouna, Dia, Zaccagni, Noslin.
The match between Genoa and Lazio takes place at 23:00 on April 21 (Vietnam time).
