a short drive to Torino and a big challenge
By: j | November 12th, 2008
With the success of the Rossoblu the short drive to Torino to face Claudio Ranieri’s Juventus is the next big challenge for the club to face if they are to make their way into upper tier of Serie A.
At present Juventus sits directly above Genoa in sixth place with twenty-one points yet with the exception of a two-match stumble against Palermo and Napoli, they have been nearly unstoppable. Over the previous six matches, including Champions League, they have yet to drop a point including victories over Real Madrid and Roma with Alessandro Del Piero experiencing a brilliant renaissance that reminds us his artistry a decade ago. While they have been without the services of the legendary Gigi Buffon since the Palermo loss, Austrian international Alexander Manninger has filled-in with top-shelf ‘keeping and has kept the opposition of the score-sheet for the previous three matches.
Genoa’s task against the Bianconeri must not only deal with one of the hottest clubs in all of European football but equally their own problems of playing away from Stadio Luigi Ferraris. While recent road performances have shown significant improvements, they still need to register their first victory on the road if they are to climb into a European spot.
Gian Piero Gasperini will be without Giandomenico Mesto,Omar Milanetto,Francesco Modesto and Matteo Paro for the match. On the road he has shown a more defensive strategy using Boško Janković in either a striker or wing position. I expect them to employ the following lineup:
Genoa
Rubinho
Giuseppe Biava/Salvatore Bocchetti,Matteo Ferrari,Domenico Criscito
Marco Rossi,Thiago Motta,Ivan Jurić,Giuseppe Sculli/Boško Janković
Raffaele Palladino, Diego Milito,Andrea Gasbarroni/Boško Janković
As always the key to this match is the unsung work of Matteo Ferrari holding down the back-line with Giuseppe Biava and Domenico Criscito. The attack will naturally be looking for Diego Milito to continue to shine but additionally how Raffaele Palladino responds to facing his former club.
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Genoa is having an EXCELLENT season. I think it is just amazing that there is only 4 points between the top 8 teams.
Good luck in Turin!
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Thank you Johonna, I appreciate your well wishes and the visit of course. I apologize on not getting back sooner to your comment and others but unfortunately I have a hard time accessing the pages as the script tends to stall my system.
It has been a great year for Genoa and they are showing good growth signs. They have a few more hurdles to cross and need to expanding their tactical options as they face adjustments but it certainly is going in the right direction.
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A potentially cracking match between 2 in-form teams, 2 experienced, in-form strikers (Del Piero and Milito) and 2 in-form midfield maestros (Tiago and Motta)! Let’s just hope Genoa don’t pull a “Catania” on us all!
Good luck to Genoa, but, forza Juve!!!
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vinci per noi magica juventus…vinci pero noi magica juventus…
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good luck tonight j.
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