The derby was posponed by referee Morganti. Now the derby will be played Wednesday 26th January at 20.45 hours (if Genoa and Sampdoria both lose in Coppa Italia) or Wednesday 16th February at 18.30 hours if at least one of the Genovese teams survives the next round in Coppa Italia against Inter (Genoa) and Udinese (Samp). The next match in Serie A of Genoa is Thursday 6th January at 15.00 hours in Luigi Ferraris against Lazio.