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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.
Genoa Club Amsterdam was founded at Tuesday 15th June 1998, so 12,5 years ago. In this period we visited 10 derby’s with 4 victories. Let’s hope that today we will be again the winner of the lighthouse-derby.
Our coach Davide Ballardini selected all 22 healthy players in his selection:
1 Eduardo, 88 Perin, 73 Scarpi; 25 Boakye, 2 Chico, 4 Criscito, 3 Dainelli, 22 Destro, 71 Jankovic, 13 Kaladze, 11 Kharja, 20 Mesto, 77 Milanetto, 23 Modesto, 24 Moretti, 10 Palladino, 18 Rafinha, 16 Ranocchia, 7 Rossi, 17 Rudolf, 9 Toni, 42 Veloso.
Only the 4 injured players: Tomovic, Zuculini, Palacio and Sculli are not in the Sheraton-hotel near the airport tot prepare themselves to the most important match of the season.
Of course it is never good to lose a match in your own stadium, but if you have to it is better to give the points to your friends than your rivals. Saturday Genoa played in Luigi Ferraris against Napoli, which is a very strong team this season. Mr. Ballardini started with 5 midfieldplayers including 3 playmakers: Veloso, Kharja and Milanetto. Our topscorer Luca Toni was assisted by Palladino. In the first half Napoli was the best team and in the 25th minute Hamsik headed the openinggoal behind Rubinho: 0-1. In the second half Genoa played a lot better with Mesto and Rudolf instead of Veloso and Palladino in the team. Our team created some chances (Mesto, Destro) and deserved at least 1 penalty (hands of Maggio), but goalkeeper De Sanctis kept his goal clean: 0-1. Now we all count the days till the next match: Sunday 19th December 20.45 hours …. the derby !!
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Genoa only scored 2 goals in the last 6 matches and was 1-0 down at halftime in Lecce, so we all feared for a defeat unless the fact that Genoa was the less bad team in the field during the first half. In the 2nd half we saw a completely different Genoa. In the 55th minute, just after Di Michele missed a big chance to double the score, Luca Toni headed a corner of Miguel Veloso behind the goalkeeper of Lecce: 1-1
In the 76th minute Andrea Ranocchia headed a free-kick of Veloso in the goal of Rosati: 1-2. Of course Lecce tried to score the equalizer in the last 15 minutes of the match, but the final goal was scored by our captain: Marco Rossi after a good combination of Rudolf and Destro: 1-3. Genoa now is 9th in the standings with 21 points in 15 matches.
The next match is planned Saturday 11th December at 20.45 hours in Luigi Ferraris against our Napolitan-brothers buth a strike of the players in Serie A probably will cancell this match.
Good football was not possible in the snow of Brescia. In the first half both teams had some real chances to score. Giandomenico Mesto saved us once by kicking the ball away just before the goal-line. In the second half both teams wrestled against the snow which coloured the field completely white. The draw was the most honest result to both teams, unfortunately for the fans in the stadium it was a draw without goals.
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The last weeks Genoa only had 3 strikers available to play. Tomorrow in Brescia our coach Davide Ballardini for the first time can choose out of 6 strikers: besides the “usual” Destro, Rudolf and Toni also Jankovic, Palacio and Palladino. Let’s hope that our strikers immediately will score some goals tomorrow.
The 21 players that are already in Lombardia for the match tomorrow at 15.00 hours:
GOALKEEPERS: Eduardo, Scarpi, Perin
DEFENDERS: Criscito, Dainelli, Moretti, Ranocchia, Tomovic
MIDFIELDERS: Kharja, Mesto, Milanetto, Modesto, Rossi, Veloso, Zuculini
STRIKERS: Destro, Jankovic, Palacio, Palladino, Rudolf, Toni
Unless the unusual Italian time of 12.30 hours 30.000 fans came to Luigi Ferraris to see the match between Genoa and Juventus. After Genoa missed the first big chance it was our goalkeeper Eduardo who headed the ball very unlucky in his own goal: 0-1. For a few minutes Genoa was out of the match and Krasic immediately took his chance: 0-2. As every Italian topteam from this moment Juventus only defended the advantage. Genoa hit twice the crossbar by Criscito before haltime and Kharje after the tea, but the score did not change anymore: Genoa-Juventus: 0-2.
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Wednesday 24th November Genoa beat Vicenza (Serie B) in the Coppa Italia. Just as in the previous round against Grosseto it was Luca Toni who scored the equalizer just before the 90th minute and 2-1 immedialtely after the start of the extra time. A few minutes later also Mattia Destro scored 3-1 and the game was over. In the next round Genoa plays against Inter.
Goalkeepers: Eduardo, Perin, Scarpi
Defenders: Criscito, Dainelli, Kaladze, Moretti, Ranocchia, Tomovic
Midfielders: Kharja, Mesto, Modesto, Milanetto, Rafinha, Rossi, Veloso, Zuculini
Strikers: Boakye, Destro, Rudolf, Toni
After the match against Inter all Genoa-fans had doubts about our new goalkeeper Eduardo of Sporting Braga. Mr. Preziosi spend over € 4 million to buy the National goalkeeper of Portugal who played a perfect Worldcup. Since yesterday we know that the Worldcup wasn’t an accident. Eduardo surely is a great goalkeeper! Only he kept Genoa in the match during the first 83 minutes till youngster Andrea Ranocchia headed a corner of Veloso behind the goalkeeper of Cagliari: 0-1. In the last minutes Cagliari tried to score the equalizer but with Eduardo they knew it was impossible. The second victory in a row of our new coach Davide Ballardini, Juve is the next victim Sunday at 12.30 hours.
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Tonight Genoa has beaten Bologna by 1-0. The only goal was scored in the 81st minute by Omar Milanetto who returned in the team after his squalification against Palermo. In the stadium were lot of flags to thank our fired but of course still loved coach Mr. Gian Piero Gasperini, who brought us back in Serie A and Europe.
Our new coach Davide Ballardini had playmakers Veloso and Milanetto back in the line-up, while the 3rd playmaker Kharja was on the bench. Till finally the goal of Milanetto arrived in the 81st minute there was only 1 team in the field: Genoa. Many changes were missed and sometimes we were also unlucky for instance with the free-kick of Veloso on the crossbar. After the goal of Omar also Bologna wanted to attack and tried to score the equalizer but luckely they didn’t succeed. With 14 points in 11 matches we are back in the middle of the standings.
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