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In a very bad match that only deserved a 0-0 at the end it was (of course) A.C. Milan that kept the 3 points. In the 76th minute just after Delneri had substituted Moretti (why?) it was Abate in offside-position who gave the assist to Stephan el Shaarawy (ex-Genoa): 1-0. Genoa played a very bad match and only had some long distance shots that didn’t worry goalkeeper Marco Amelia. In the offensive way Genoa played a very poor match without Marco Borriello. Especially Tozser and Bertolacci seemd impressed by the San Siro stadium and forgot to play football. Let’s hope Thursday against Fiorentina we can see a real football-match, certainly with more offensive football.

Within 24 hours Enrico Preziosi did find a new trainer to subsititute Luigi de Canio: Luigi Delneri. The former coach of Sampdoria and Juventus signed a contract till the summer of 2014, but it will be a surprise if he still we be our trainer in June 2014. The new coach has tot start without Vargas and Borriello who both are heavily injured till the beginning of December (so after the derby).

What a fantastic start of Genoa against Roma. Within 15 minutes we scored twice with fantastic goals of Kucka and Jankovic, after Bosko first hit the crossbar: 2-0. But after 15 minutes it was over, Genoa only defended and seemed very scared of A.S. Roma that scored twice before halftime: Totti and Osvaldo and twice after halftime: Osvaldo and Lamela: 2-4. One day after the match trainer Luigi de Canio was fired by Enrico Preziosi. Is it because of the last 75 minutes of the match against Roma or for another reason ?

Again a draw: 1-1, with again a goal of Marco Borriello. Genoa played a good match against the team of Mr. Gasperini the coach who brought us in Serie A and in the Europa League. With Palermo our Gasperson plays attractive and offensive football, so it was a very nice match with two teams trying everything to win. Palermo took the lead in the first half by a goal of Giorgi in the 14th minute. Especially Ciro Immobile had several changes to score our equalizer, but he missed. In the 53rd minute it was (again) Marco Borriello who scored our equalizer after an assist of subsitute Jorquera. Also after the equalizer both teams did everything to score the winning goal, but at the end the honest draw of 1-1 still was on the scoreboard. The next match is Sunday 22nd October at 20.45 hours in Marassi against A.S. Roma.

Can a match be boring, yes it can! Of course we have to be more happy with the draw in Udine then with the defeat in the very spectaculair homematch against Juventus, because at the end only the points count. Saturday-evening at 20.45 hours we play at home against Palermo of Mr. Gasperini, so both teams will play attractive and offensive football! Of course we also want 3 points Saturday to stay on the left side of the standings.

Genoa draw 1-1 against Parma. Ex-Genoano Alessandro Lucarelli opened the score in the 27th minute, just after Immobile missed 2 great chances. In the 67th minute a handball of Parma gave Borriello the great opportunity to score the equalizer but the post stopped his penalty. In the 88th minute Borriello was fouled in the penaltyarea and he took the penalty himself: 1-1.  Genoa is now 9th in the standings with 7 points in 5 matches. Next Sunday we play at 12.30 hours in Stadio Friuli against Udinese.

Last week we saw Bologna win in the Olympic Stadium of Rome against A.S. Roma with 2 goals of Alberto Gilardino. Yesterday it was the day of his substitute Marco Borriello to beat the best qualified team of Rome: Lazio. In the 79th minute Sebastien Frey shot the ball towards Kucka who headed it to Antonelli. Our left midfielder passed the ball in one time with the back of his shoe in the open space in front of Marco Borriello who ran faster then Ciani towards the goal and beat goalkeeper Marchetti in the far corner: 0-1. Wednesdayevening t 20.45 hours Genoa plays at home against Parma.

Marco Borriello in the 57th minute (header on the crossbar) and Andrea Bertolacci in the 61st minute (saved by Buffon who was already on the ground) were close to the deciding 2-0 in the match against the unbeaten champions of last season. Both players missed, just as Immobile in the 10th minute of the first half but he revanched himself 8 minutes later by scoring 1-0. After the openinggoal both teams were several times close to score and in the 43rd minute the match seemed over to Leonardo Bonuccio who stopped Kucka irregulary after he already had received a yellow card in the 25th minute for making hands in the wall to stop a free-kick of Jankovic. During halftime there was the news that the handball in the wall was made by Pirlo, but he already got a yellow card for protesting against the free-kick. In any case one of these 2 Juventus-players has got 2 yellow cards in the first half, but referee Rocchi saved the black and white like in the old days of Moggi to forget one of the cards at the free-kick. A big shame, but the halftime score: Genoa-Juventus 1-0!

In the 2nd half Juventus started very agressive and did hit the post in the 7th minut before Borriello and Bertolacci missed the mentioned big chances of 2-0. Only 15 seconds (!) after the missed goal of Bertolacci Giaccherini scored in front of Gradinata Sud the equalizer: 1-1. Both teams tried to win the match, but it was a foul of Sampirisi (or great acting of Asamoah) who gave Juventus a penlty that was scored by Vucinic. The same Asamoah scored also the last goal 6 minutes before the end: 1-3, but after the last whistle of Rocchi the fans clapped their hands to the passioned red and blue players. With al little more justice and luck we could beat Juventus.

Tomorrow Luigi Ferraris will be filled with at least 25.000 fans. Genoa plays against the champions of last season: Juventus that did not loose a match for over a year. We all hope this period will end tomorrow and think about last year when we unfortunately draw both matches against “The old lady”. Especially in Juventus stadium Genoa deserved a victory, but tomorrow we have a new chance. Mr. De Canio selected 22 players for the match, because only Rossi and Vargas (both injured) are not able to play. Marco Borriello returns for the first time after 4 years in the magic Rossoblu with nr. 22 in Luigi Ferraris against his team of last year. Daiiii Marco!