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Today Domenico Criscito returned in the team of Mr. Gasperini. Matias Masiero did not play yet because of a jet-lag (yesterday-afternoon he arrived from Uruguay in Italy) and because tomorrow he first must have his medical test, before the transfer is official.

The five goals of Genoa: Leon 2’, Figueroa 25’ pt; Sculli 57’, Leon 72’, Eusepi 85’ 

Genoa (3-4-3): Rubinho (76’ Lanza); Masiello (59’ Bovo,), De Rosa (65’ Lucarelli), Santos; Konko, Milanetto, Juric, Fabiano (46’ Paro); Leon (76’ Lazarevic), Figueroa (76’ Eusepi), Sculli (59’ Criscito). Trainer: Gasperini.

A very happy and healthy 2008 to all members of Genoa Club Amsterdam and all readers of this internetsite.

Yesterday 27th December is born in Genova: Pietro Invernizzi, son of Ines and Matteo. Pietro is our 49th member and (of course) the youngest in our kids-club. Many congratulations to very proud Ines and Matteo.

Again Mr. Gasperini surprised everybody with his line-up. Scared for a new defeat he changed the usual offensive 3-4-3 system in a defensive 4-4-1-1. As usual it did not help, because without good defenders it is impossible to defend good, even if you put 9 defensive players in the team. In the first half Empoli hit te post twice and in the injury-time Giovinco scored the 1-0 lead behind Rubinho.

After half-time Gasperini changed the system into 4-2-4 with the forwards: Leon, Borriello, Figueroa and Santos (central-defender in the first half). In the 55th minute Genoa deserved a penalty when Marzorati stopped Ivan Juric irregulary, but referee Giannoccaro didn’t whistle. At the end the fantastic mentality of the players gave Genoa the deserved goal in the 87th minute when Masiello shoot a perfect pass of Figueroa behind keeper Balli. In the last 8 minutes till the end-whistle in the 95th minute Empoli tried everything to change the score again, but this time we survived the last minutes. After all a correct result which kept Genoa on 15th position in the standings.        

Yeaterday-afternoon mr. Gasperini and his 21 players (everybody except the injured Danilo and Di Vaio) went by coach to Empoli, 25 kilometers west of Florence. The winter also has come to Italy, last night it was below zero in Toscany and during the match the expected temperature is 3 degrees, while it feels like -6 because of the wind.

Over 2000 Genoa-fans, including 100 schoolkids, travel 228 kilometers to Empoli in Toscany next Sunday. After the defeat against Siena and the 4-1 victory of Empoli against Cagliari this match is very important for both teams.

 Stadio C. Castellani (19.795)

Genoa surely misses injured Danilo, while Cicco Bega returns after his penalty for his fourth yellow card. At the moment Fabiano and Di Vaio are injured, so it is not sure yet if they can play Sunday-afternoon. 

Genoa played the most bad match since the arrival of Mr. Gasperini 18 months ago. Against number last in the standings, Siena the Rossoblu-team lost the match during the first 23 minutes in which Siena scored three times.

 

In the rest of the 67 minutes Genoa was the team with the ball and we got a lot of corners (14-3), but goalkeeper Manninger of Siena never was in big troubles. Only in the 89th minute he was without any chance when Figueroa scored his first goal after a combination with our best man: Marco Borriello. 

             

Yes, it’s Marco di Vaio        (clap, clap, clap, clap)

Marco di Vaio is great        (clap, clap, clap, clap)

he’s the proud of Genoa     (clap, clap, clap, clap)

he’s scoring every game

                                   

It doesn’t matter in which team Marco di Vaio plays, the 31 years ago in Rome born striker scores everywhere. In his career he played with Lazio (3 goals), Verona (1), Bari (3), Salernitana (33), Parma (41), Juventus (18), Valencia (11), Monaco (8) and with the Italian national-team (2 goals in 14 games). Since january 2007 Marco plays with Genoa and in his first half-year he already scored 9 goals which brought Genoa back in Serie A after 12 years. This season he already scored against Cagliari and more goals are coming. Outside the field you can always find him together with our other player of Rome: Manuel Coppola. Let’s hope the two of them stay for many years with Genoa.

 Also in Holland Marco di Vaio is very popular. Dutch Serie-A striker Kevin Bobson (born in Amsterdam, raised in the youth of Ajax and now playing with Willem II in the south of Holland) named his son after our friendly striker: Divaio. So the goals will continue in the future by Divaio Bobson.