In this 34th week match, on Sun Apr 24th, Genoa will play host to Cagliari in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Genoa recorded a 0-2 loss against Milan. Rafael Leão scored the first goal for Milan in the 11th minute, then Junior Messias added another in the 87th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Genoa couldn’t manage to score, and Milan took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed Cagliari, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sassuolo. Alessandro Deiola scored the first goal for Cagliari in the 42nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Cagliari ran away with the shutout win. Cagliari is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 12th of September, Cagliari hosted Genoa at the Sardegna Arena in their last match together. Genoa was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. João Pedro scored the first goal for Cagliari in the 16th minute on a penalty shot, then Luca Ceppitelli added another in the 56th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Mohamed Fares.
Cagliari’s most prolific scorer has been João Pedro. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Genoa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Manolo Portanova and Patric each only have 1 goal in their last 5.