Genoa vs Cagliari

Genoa vs Cagliari is one of the meetings involving two teams in the dangerous area of ​​Serie A. In the first league in Italy, there are only two stages to be played and the last team to take the second league is set. The match is scheduled on Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 19.00 on the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova.

Genoa is forced to win

At Genoa, it is all the same in the field and administration. The home team won only three points in the last six games, and still retains only one point in advance of Empoli’s last relegation place. In these last two stages he has to play with Cagliari and Fiorentina. Genoa risks returning to Serie B after more than ten years. Cesare Prandelli tries to get the team out of the crisis, as the owner, Enrico Preziosi, puts the club on sale. It is a difficult situation for both the coach and the players who did not need extra problems in this difficult final season. The owner was pleased with the money he took on Krzysztof Piatek plus what he would get off the market. In the absence of the Polish, it was hard to find a high point. Goran Pandev and Christian Kouame, with 4 goals each, are now the main bullets.

• Genoa (4-3-3): Ionut Radu – Biraschi, Gunter, Zukanovic, Criscito – Lerager, Radovanovic, Veloso – Bessa, Lapadula, Kouame

Cagliari still needs a point to be sure of Serie A

For Cagliari, the situation is not as pressing. He needs just one point to avoid relegation, but he can get away if he loses both matches, he has to play, if the game of the results is favorable. It’s hard to believe we’ll find it among the demoted. In the last three stages he had very difficult matches with Rome, Napoli and Lazio, and he lost all three. He continues to occupy 12th place, 5 points to the relegable place. The team is happy with what they have done and has escaped the season pressure, even if they are theoretically more likely to downgrade. The goalie of the visiting team is a Genoese, Leonardo Pavoletti, with 14 goals scored. He played against Saturday’s opponent between 2014 and 2016. How did Genoa lose the strikers … There are no special problems with the visiting team. Only Artur Ionita is suspended.

• Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Cragno – Cacciatore, Romagna, Klavan, Pellegrini – Deiola, Cigarini, Barella – Birsa – Pavoletti, Joao Pedro

Genoa vs Cagliari Picks

It is a difficult meeting for the host team, which has great pressure in this meeting. Any other outcome than victory, in conjunction with Empoli’s success, may mean, in a very large proportion, relegation. Genoa needs all three points and will get them.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 1.60