Cagliari midfielder Mauricio Isla. (Photo : Getty Images)
Newly-promoted squad Cagliari Calcio (7-10-2, 23 points) is scheduled to host fellow lowly team Genoa CFC (6-8-5, 23 points) at their home field of Sant'Elia Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 15 as round 20 of the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Cagliari has been winless in four of their last six outings, losing three of them, to settle in the 14th spot of the Italian top flight table. The team is now 13 points above the bottom three relegation zone and also 13 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth held by fifth-place team AC Milan.
Gli Isolani is coming off a close 0-1 loss to Milan during their most recent Serie A fixture last Sunday on the road at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, as per Daily Mail Online.
It was a goalless affair for most of the time until Colombian forward Carlos Bacca broke the deadlock for Milan with two minutes left before full-time.
Cagliari defender Bruno Alves was then sent off in stoppage time as head coach Massimo Rastelli's squad failed to force the draw as time expired.
Meanwhile, Genoa is reeling with a three-game losing slide. The team has only won once in their last six outings to drop to the 12th spot in the overall standings. They are tied on points with Cagliari but has a higher goal differential than the Islanders.
Il Grifone was defeated by powerhouse squad AS Roma, 0-1, at their home ground of Luigi Ferraris Stadium also last Sunday for their fourth loss in five matches, via the Italian Football Daily.
An own goal by Genoa defender Armando Izzo gave the win to I Giallorossi as head coach Ivan Juric's side suffered their eighth loss of the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 win by Cagliari.
Cagliari starting lineup (4-5-1 formation): Rafael; Capuano, Murru, Pisacane, Ceppitelli; Farias, Moras, Isla, Di Gennaro, Dessena; Sau
Genoa starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Perin; Munoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Laxalt, Cofie, Rigoni, Lazovic; Ocampos; Ninkovic, Simeone
