Fiorentina striker Nikola Kalinic. (Photo : Getty Images)
Struggling club Genoa CFC (5-5-5, 20 points) is set to face contending team ACF Fiorentina (7-3-5, 26 points) on Thursday at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium as round 17 of the 2016-2017 Serie A season commences.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Genoa is on a downward spiral as of late as the team is winless in five of their last six matches. They are currently in the 13th spot of the Italian top flight table, tied on points with newly-promoted side Cagliari but has a higher goal difference.
I Rossoblu is coming off a 0-2 loss to rising contenders Inter Milan on the road at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium last Sunday, as per Goal.
Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic was the lone scorer of the match, netting a brace in the 38th and 69th minutes, to hand head coach Ivan Jurić's squad their second consecutive winless performance.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina is on a roll after being unbeaten in five of their last six games. The team is now in the seventh place in the overall standings, five points below the Europa League qualifying berths for next season presently held by Napoli and Lazio.
In their most recent game on Monday, Viola nipped reeling team Sassuolo, 2-1, at their home field of Artemio Franchi Stadium, SB Nation reported.
Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic was the man of the match for head coach Paulo Sousa's side as he scored a brace.
Fiorentina broke the deadlock early with Kalinic's first goal in the 10th minute of the match as he directed teammate Milan Badelj's assist towards the back of Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli's net.
Kalinic scored again in the 39th with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner of the goal, with the assist this time coming from forward Federico Chiesa.
Sassuolo netted a consolation goal in the 76th courtesy of defender Francesco Acerbi.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory for Fiorentina.
Genoa starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Perin; Munoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Laxalt, Veloso, Rincon, Lazovic; Simeone; Rigoni, Ocampos
Fiorentina starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Tatarusanu; Olivera, Astori, Salcedo, Gonzalo; Bernardeschi, Ilicic; Badelj, Chiesa, Vecino; Kalinic
