Roma winger Diego Perotti. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling club Genoa CFC (6-7-5, 23 points) is set to face second-running team AS Roma (12-4-2, 38 points) at their home field of Luigi Ferraris Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 8 as the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Genoa is on a two-game losing streak and has lost three of their last four outings to settle in the 12th spot of the current league table, 13 points above the bottom three relegation zone. The team is also 10 points below the second and final Europa League qualifying berth for next season presently held by fifth-place squad AC Milan.
I Rossoblu is coming off a sorry 0-1 loss to fellow middling team Torino on the road at the Olimpico di Torino on Dec. 22, as per ESPN.
Head coach Ivan Juric's side was not able to score any goals during the contest with Torino forward Andrea Belotti netting the only goal of the match in the 49th minute.
Meanwhile, Roma has maintained its status at the second spot in the overall standings by winning four of its last five games. They are currently four points behind league leaders and defending champions Juventus and three points ahead of closest pursuer Napoli.
In their most recent match on Dec. 22, I Giallorossi pulled off a crushing 3-1 win over middling squad Chievo Verona at their home ground of Stadio Olimpico, The Guardian reported.
Chievo midfielder Jonathan de Guzman netted the opening goal of the contest in the 37th minute with a header from the center of the box off an assist by teammate Mariano Izco.
However, head coach Luciano Spalletti's boys fought back and scored the next three goals, courtesy of Stephan El Shaarawy, Edin Dzeko, and Diego Perotti in the 45th+1, 52nd, and 90th+3 minutes respectively, to pull off the victory.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Roma.
Genoa starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Lamanna; Munoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Laxalt, Cofie, Rincon, Lazovic; Simeone, Ninkovic; Ocampos
Roma starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Szczesny; Vermaelen, Fazio, Rudiger; Emerson, Nainggolan, Strootman, Peres; El Shaarawy, Salah, Dzeko
