Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 5/1
Genoa and Atalanta will lock horns with each other in Serie A this weekend. The match between Daniele De Rossi’s side and Gerardo Martino’s team will be held at Stadio Luigi Ferraris and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Sunday.
Genoa
Genoa are a big club in Italy and are an established team in Serie A. They have been a regular in the Italian top flight and ended up as high as 13th in the table last season. One suspects that the Stadio Luigi Ferraris faithful will be happy with a similar finish this time around.
Daniele De Rossi’s side are in danger of getting relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. Genoa are 16th in the standings with 14 points from 15 games. They are only two points above the bottom three.
Genoa will head into the Serie A game against Atalanta on the back of a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Inter Milan at home in the league. It came after a 2-1 victory over Udinese in Udine in Serie A, which followed a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Atalanta in the Coppa Italia.
Team News:
Genoa are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Atalanta. Nicola Leali will be in goal and will have Alessandro Marcandalli, Sebastian Otoa and Johan Vasquez in front of him in defence. Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Aaron Martin will be the two wide players, with Morten Frendrup, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Mikael Ellertsson deployed in central midfield. Vitinha and Lorenzo Colombo will be the two centre-forwards.
Atalanta
Atalanta had done extremely well in recent seasons under head coach Gian Piero Gasperini, who is now in charge of AS Roma. They have become regulars in the Serie A top four and have frequently played in the UEFA Champions League.
La Dea ended up third in the Serie A table last season, but they entered a new era now under Ivan Juric, who was sacked in November 2025. Raffaele Palladino is now the manager of Atalanta, who are currently 12th in the standings with 19 points from 15 games.
Atalanta will head into the Serie A game against Genoa away from home on the back of a 2-1 victory over Cagliari in front of their fans in the league. It came after a 2-1 win against Chelsea at home in the UEFA Champions League, which came after a 3-1 win against Atalanta in front of their fans in Serie A.
Team News:
Atalanta are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Genoa. Marco Carnesecchi will be in goal and will have Odilon Kossounou, Berat Djimsiti and Sead Kolasinac in front of him in defence. Davide Zappacosta, Marten de Roon, Ederson and Lorenzo Bernasconi will be deployed in midfield. Charles De Ketelaere and Ademola Lookman will be the two attacking midfielders. Gianluca Scamacca will lead the line for Atalanta.
Key Factors to Consider
- Genoa have won just 3 of their 15 Serie A matches so far this season.
- Genoa have scored 16 goals and conceded 23 goals in 15 Serie A matches so far this season.
- Atalanta have won only 4 of their 15 Serie A games so far this campaign.
- Atalanta have scored 19 goals in 15 Serie A games so far this campaign.
- Atalanta have conceded 18 goals in 15 Serie A games so far this campaign.
Conclusion
Neither Genoa nor Atalanta are in good form at the moment, and it is very likely that the Serie A game between the two sides will end in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 5/1
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