Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Ezio Scida will host Sunday’s relegation six-pointer between Crotone and Genoa. When Crotone crushed Benevento 4-1 on Matchday 18 many people expected that they would continue with brilliant displays, but they were beaten by Fiorentina (1-2) in their last league fixture. The rock-bottom side are desperate to get back on course, but they will have to do it without injured quartet Cigarini – Riviere – Cuomo – Molina.
Messias is rated doubtful for the match. Genoa, on the other hand, picked up vital three points from the Cagliari clash, with the team moving away from the relegation zone. Davide Ballardini’s charges are tough to beat at home, but given their anything but brilliant away record, we are tempted to put our money on draw. The likes of Biraschi, Zapata, and Cassata are all out of contention through injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Alex Cordaz):
Alex Cordaz is an Italian goalkeeper who plays for Crotone, who returned to the Serie A at the end of the 2015/2016 season. Cordaz was born in Vittorio Veneto on 1 January 1983 and he started his youth career at Inter. He played one game for the Nerazzurri in the Serie A and in 2006 he joined Treviso.
After making 18 league appearances for the club from 2006 to 2009, he joined with Swiss side Lugano on a free transfer. The 188-cm-tall goalkeeper played 56 league games for Lugano and in 2011 he returned to Italy as he signed a contract with Cittadella. As expected, he established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper and he made no less than 80 league appearances for the club between 2011 and 2013.
Alex Cordaz currently plays for Crotone and it has to be noted that he made 42 appearances for the club in the 2015/2016 Serie B campaign.
Highlighted Team (Genoa):
Genoa Football Club is an Italian football club founded in 1893 and is the oldest Italian football club in the nation. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris which holds a capacity of 41 000 seats. Genoa FC shares the stadium with their rival UC Sampdoria. The club colors of Genoa are Red and Blue. Genoa FC is also known as Grifoni.
Genoa FC has a very rich football history. The club won the Serie A in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1923 and 1924.Since 1924 the club didn’t won any major prizes. Like almost every football club in Italy the Genoa FC history has it’s black pages as well. Important players in the history of Genoa FC are: Gilardino, Toni and Hernan Crespo.