Football Season Guide

Ever since they made it back to the top flight of the Italian football, Genoa have been trying to become one of the protagonists of the Serie A. Thanks to President Preziosi, loads and loads of cash have been spent during the summer in order to strengthen the team and to make it a competitive one. Quite paradoxically, with the passing of time, Genoa have become worse and worse. In fact, at the very beginning, with Gasperini at the helm, they even managed to compete for a European spots while in the very last season, at some stage, they found themselves fighting in order to avoid relegation. Another summer and another group of new faces joined in while one main player ended up leaving, lured by the money of one bigger club. For sure, Palacio's departure to Inter represents a major loss for Genoa but, to tell the truth, his absence could allow Gilardino to get back to his usual scoring standards. Standards he could not reach while pairing with the Argentinean striker. Coach De Canio, who was confirmed after sealing safety in the last weeks of the past season, will have to deal with a completely renewed squad. Canini, Velazquez and Tomovic will be expected to bring some solidity to a defence that conceded 69 goals in the past season. Genoa had, by far, the worst defence of the Serie A. Toszer, Bertolacci and Anselmo could give some depth to a midfield that lost Miguel Veloso and Constant. Kucka will have to prove that he is a leader in the middle of the park. As for the attack, apart from Gilardino, De Canio will be able to count on Immobile, the top scorer of the past Serie B with 28 goals. Few teams can boast such a firepower up-front. Genoa are risking some point-deduction due to the allegations of an involvement in the match-fixing scandal. A final decision will be taken in September.