Genoa – Cagliari: a pressure-cooker clash to steal some air 
The scrap to avoid relegation drags on in Serie A, and this Genoa–Cagliari at the Ferraris already feels like a double-points game. They split the points midweek. Three points separate them. A win for Genoa pulls them level with Cagliari.
Genoa: a missed chance that still stings 
On Thursday night the Grifone came inches from a shock at San Siro. Leading through Lorenzo Colombo, on loan from Milan, Genoa conceded a stoppage-time equaliser… then Stanciu blew a penalty that would’ve changed everything.
Two points gone, and a frustration that piles onto a poor run: just two points since mid‑December.
The De Rossi bounce, so obvious when he arrived, has faded. Verona and Fiorentina are starting to move, and Genoa is getting sucked back toward the relegation zone.
To avoid a frantic final sprint they must fix one glaring issue: home form. One win in the last thirteen Serie A matches at Marassi, eight defeats… you can’t do much worse.
Still, against Cagliari history is on their side: nine home matches unbeaten versus the Sardinians, seven wins. If there’s a moment to restart, it’s now.
Cagliari: a team that refuses to quit 
Cagliari have beaten Genoa only once in their last ten meetings, but the last three finished level, including a bonkers 3-3 in November.
This season the Sardinians have a rare quality: they never give up. They’ve already taken 11 points after falling behind — nobody in Serie A has more. By contrast, Genoa have thrown away 17 points after scoring first.
Fabio Pisacane’s side have two encouraging away results: a dramatic win in Turin, then a scraped draw at Cremonese.
On Thursday, down 2-0, they dug deep to come back, thanks to Adopo and then youngster Trepy, 18, who scored on his pro debut.
Pisacane, still new to a Serie A dugout, has so far kept his team out of the drop zone. But the margin’s thin and half the season is still to play.
Probable lineups
Genoa :
Leali ; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vazquez ; Norton-Cuffy, Malinovskyi, Frendrup, Thorsby, Martin ; Vitinha, Colombo
Cagliari :
Caprile ; Rodriguez, Mina, Luperto ; Palestra, Adopo, Prati, Mazzitelli, Obert ; Esposito, Kilicsoy
Key takeaways
- Genoa have won just one of their last 13 home Serie A matches.
- Cagliari have taken 11 points after falling behind, the best tally in the league.
- The last three meetings between the two finished level.
- Genoa are unbeaten in nine home matches against Cagliari.
Prediction Genoa vs Cagliari
Genoa win
The draw nicked (or more accurately handed away) at Milan suggests a win is finally close. Cagliari won’t lie down, as always, but Genoa looks ready to turn intent into points. Expect a chaotic finish at the Ferraris.
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