Genoa – Roma: Roma clings to the Champions chase 
This Sunday the Luigi Ferraris will be a pressure cooker. Roma arrive hunting a Champions League spot. Genoa show up fighting for survival. And yes, both managers have history with the other club — adds a nice edge.
Roma have dropped points recently 
Last week Roma nearly pulled off the perfect game. They led Juventus by two, then let it slip and finished 3-3 in a bonkers match. Goals from Wesley, Evan N’Dicka and the new kid Donyell Malen earned just one point. Still enough to keep things moving.
After 27 rounds, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side sit four points clear of Juve in sixth, with surprise Como sandwiched between them. This final sprint for the Champions spots is brutal. Napoli are pushing and the Milan teams look untouchable. Mistakes will be punished.
Roma can struggle against the very top, but they’re ruthless versus teams in the bottom half — only Inter have a better record. Marassi (the Ferraris) has treated them well: just one defeat in the last 21 league visits and they’ve scored in each of their last 10 trips there.
De Rossi out to ruffle his old team 
Genoa have started to swing momentum back their way. The hosts have recent big results versus Roma — a thumping 4-1 in September 2023 and a 1-1 a year later that ultimately cost De Rossi his job at Roma. Now he’s the man at Genoa, charged with keeping them in Serie A.
The former Italy midfielder has an eye-catching stat: he’s won both tactical matchups against Gasperini. Gasperini, remember, is a hero in Genoa — 297 games in charge and a stack of records. Despite a nasty 2-0 loss to Inter last weekend and just three points above the drop, Genoa sing a different tune at home. The hosts have won three of their last four home matches, and they score — 12 goals in five Ferraris games this season.
Likely line-ups
Genoa : Bijlow ; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez ; Norton-Cuffy, Ellertsson, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Martin ; Vitinha, Colombo
Roma : Svilar ; Mancini, Ndicka, Ghilardi ; Celik, Cristante, Kone, Rensch ; Pisilli, Pellegrini ; Malen
Football Tip Genoa vs Roma
Draw
Roma’s back line has been solid overall this season, but it leaked three goals last week. Genoa, on the other hand, look electric in front of their fans and will go for it.
Factor in the personal angle and tactics: De Rossi knows Roma inside out and has an absurd record against Gasperini (100% wins). This looks like a classic trap for the visitors. Genoa have every tool to nick a hugely valuable point in their battle to stay up.
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