Genoa – Como: a party at Marassi, and a rough night for the visitors 
We head to the Stadio Ferraris for a Serie A clash that should have some real bite. Genoa host Como in a setting that could hardly feel more different for the two sides. The home team are riding the wave, and they have all but sealed their place in the top flight. The visitors arrive with tired legs and heavy heads after a brutal Coppa Italia exit. Between a freed-up Grifone and Lombardy travellers chasing Europe, this one should have plenty going on.
Genoa are back in business under Daniele De Rossi 
The coaching change has clearly done Genoa a world of good. Since Daniele De Rossi came in, they have looked far more ambitious, especially in front of their own fans. The club have won five of their last seven home games, a serious turnaround when you think back to their laboured start. With an 11-point cushion above the drop zone, Genoa can now play without the handbrake that so often strangles teams down the bottom.
The aim now is a third straight league win, something their fans have not seen since 2021. Their points return is better than the visitors’, which tells you the tactical tweaks have stuck. With a sturdier defence and a sharper attacking rhythm, Genoa will fancy their chances of using the Marassi atmosphere to pile more pain on a direct rival who looks to be running out of steam.
Como and the hangover from a broken dream 
The blow was a heavy one for Como on Tuesday night at San Siro. They were within touching distance of a first cup final, only to crack late against Inter. That kind of defeat leaves marks, especially with the club now on the back of two straight league losses. The Champions League dream is slipping away too, now five points off, and that starts to feel like a serious gap at this stage of the season.
This is a tricky assignment for Como in a ground where winning is never simple. They need to rediscover the ruthlessness that fuelled their strong unbeaten run earlier in the campaign. For all the money spent and all the noise around the project, Como still have to prove they can respond when things go against them. Another defeat would almost certainly end their top-four hopes. Cesc Fabregas needs the right words now, because the machine looks a touch stuck in the mud.
Probable lineups
Genoa : Bijlow ; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez ; Sabelli, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Martin ; Baldanzi, Ekhator ; Colombo
Como : Butez ; Smolcic, Ramon, Kempf, Moreno ; Perrone, Da Cunha ; Diao, Paz, Baturina ; Douvikas
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Football prediction Genoa vs Como
Over 2.5 goals
Genoa are playing with a lot more freedom now and are happy to get forward, which usually means goals at both ends. Como, meanwhile, have to win to stay in the European race, so they should take risks from the off. The emotional drain of that midweek defeat could also lead to the sort of defensive mistakes they have been getting away with less often. This points to a lively game with the net likely to bulge more than once.
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