Comments and predictions for Genoa vs Lecce: 3 points at home
The match between Genoa vs Lecce in Serie A takes place at 11:30 p.m. on August 23. Let's analyze the performance, make football comments and predict the score.
Latest Genoa vs Lecce team information
Patrick Vieira's two new signings – young talent Valentin Carboni (of Inter) and Romania captain Nicolae Stanciu – both scored in the Coppa Italia win and are likely to continue to start.
In defence, Leo Ostigard returns from loan, and with Koni De Winter having moved to AC Milan, he could partner Johan Vasquez in central defence.
Up front, last season's top scorer Andrea Pinamonti has returned to Sassuolo, so Lorenzo Colombo – who scored 5 goals for Lecce in Serie A 2022-23 – could start and face his former team.
Home team Genoa are only missing Caleb Ekuban and defender Sebastian Otoa due to injury. Meanwhile, Lecce are without two long-term players in Gaby Jean and Filip Marchwinski; important striker Santiago Pierotti is also suspended.
The visitors also suffered a major loss when captain and centre-back Federico Baschirotto joined Cremonese, while key striker Nikola Krstovic – who reached double-digit goals last season and had the most shots in Serie A – left for Atalanta.
However, Lecce have added some notable names: young talent Francesco Camarda from Milan and winger Riccardo Sottil from Fiorentina (on loan). Both are likely to be in the front line this weekend.
Latest expected lineup for Genoa vs Lecce
Genoa:Leali; Norton-Cuffy, Ostigard, Vasquez, Martin; Frendrup, Masini; Carboni, Stanciu, Gronbaek; Colombo
Lecce:Falcone; Kouassi, Gabriel, Gaspar, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret, Helgason; Morente, Camarda, Sottil
Latest football commentary on Genoa vs Lecce
After a slow start to last season – their second since returning to Serie A – Genoa parted ways with promotion-winning coach Alberto Gilardino and appointed a more established coach to turn things around.
Patrick Vieira arrived in November and quickly lifted the team out of the relegation zone, winning five of his six home games unbeaten.
However, hopes of a top-half finish were soon dashed as Genoa slumped after securing their survival, finishing 13th after a win on the final day at Bologna.
In a turbulent summer in Serie A, Genoa has been quite stable, and Vieira's team just had an impressive warm-up with a 3-0 win over Vicenza in the Coppa Italia.
Despite picking up just one point from their last three Serie A opening games, the Rossoblu will start the 2025-26 campaign with what is considered a comfortable match. They are unbeaten in nine consecutive home games against this week’s opponents, winning all three at the Marassi by a score of 2-1.
In fact, Lecce have only beaten Genoa twice in Serie A – both at home on the Via del Mare – while losing 10 and drawing six.
Still, their return to Stadio Ferraris this weekend will be enough of a relief, after their dramatic escape in May.
In the final match of last season, despite having only 10 men, Lecce surprisingly defeated Lazio right in Rome, thereby securing the right to stay in the league and pushing Empoli down to Serie B. A week earlier, they had also ended a 4-month winless streak. Thanks to that, Lecce extended their presence in Serie A to three consecutive seasons, and also won two consecutive matches for the first time in a year.
However, the familiar cycle of changing coaches in Serie A did not spare Lecce: Marco Giampaolo left, and Eusebio Di Francesco returned for his second time leading the team.
The former Roma coach made his debut in a 2-1 win over Juve Stabia in the Coppa Italia, but history shows he rarely gets off to a good start in Serie A.
Not only that, Lecce just sold their main striker, and they only won 1, lost 12 in 19 opening matches of the season in Italy's top league.
Latest score prediction for Genoa vs Lecce
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Genoa vs Lecceas follows:
- Sportsmole:Genoa 2-0 Lecce
- WhoScore:Genoa 1-0 Lecce
- Our newspaper predicts:Genoa 1-0 Lecce
When and where to watch Genoa vs Lecce live?
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