Monza vs Genoa Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

Monza ended the previous season coasting by failing to win any of their last nine matches in the top flight for a total of six defeats and three draws. For the record, the Biancorossi started the news in the same way, with a parity score on the Empoli pitch 0-0. It's still a point to be taken and not lost, especially when you're on the road. As a reminder, this team qualified for the 1/16 final of the Italian Cup by defeating, after the fateful penalty shootout, the Südtirol club in the previous round.

 Opposite, Genoa also started by sharing the points, but not against just anyone, against the reigning champion, Inter Milan and offering a very good score to their public 2-2. Last season, the locals played with a promotion label and they ensured the essential, that is to say the maintenance, with an ultra-constant margin in the red zone. This year, the objective for Grifone will be to pass the 50 points mark and why not join the race for the first half of the table 11th last year. 

No less than five players did not participate in the first day of the championship. In this case the important scorer Ciurria (6 goals, 5 assists last year), the returning loanee Cragno (goalkeeper), Djuric (permanent recruit from Hellas), the young striker landed freely from Man United, Omari Forson without forgetting to mention Jose Machin (often injured already last season and replacing in the best of all worlds). To talk about the Monza transfer window, let us note the departures of the excellent goalkeeper Di Gregorio (Juventus), Carboni (return to Inter then loaned to OM), the attackers Zerbin (Naples) and Colombo (AC Milan then Empoli on loan) without forgetting to mention Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina, loan). Conversely, Daniel Maldini (loaned last season by AC Milan) has definitely signed up, being free from any contract, same story for the interesting Sensi while the goalkeeper Pizzignacco (FeralpiSalo) has been loaned due to the unexpected departure of the titular doorman. The left side Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) signed up and played J1. Genoa for its part had to compose without good numbers of players against Inter, in this case Ankeye (announced ill), Ekuban (4 achievements last season, injured), Marcandalli (returned from his loan and a priori not retained in the event of a good offer by the end of the transfer window), Matturro (rotation) and Norton-Cuffy (2 goals, 4 assists with Millwall last year in the Championship), who arrived from Arsenal on transfer this summer.

We note that the starting goalkeeper last year Martinez (Inter), the Italian international Retegui (Atalanta) and the Icelandic striker Gudmundsson (Fiorentina, loan) have left the ship. Satisfied with their performance on loan last year, the Genoa leaders exercised the purchase options of holders De Winter (Juventus) and Thorsby (Union Berlin), midfielder Bohinen (Salernitana) and striker Vitinha (OM ). In addition, right back Zanoli (Naples) arrived on loan. Finally, it was the never-used Federico Valietti who decided to leave to find playing time elsewhere (loan from Trapani, Italian D3).