Genoa Team News - Soccer

Junior Messias - Gets hurt again Messias suffered a calf muscular distraction in training, Ansa reported.

Impact Messias recently returned from consecutive physical issues in different areas, playing twice off the bench, while he was an unused sub in the most recent tilt. He's not expected to return before January, and the team will be cautious given his injury history. Alessandro Zanoli, Fabio Miretti, Vitinha and Gaston Pereiro will man the wings for the foreseeable future.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mattia Bani - Logs seven clearances versus Torino Bani (undisclosed) had one interception and seven clearances and drew one foul in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Torino.

Impact Bani managed to play the whole game despite an ailment and contributed to a rare clean sheet with a tidy performance in the back. It's his first in the campaign. He has notched four tackles (two won), four interceptions and 24 clearances in his last five showings (all starts).

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Johan Vasquez - Will return versus Milan Vasquez cleared a one-game suspension in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Torino.

Impact Vasquez will be back after sitting out one and likely start over Alan Matturro in the back Sunday. He has registered six tackles (four won), five interceptions and 16 clearances in his last five showings, contributing to two clean sheets.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Morten Thorsby - Impressive defensive display Thorsby recorded four tackles (four won) and two clearances in Saturday's 0-0 draw against Torino. He was injured and subbed out in the 87th minute.

Impact Thorsby recorded four tackles, winning all of them which was the most he had attempted or won this season. It was also the fourth game in a row where he has completed two or more tackles. The midfielder has started 10 games this season, nine coming most recently in a row.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nicola Leali - Three saves in clean sheet Leali made three saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 0-0 draw versus Torino.

Impact Leali recorded back-to-back clean sheets to make it three in the last five games. He made three or more saves for the fifth time in eight games since coming in as the starting goalkeeper of the side.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

GENOA-TORINO 0-0 | HIGHLIGHTS | The Soils are Shared in Genoa | Serie A 2024/25

3 DAYS AGO • YOUTUBE

Mattia Bani - Starting Saturday Bani (undisclosed) is in the starting XI for Saturday's match against Torino.

Impact Bani is back with the club for Saturday's match as expected, missing no time due to his undisclosed issues. He should remain in the starting XI moving forward, as he has yet to miss a start this season when fit.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mattia Bani - Fit for Torino game Bani (undisclosed) has been selected for Saturday's match versus Torino.

Impact Bani came out a little early in the previous game simply due to cramps and should be able to stay in the XI on Saturday. He has notched cour tackles (two won), seven interceptions and 18 clearances in his last five starts, with no clean sheets.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mattia Bani - Suffers injury Bani recorded one tackle (zero won), five clearances and one interception in Sunday's 2-0 win versus Udinese. He was subbed off due to injury in the 80th minute.

Impact Despite a clean sheet, Genoa's team was without Bani for all of the game, as he suffered an undisclosed injury that prevented him from logging 90 minutes Sunday. Up next for Genoa is a Torino game Saturday.

DECEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron Martin - Nine crosses, two accurate Martin recorded nine crosses (two accurate) and two corners in Sunday's 2-0 victory versus Udinese. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 84th minute.

Impact Martin has steadily increased his game crosses across his last three appearances. This season, the wing-back's cross accuracy has been solid, with 33 accurate in 111 total attempts.

DECEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Alessandro Zanoli - Six crosses, three accurate Zanoli recorded one shot (zero on goal), six crosses (three accurate) and five chances created in Sunday's 2-0 win against Udinese.

Impact Since the 2024-25 Serie A began, Zanoli had never attempted more than five crosses in a game. The wide midfielder has been consistent out wide recently, as each of his last three starts include him logging multiple crosses, with half of them accurate.

DECEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Mario Balotelli - Continues reserve role Balotelli recorded two shots (zero on goal) in Sunday's 2-0 win versus Udinese.

Impact Even with Jeff Eikhator (thigh) out, Genoa's team has opted not to use Balotelli, changing to a one-striker formation and using Andrea Pinamonti up top. With both non-Balotelli parties, Vitinha, Junior Messias and Caleb Ekuban (thigh) at or almost at 100 percent, the Italian veteran's role is expected to remain limited, with his last four appearances indicative of such.

DECEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Andrea Pinamonti - Scores goal Pinamonti scored one goal to go with five shots (three on goal) in Sunday's 2-0 win over Udinese.

Impact Excluding September, Pinamonti has scored a goal in each month since the 2024-25 La Liga back in August. Across his last seven appearances, he logged four goals and one assist.

DECEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Nicola Leali - Logs two-save clean sheet Leali had two saves and allowed zero goals in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Udinese.

Impact Leali saved a shot from both Jordan Zemura and Florian Thauvin. The goalkeeper has two clean sheets across his last four appearances going into Genoa's game Saturday against Torino.

DECEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Johan Vasquez - Will miss Torino game Vasquez had one tackle (one won), two clearances and one interception and picked up his fifth yellow card in Sunday's 2-0 win over Torino.

Impact Vasquez will have to sit one out due to yellow-card accumulation. Alan Matturro or Alessandro Vogliacco will fill in for him Saturday.

DECEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

UDINESE-GENOA 0-2 | HIGHLIGHTS | Pinamonti Seals Back-to-back Away Wins for Genoa! | Serie A 2024/25

DECEMBER 1 • YOUTUBE

Caleb Ekuban - Not too close from coming back Ekuban (thigh) "will miss two or three more games," coach Patrick Vieira relayed.

Impact Ekuban has entered the final stages of his rehab from a thigh strain, but he's a couple of weeks again from being a full-go. Vitinha returned last week to help out Andrea Pinamonti and Mario Balotelli up front.

NOVEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Koni De Winter - Likely to miss two more games De Winter (thigh) "is a couple of weeks from being ready to play in a game," coach Patrick Vieira announced.

Impact De Winter will be sidelined versus Udinese, Torino, and Milan unless he manages to speed up his recovery. Alan Matturro has played consistently lately thanks to a few injuries, but Genoa are in better shape in the back thanks to Mattia Bani and Johan Vasquez's returns.

NOVEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Leali's Saves Keep Genoa Afloat | Top Moment | Genoa-Cagliari | Serie A 2024/25

NOVEMBER 28 • YOUTUBE

Brooke Norton-Cuffy - DNP in Cagliari match Norton-Cuffy (thigh) didn't get minutes in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.

Impact Norton-Cuffy was back after missing three games but wasn't fielded even though both right-backs, Stefano Sabelli and Alessandro Zanoli, were in the XI. He'll have to seize his opportunities to garner more game time under a new coach.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

David Ankeye - Unused versus Cagliari Ankeye (ankle) didn't play in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.

Impact Ankeye returned from injury, but so did other Genoa attackers, like Vitinha (thigh) and Junior Messias (calf), who are ahead of him in the pecking order. He'll continue to have a small role going forward.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Vítor Carvalho - Takes two shots against Cagliari Vitinha (thigh) had two attempts (zero on goal) and one pass while subbing in late in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.

Impact Vitinha got busy relative to his scarce playing time. He'll compete with Andrea Pinamonti, Mario Balotelli and David Ankeye from here on out, as a recent coaching change could modify the previous hierarchies.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Junior Messias - Plays twenty minutes against Cagliari Messias (calf) had one off-target shot, one cross (zero accurate) and one interception and drew one foul in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.

Impact Messias looked decent considering he hadn't played since September. He has often struggled with injuries, but he's heavily relied upon and a quality playmaker when he's close to 100 percent.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Mattia Bani - Notches five clearances versus Cagliari Bani (thigh) won one of two tackles and had one key pass, one interception and five clearances in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.

Impact Bani saw a full complement of minutes in his return from a lengthy absence and held his own in the back even though his side conceded on two PKs. He'll be a mainstay going forward if he manages to stay healthy.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Johan Vasquez - Subs in late against Cagliari Vasquez (thigh) played 13 minutes off the bench in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Cagliari without registering stats.

Impact Vasquez was available but didn't start due to a recent thigh injury. He'll likely resume playing over Alan Matturro in the next round.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

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