Ascoli-Genoa is a Serie B Week 17 match played on Sunday at 15:00: odds, predictions, TV and streaming
If the Genoa management intended to shake up a team that had been unable to win for five days with the dismissal of Alexander Blessin, then the decision to relieve the German coach proved to be the right one. Alberto Gilardino, temporarily promoted from the Primavera, made his debut with a convincing victory against Pierpaolo Bisoli’s surprising Sudtirol, the revelation of this first part of the Serie B championship. Puscas and Aramu gave the Rossoblù three crucial points, who also kept their goal unbeaten for the first time in seven matches. Only the leader Frosinone have conceded fewer goals than the Ligurians, but they have to deal with an attack that cannot keep up with the other candidates for promotion: among the top ten it is the least prolific with 18 goals scored in 16 matches played.
Waiting for confirmation on the Genoan bench – which should arrive in any case – the former national team striker (for now in the role of ferryman) now goes in search of confirmation in the challenge against Ascoli, another team that is close to the playoff zone. For the Marche team led by Cristian Bucchi, however, it is not a positive moment, as certified by the defeat suffered in the midweek round against Pisa (2-0). The Bianconeri have been missing the appointment with the three points since last October, when the three consecutive victories against Bari, Cagliari and Venezia seemed to have definitively relaunched them.
Ascoli-Genoa: latest line-up news
Falasco
In Ascoli, Gondo will be back and will partner Lungoyi up front. Only bench instead for the convalescent Dionisi. The bianconeri’s infirmary is still crowded: Falasco, Gnahoré, Leali and Fontana will not recover. Buchel is in charge instead of Eramo, surrounded by Ciciretti and Caligara. Genoa grapples with the Portanova ‘grana’: the ex-Juve midfielder is in trouble with the law and will not be called up for the second day in a row (in the meantime, the federal prosecutor’s office has taken action). Gilardino will repropose the 4-3-1-2 with Gudmundsson supporting Aramu and Coda. Pajac and Ekuban out.
The prediction
The victory against Sudtirol was an important signal, but it is improper to speak already of a turning point. Ascoli will certainly be a good test for Gilardino’s Genoa, who should at least avoid defeat in the away match in the Marches in a game where the total goals could again be less than three.
The probable line-ups for Ascoli v Genoa
- ASCOLI (3-5-2): Guarna; Simic, Botteghin, Quaranta; Collocolo, Ciciretti, Buchel, Caligara, Giordano; Lungoyi, Gondo.
- GENOA (4-3-1-2): Semper; Hefti, Dragusin, Bani, Sabelli; Strootman, Frendrup, Jagiello; Gudmundsson; Aramu, Coda.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 0-1
