Comments, predictions Genoa vs Roma: Difficult victory

Still searching for their first win of the season, Roma travel to Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in their Serie A opener on Sunday afternoon.

Having picked up just two points from three games, the Giallorossi's poor form continues from the end of last season; meanwhile, the hosts also suffered their first defeat just before the international break.

Latest Genoa vs Roma team information

Once again, French midfielder Enzo Le Fee could be Roma's only absentee this weekend, while captain Lorenzo Pellegrini should be available after recovering from a muscle injury picked up on international duty.

Free signings Mats Hummels and Mario Hermoso are expected to feature for the visitors for the first time, but Polish winger Nicola Zalewski has been left out of the squad after rejecting a move to Turkey.

Expected to support Artem Dovbyk up front, Paulo Dybala has scored nine goals against Genoa in Serie A so far - his second-best tally against a single club.

Meanwhile, Roma are the team where Genoa striker Andrea Pinamonti has scored the most goals in Serie A - five, and with four different teams.

With Junior Messias injured, Ruslan Malinovskyi could come into the home side's starting line-up, but Alberto Gilardino could have some tough decisions to make this weekend.

Defensive trio Alan Matturro (shoulder), Mattia Bani (thigh) and Belgium international Koni De Winter (muscle) are all doubts, while summer signings Fabio Miretti and Brooke Norton-Cuffy (both with leg injuries) will miss out.

Latest expected lineup Genoa vs Roma

Genoa:

Gollini; Vogliacco, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj, Malinovskyi, Martin; Vitinha, Pinamonti

Roma:

Svilar; Mancini, Hermoso, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Kone, Cristante, Pellegrini, Angelino; Dybala, Dovbyk

Latest football commentary Genoa vs Roma

It's clear that the "honeymoon" period is over, with Roma's returning hero Daniele De Rossi struggling particularly hard at the moment, unable to maintain his initial momentum at the Stadio Olimpico.

After goalless draws against Cagliari and Juventus - the latter with just two shots on target - and a shock home defeat to Empoli, his new-look side are languishing in the bottom half of Serie A.

Despite a recruitment frenzy to improve the squad De Rossi inherited from Jose Mourinho, the Giallorossi are now in danger of failing to win their first four games of the season, the last time that happened in 2010.

As seen in the dull draw with Juventus, their disjointed attack has yet to score, despite Paulo Dybala turning down a huge offer from Saudi Arabia to stay and La Liga's Pichichi winner Artem Dovbyk being signed at a big cost.

Of all the teams to have scored at least once in Europe's top five leagues, Roma have the lowest shot conversion rate (2%) this season, with just one of their 49 shots eventually turning into a goal.

This is a significant concern, as the capital club have now won just one of their last 10 games in all competitions: a 1-0 win over Genoa themselves, when the two teams met in Rome four months ago.

Although Genoa's record against Roma is poor - 13 defeats and just one win in their last 17 Serie A encounters - they can recall fond memories from the Giallorossi's most recent visit to the Marassi.

Just under a year ago, the Ligurian side surprised Mourinho and his players with a 4-1 home win, a match that was one of the highlights of a successful return to the campaign.

Ahead of their second season back in the top flight, Alberto Gilardino's attack was split up in the transfer window, but Genoa still sit two points above Roma in the table.

After advancing to the Coppa Italia and taking a point against defending champions Inter Milan on the opening day of Serie A, the Grifone followed up a 1-0 win in Monza with their first defeat just before the international break.

Conceding twice in the second half against Hellas Verona ended Genoa's five-game unbeaten run at the Stadio Ferraris and they will be keen to start a new one on Sunday. Needing three points to boost morale ahead of their Europa League campaign starting next week, Daniele De Rossi was hoping for an easier game after the international break.

With Roma's new recruits still settling in - and their coach seemingly unsure how to use them - Genoa could again beat their opponents from the capital.

Genoa vs Roma score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Genoa vs Roma match:

• Sportsmole: Genoa 2-1 Roma

• WhoScore: Genoa 2-0 Roma
• Our prediction: Genoa 2-1 Roma

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