Genoa vs Torino: Serie A Relegation Battle Preview & Lineups
Genoa and Torino are set to clash at Stadio Ferraris in a critical Serie A match, with both teams hovering just above the relegation zone. Genoa, under coach Daniele De Rossi, recently drew 0-0 with Cremonese and has shown improved defensive discipline, keeping clean sheets in three of their last six Serie A matches. However, they have let seven points slip from winning positions in 2026 alone, totaling 20 this season, and are heavily reliant on set pieces for 48% of their goals. Genoa is unbeaten in their last three home games against Torino, keeping clean sheets in each, and last conceded at home to them nearly six years ago. Key players for Genoa include Ruslan Malinovskyi, who has scored in three of his last four appearances, and Lorenzo Colombo, who has equaled his best Serie A tally of six goals. Tommaso Baldanzi was also passed fit for the match. Torino, despite winning 10 and losing only one of their last 16 meetings with Genoa, is in dismal form, having taken just four points from their last six matches. Coach Marco Baroni's side has conceded 28 goals and suffered nine defeats since the November international break, both joint league highs, and their -19 goal difference is their worst at this stage in 23 years. They have conceded 10 times in their last three away matches, and fans recently protested against club president Urbano Cairo. The official lineups for the match are: GENOA (3-4-1-2): Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Norton-Cuffy, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Ellertsson, Baldanzi; Ekuban, Colombo. Coach De Rossi. TORINO (3-5-2): Paleari; Coco, Maripan, Ebosse; Lazaro, Gineitis, Ilkhan, Vlasic, Obrador; Kulenovic, Simeone. Coach Baroni.
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