Genoa vs Perugia: Genoa faces Serie B side, Perugia in their 1st round match of the Coppa Italia 2021-22 season, as the Serie A side looks to qualify.
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Match Details:
Teams: Genoa vs Perugia
Date: Friday 13th August, 2021
Time: 09:30 PM IST
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova, Italy
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MATCH PREVIEW:
The Coppa Italia 1st round match takes place on Friday as Genoa are in action against Perugia at home, with a chance to secure qualification.
Genoa gave been in good form in the pre-season winning 2 of their 3 matches against Stubai and Wacker Innsbruck II before a loss to Mainz completed their preparations.
Ballardini’s men will look to improve from last season and prove their mettle once again in the domestic cup competitions and league.
On the other hand, Perugia secured a spot in the Coppa Italia as they beat Südtirol 1-0 in the preliminary round on Sunday with Carretta’s second half effort being the only goal of the contest.
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Perugia won both their warm-up clashes against Aquila and Cesena. They will look to take the momentum into this contest and hope for a surprise win.
Both sides met in the 2016 Coppa Italia last time, where Genoa won 4-3 after extra time.
Pandev scored a brace followed by Simeone and Ninkovic. For Perugia; Bianchi, Drole and Di Nolfo found the back of the net.
Line-ups:
Genoa:
Marchetti, Biraschi, Vanheusden, Criscito, Sabelli, Sturaro, Rovella, Melegoni, Cambiaso, Buksa and Destro
Perugia:
Leandro, Gabriele, Mirko, Salvatore, Jacopo, Cristian, Valentin, Marcello, Christian, Filippo and Francesco
Prediction: Genoa 2-1 Perugia
Genoa should edge this one on the basis of the better quality and form they possess.
Perugia coming up against a top division side is a good prospect for their players. But we do not see them going past the Genoa side.