Preview: Hellas Verona vs Genoa – prediction, team news, lineups

After climbing off the foot of the desk with their first win this yr, Hellas Verona‘s unlikely bid for Serie A survival will proceed once they host Genoa on Sunday.

The Gialloblu’s first success of 2026 has sparked desires of a dramatic revival, whereas the Grifone strode nearer to security with an enormous win of their very own.

Match preview

Facing a revived Bologna facet searching for six wins on the spin, rock-backside Verona have been in a bleak place after 50 minutes of final week’s journey to Stadio Dall’Ara – however that image had completely modified just some moments later.

Trailing by one and on observe for an additional defeat, a Martin Frese leveller led to Kieron Bowie‘s first Serie A objective, earlier than Hellas held on for victory and moved above Pisa into nineteenth place.

However, the Gialloblu might nonetheless be Serie B-sure by the top of May, as they lie seven factors shy of security with 10 rounds remaining.

Interim head coach Paolo Sammarco has claimed simply 4 factors from 5 matches thus far, so catching seventeenth-positioned Fiorentina would require a major effort.

Verona at the moment are seeking to publish again-to-again wins for simply the second time this season, however their file at Stadio Bentegodi has left loads to be desired – one victory, 4 attracts and eight defeats thus far. 

Yet precedent suggests they need to at the very least declare a degree: up to now, Hellas have misplaced simply three of 17 Serie A house video games towards this week’s guests.

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Either residence or away, Genoa have gained three of the final 5 conferences, together with a 2-1 victory on this time period’s reverse fixture, once they fought again from behind at Marassi.

That conflict got here close to the beginning of Daniele De Rossi‘s reign, and the Grifone’s head coach has made fairly an influence within the Ligurian capital.

Since his arrival, Genoa would sit tenth in the Serie A standings with 24 factors from 18 matches; beforehand, they have been marooned within the relegation zone on simply six factors from the primary 10.

Last weekend, De Rossi even masterminded the downfall of his beloved Roma, as Vitinha‘s late objective secured a 2-1 win excessive-4 contenders.

Such sturdy residence type has helped the Rossoblu transfer six factors away from the drop zone; however security is much from assured, with Fiorentina and Lecce each enhancing.

Only Atalanta have a higher destructive distinction between their residence and away information, so addressing that concern can be De Rossi’s subsequent intention – beginning on Sunday.

Hellas Verona Serie A type:

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Team News

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Sammarco is predicted to stay with the identical beginning XI that lined up in Bologna, however Verona’s coach nonetheless has a protracted absence listing to take care of.

Suat Serdar, Antoine Bernede, Tobias Slotsager and Armel Bella-Kotchap are all injured; Pol Lirola and Sandi Lovric stay main doubts.

After teaming as much as good impact final day out, Bowie and high scorer Gift Orban ought to be part of forces up entrance, though Amin Sarr can be in rivalry.

Genoa’s star striker Lorenzo Colombo has beforehand scored 4 Serie A objectives towards Verona; in the meantime, his tally of six this season is one wanting setting a brand new profession finest.

Including a penalty final weekend, Junior Messias has scored twice in his final three league appearances for the membership – after netting simply 3 times throughout his first 45.

The guests are nonetheless lacking Roma loanee Tommaso Baldanzi as a result of harm, whereas Jean Onana is a doubt and midfielder Patrizio Masini should serve a one-match ban.

Hellas Verona doable beginning lineup:

Montipo; Edmundsson, Nelsson, Frese; Oyegoke, Harroui, Gagliardini, Akpa-Akpro, Bradaric; Bowie, Orban

Genoa doable beginning lineup:

Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Norton-Cuffy, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Ellertsson; Messias; Vitinha, Colombo

We say: Hellas Verona 1-2 Genoa 

Though Genoa are a lot stronger on residence turf than on the highway, De Rossi has unlocked their assault, which ought to certainly outscore Verona’s.

The hosts loved a uncommon away win final week, however they’ll once more come up quick in entrance of their very own followers.

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