Roma v Genoa – Probable Formations and Key Statistics
Paulo Fonseca begins life with Roma at the Stadio Olimpico as Genoa travel to the Italian capital on Sunday evening, with the match due to start at 20:45 local time.
Probable Formations
Roma (4-2-3-1): Pau Lopez; Florenzi, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Cristante, Pellegrini; Under, Zaniolo, Perotti; Dzeko.
Unavailable: Pastore, Spinazzola
Genoa (3-5-2): Radu; Biraschi, Romero, Zapata; Ghiglione, Schone, Radovanovic, Lerager, Criscito; Pinamonti, Kouamé.
Unavailable: Agudelo, Pajac
Suspended: Sturaro, Saponara
Key Statistics
– Genoa’s last Serie A win against Roma was back in May 2014, under Gian Piero Gasperini. Since then they’ve registered eight defeats and two draws.
– After remaining unbeaten in their first four Serie A openers against Genoa (W2 D2), Roma have lost the last two such matches.
– Genoa have played more Serie A season openers against Roma than they have any other side (W2 D2 L2).
– Roma have won each of their last 13 Serie A games against Genoa at the Olimpico, their longest home winning run against a single opponent in the competition.
– Roma haven’t lost a Serie A game on Round 1 since 2011, collecting five wins and two draws without conceding any goals in the last three such matches.
– Genoa’s last win when starting a Serie A campaign away from home was back in 2010/11, when they beat Udinese 1-0.
– Shakhtar kept 23 league clean sheets (incl. playoffs) in 32 games played in the 2018/19 season under the new Roma coach Fonseca. Meanwhile, Roma kept just 10 in the last Serie A campaign.
– Genoa coach Aurelio Andreazzoli managed Roma between February and June 2013. He collected eight wins, four draws and three defeats in 15 games.
– Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi has scored three Serie A goals and delivered three assists against Genoa. They are the team against whom he has been directly involved in the most goals in the top flight.
– Genoa striker Andrea Pinamonti scored five goals in the last Serie A campaign. Only Moise Kean was younger among the players with at least five goals scored in the competition last term.