Football Previews
Genoa coach Gian Piero Gasperini has told his players they must move on quickly from the disappointment of last weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Palermo if they are to retain their European ambitions. The Grifoni host third-bottom Cesena on Sunday with a six-point gap between them and the last Europa League qualifying place and only seven games left to play. Their hopes of bridging that gap were dealt a blow last weekend as they suffered their ninth loss of the campaign in Siciliy which left them in seventh place. “We are very disappointed not to have taken a win that would have put us closer to the European places,” Gasperini said to the Italian press. “We played well and put in a good performance at Palermo but we made mistakes and were made to pay. “We cannot look back. We must turn the page and think of the match against Cesena. “We have to try and to do the best we can in our remaining games and see what happens.” Gasperini will have to watch Sunday’s match from the stands as he serves a one-match touchline ban after being sent off for dissent during last weekend’s encounter. Genoa have collected seven points from a possible nine in their last three games at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and take on a Cesena side who have won just once on the road this season. The Emilia-Romagna side are without a win since March 1 and have collected four points since. Last weekend’s 0-0 defeat at Sampdoria left Cesena in 18th place, seven points adrift of safety. “We just need to focus on ourselves and not on others,” Cesena coach Domenico Di Carlo said. “There are still 21 points up for grabs and we will fight until the end of the season. “I’m very happy we took a deserved point against a great side like Sampdoria and this result will give us confidence to go to Genoa knowing that we can do well.” Cesena welcome back Colombian midfielder Carlos Carbonero from suspension while midfielder Gaby Mudingayi must serve a one-match ban.
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Inter Milan
32
26
5
1
77
17
+60
83
2
AC Milan
32
21
6
5
63
37
+26
69
3
Juventus
33
18
10
5
47
26
+21
64
4
Bologna
32
16
11
5
45
25
+20
59
5
Roma
31
16
7
8
56
35
+21
55
6
Lazio
33
16
4
13
42
35
+7
52
7
Atalanta
31
15
6
10
57
36
+21
51
8
SSC Napoli
32
13
10
9
50
40
+10
49
9
Torino
32
11
12
9
31
29
+2
45
10
Fiorentina
31
12
8
11
43
36
+7
44
11
Monza
32
11
10
11
34
41
-7
43
12
Genoa
33
9
12
12
35
40
-5
39
13
Lecce
32
7
11
14
27
48
-21
32
14
Cagliari
33
7
11
15
36
56
-20
32
15
Udinese
31
4
16
11
30
47
-17
28
16
Verona
32
6
10
16
30
44
-14
28
17
Empoli
32
7
7
18
25
48
-23
28
18
Frosinone
32
6
9
17
40
63
-23
27
19
Sassuolo
32
6
8
18
39
62
-23
26
20
Salernitana
32
2
9
21
26
68
-42
15
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