After a bright start to life at Livorno, Serse Cosmi is gradually beginning to realise just how tough it will be to keep Livorno up this season.
Two victories from his first two games in charge of the Amaranto suggested another miracle was in the offing, especially when you consider the second of those three-point hauls came away to Claudio Ranieri’s Francesco Totti-less Roma. However, a spirited 2-0 defeat at home to Italian champions Inter and an unsurprising 1-0 loss away to this season’s revelation, Bari, leaves Livorno third from bottom, two points adrift of safety.
Livorno face a Genoa side who are now unbeaten in their last three Serie A games. The Rossoblu arguably play the best football in Italy when they are fit and rested, which is exactly what they are, coming off the back of an international break.
Gian Piero Gasperini can call upon a practically full strength side this Sunday, missing long-term injury absentees Bosko Jankovic, Ivan Juric, Houssine Kharja and the suspended Omar Milanetto. He’ll also benefit from a confident Raffaele Palladino.
Palladino has been great to watch this season, although he might be overshadowed by his new international team-mate, Livorno’s Antonio Candreva, who is interesting Juventus and Inter.
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