Roma and Genoa are separated by a point, both looking for a win to pull away

Matchday 21 of Serie A kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 20:45 CET. Roma will be chasing their fifth consecutive undefeated game after picking up eight points in the last four, winning against Parma and Lazio and drawing against AC Milan and Bologna.

Genoa, who have lost only once since Vieira`s arrival, have won 13 of their 23 points and are looking for their second consecutive league victory, after the win against Parma, for the first time this season.

HEAD TO HEAD

Genoa have won 33 matches against Roma in Serie A (D26 L54), only winning more against Lazio (38 wins); however, the Rossoblu have collected only one win in their last 19 matches against the Giallorossi in the competition (D55 L13).

Roma have kept four clean sheets in their last six Serie A matches against Genoa, as many as in their previous 14 games against them; furthermore, the Giallorossi have only failed to score once in their last 19 games against the Rossoblu in the competition.

Roma have not lost at home against Genoa for exactly 35 years, since 17 January 1990; this unbeaten streak of 21 home games (W17 D4) is their joint third longest such open run in the competition (also 21 against Parma, 27 against Hellas Verona and 30 against Bari).

DID YOU KNOW?

After losing two home games in a row, Roma have won all of their last three Serie A games at the Stadio Olimpico; the Giallorossi haven’t had a longer run since winning five consecutively under José Mourinho between September and November 2023.

Roma have won six of their 20 matches in Serie A this term (D6 L8), their worst total in the three points per win era at this point in the season; the Giallorossi last won six or fewer games in their first 21 matches of a league season back in 1993-94 (five).

Patrick Vieira has five clean sheets in his first eight managerial games in Serie A; there are only 12 coaches in the history of the Italian top-flight to have kept six clean sheets in their first nine matches, the last of which was Alexander Blessin with Genoa.

In their last five Serie A away matches, Genoa have conceded just one goal and remain unbeaten thanks to three wins and two draws; the Rossoblu last had more away unbeaten matches in the competition between January and July 2020, when they achieved two wins and four draws under Davide Nicola.

PLAYERS

Paulo Dybala has scored nine goals against Genoa in Serie A; among players currently in the top-flight, only two have done better against a single opponent currently in the competition: Dybala himself against Udinese (12) and Lautaro Martínez against Cagliari (10).

Andrea Pinamonti has scored five goals against Roma, more than he has against any other opponent in Serie A; however, none of his goals against the Giallorossi were in his last three matches against them.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Mancini, Cristante, Kone, Saelemaekers (Roma), Martin e De Winter (Genoa)

REFEREE

ZUFFERLI (BACCINI – BAHRI) IV: RAPUANO, VAR: DI BELLO, AVAR: CAMPLONE

 

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Udinese-Roma (Sunday 26 January, 15:00 CET)

Genoa-Monza (Monday 27 January, 20:45 CET)

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