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Genoa won the openingmatch of the season 2010-2011 by 0-1 against Udinese. The only goal was scored by Mesto in the 81st minute. A cross of Rafinha was headed by Dainelli to Mesto, but the ball was too high and just below him so he could only try to touch it with a bicycle-kick. Mesto succeeded and the ball went besides goalkeeper Handanovic inside the goal at the far post: 0-1.

  

Genoa started the match with the following players: Eduardo; Rossi, Dainelli, Ranocchia; Rafinha, Milanetto, Veloso, Criscito; Palacio, Toni and Sculli. Unfortunately Luca Toni had to leave the pitch during the 1st half with an injury and was substituted by Palladino. In the 2nd half Mr. Gasperini also brought Zuculini and Mesto in the field. As often Gasperson made the right substitutions with Mesto as the only goalscorer. In the last minutes Genoa played with only 10 players because of the injury of Palladino, but our defense was strong, very strong. The first 3 points are ours !

  

Trainer Gian Piero Gasperini and his staff selected the following 20 players to open the Serie A season today against Udinese:

3 Goalkeepers: Eduardo, Scarpi and Perin

5 Defenders: Criscito, Dainelli, Moretti, Ranocchia and Tomovic

6 Midfielders: Mesto, Milanetto, Rafinha, Rossi, Veloso and Zuculini

6 Strikers: Destro, Palacio, Palladino, Rudolf, Sculli and Toni

Genoa misses Sassa Bocchetti (99% sure leaves to Russia: Rubin Kazan) and the injured Chico, Kharja, Fatic and Jankovic.

The Serie-A season 2010-2011 starts Saturday 28th August at 18.00 hours with Udinese-Genoa. The second match of Genoa is Sunday 12th September in Luigi Ferraris against Chievo. The away-derby is on 19th December and the home-derby on 8th May.

Mr. Preziosi again bought 3 players with international experience, 2 of them (Veloso and Rafinha) play in the team of Mr. Gasperini this season, the 3rd Kevin Prince Boateng of Ghana is rent by Genoa to A.C. Milan. 

Miguel Veloso is a 24 years old midfieldplayer of Sporting Lissabon and the National team of Portugal. After goalkeeper Eduardo another Portugese player in our team who played at the World Cup in South Africa. 

Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza is born at 7th September 1985, so he is almost 25 years old. The Brazilian defender plays under the name Rafinha and was bought of Schalke 04 in Germany which team he joined the last 5 seasons. Rafinha also played once in the Brazilian National team.  

In the friendly match against Athletico Bilbao (Spain) last week which gave Genoa the Tropheo Spagnolo (1-0 by a goal of Luca Toni) Giuseppe Sculli said goodbye to the fans because of his dreamtransfer to Inter. Happily for all Genoa-fans the transfer never became definitive, so Beppe stays another season with us.   

Nobody can stop our President Mr. Enrico Preziosi. After the last 2 arrivals: striker Mattia Destro (Inter) and defender Chico (Almeria) he now bought the young striker Gianmarco Zigoni of A.C. Milan and the “new Juric” Argentinan defensive midfieldplayer Franco Zuculini who played with Hoffenheim (Germany) last year. Both players are only 19 years old but very talented and ready to be part of the team of Mr. Gasperini. Later this week we hope that also the last new player, a midfielder, arrives in Neustift. The rumours say this will be or Veloso (Sporting Lissabon) or Boateng (Portsmouth) who both played for their country at the Worldcup in South Africa this summer.

 

Despite the fact that Mr. Gasperini wants a maximum of 23 players (3 goalkeepers and 2 players for every position in the field) Genoa starts the season with 29 players and maybe another one or two extra midfieldplayers will arrive before Serie A starts in the weekend of 28th and 29th August (schedule will be published Wednesday 28th July). The following 29 players start the new season tomorrow in Neustift (Austria):

GOALKEEPERS: Eduardo (Sc Braga, 1982), *Perin (1992), Scarpi (1973), Stillo (1991)

DEFENDERS: Bocchetti (1986), Chico (Almeria, 1987), Dainelli (1979), **Fatic (1988), Moretti (1981), Polenta (1992), Ranocchia (Bari, 1988), Tomovic (1987)

MIDFIELDERS: Criscito (1986), Kharja (1982), Mesto (1982), Modesto (Bologna, 1982), Milanetto (1975), Rossi (1978), Tachtsidis (Aek Atene, 1991), Vanden Borre (Portsmouth, 1987), Zapater (1985)

STRIKERS: Acquafresca (1987), *Destro (Inter, 1991), **Jankovic (1984), Palacio (1982), Palladino (1984), Rudolf (Debrecen, 1985), Sculli (1981), Toni (Roma, 1977)

The players with * are now in France to play the European Championship of players under 19 years and share the team after the tournament. The players with ** first have to recover their injury in Chiavari before they can share the team.

Sokratis Papastathopoulus leaves Genoa towards A.C. Milan which pays € 4,5 millon and 50% ownership of 3 very talented players. “Papa” played the 2 seasons with Genoa, 1,5 years as substitute of Giuseppe Biava and since January the Greek was our right-defender. Today Genoa immediately bought his substitute: José Manuel Flores Moreno, named Chico. The 23 years old defender was raised in the youth of C.F. Cadiz and played in the season 2007-2008 in the 2nd team of F.C. Barcelona. Since the summer of 2008 Chico played with Almeria in the Primera Division. Chico is 187 centimeters tall and played 3 matches with the Spanish National team Under 21 years.

The supporter have voted the best team of Genoa of all times. Our captain Marco Rossi and our present coach Gian Piero Gasperini are in the team, just as our stars of last year: Diego Milito and Thiago Motta. The favorite 3-4-3 team of the Genoa-supporters:

                     Martina

      Torrente, Signorini, Collovati 

 Rossi, Eranio, Thiago Motta, Branco

         Aguilera, Milito, Abbadie

coach: Gian Piero Gasperini

After goalkeeper Marco Amelia was hired to A.C. Milan 2 weeks ago, president Preziosi was looking for a new experienced goalkeeper to substitute Amelia. Goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino was very enthusiastic to join our team, but Chievo stopped him. Despite the transfersum of € 4.5 million by his club Sporting Braga our president choose goalkeeper Eduardo, the brilliant goalie of the national team of Portugal. This World-Cup in South Africa keeper Eduardo kept his goal clean in the first round against Brasil, North Corea and Ivory Coast, while he was beaten once by David Villa of Spain in the 1/8 finals. The 27 years old Eduardo signed a 4-years contract with Genoa.  

This week also arrived the striker of the Hungarian national team: Gergely Rudolf. Because his contract with Debreceni ended this summer Genoa did not had to pay a transfersum for this 25 years old player that was also wanted by Ajax.

Besides the new arrivals Toni, Eduardo and Rudolf we can also be happy that Genoa enlarged the stay of Palladino and Jankovic with another year. Also the defenders of the Italian national team: Andrea Ranocchia (renturned to Genoa after he was rent to Bari last year where a played a brilliant season) and Mimmo Criscito (now 100% owned by Genoa) stay with us to try to reach European football this season that starts next Saturday 17th July at the Pegli-trainingfield. The next day Genoa goes to Neustift Stubaital (Austria) just like the last years to prepare for Serie A that starts Sunday 29th August.   

Watch the presentation of the new Marco Borriello and Diego Milito: Luca Toni

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