Coach Ivan Juric returns to the Genoa bench and is confronted with serious problems as they host fourth-placed Lazio recovering from injury woes.
It kicks off at Marassi at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT).
Follow all the build-up and action from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Grifone have had a disastrous campaign and the downward spiral only got worse when Juric was sacked on February 19.
Coach Ivan Juric returns to the Genoa bench and is confronted with serious problems as they host fourth-placed Lazio recovering from injury woes.
It kicks off at Marassi at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT).
Follow all the build-up and action from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Grifone have had a disastrous campaign and the downward spiral only got worse when Juric was sacked on February 19.
Andrea Mandorlini’s run of four consecutive defeats – all without finding the net – prompted President Enrico Preziosi to recall Juric this week.
He inherits a side in crisis, who saw defender Armando Izzo given an 18-month ban for failing to report potential match-fixing at old club Avellino this week.
Also suspended are Mauricio Pinilla and Isaac Cofie, while Adel Taarabt, Mattia Perin and Rubinho are injured, so Eugenio Lamanna returns to the goal.
That’s probably a blessing considering Rubinho’s absolute howler in the loss to Udinese last weekend.
Lazio need to get themselves back on track too, as the showdown with Napoli for third place resulted in a 3-0 home defeat.
Admittedly, Simone Inzaghi was missing some key players and Lucas Biglia, Stefan de Vrij and Senad Lulic are back in the squad.
Only goalkeeper Federico Marchetti is still sidelined and Albania international Thomas Strakosha has filled in admirably.
Keita Balde Diao is given a rare start to run at this dismal Genoa defence with Felipe Anderson and Ciro Immobile, while Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is celebrating his contract extension this week.
However, Lazio have not won away to Genoa since April 2010, emerging with two goalless draws and four defeats.
Genoa: Lamanna; Munoz, Burdisso, Gentiletti; Lazovic, Veloso, Ntcham, Laxalt; Rigoni, Simeone, Palladino
Lazio: Strakosha; Basta, de Vrij, Hoedt, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Milinkovic-Savic; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Keita