Diego Milito leads Genoa to 4-0 victory over Reggina

Genoa continued its winning ways with a powerful 4-0 victory over Reggina at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The visiting Amaranto put forth a strong defensive display and for the part nullified Genoa's attack. However before the break Reggina's Andrea Costa was excused with his second yellow-card, handicapping them for the balance of the match a man down. At the fifty-fourth minute Edgar Barreto was adjudged to fouling Andrea Gasbarroni in the area and a penalty was awarded. Diego Milito stepped-up and converted the penalty to give the Rossoblu the 1-0 lead. Reggina's resolve was noteworthy as goals were at a premium and it wasn't until the seventy-fourth minute that Andrea Gasbarroni's corner was rattled around the box and Diego Milito poached on loose ball to double the score. Five minutes later with Reggina trying to claw back into the match Giuseppe Sculli added his name to the score-sheet with a drive from 15 meters. As time was running-out Diego Milito garnered his third goal of the day from close range.

With the victory Genoa stands seventh in the table, four points behind table leader Inter Milan. They return to action against Juventus on Thursday.

Genoa
Rubinho
Salvatore Bocchetti(Anthony Vanden Borre 66'),Matteo Ferrari,Giuseppe Biava
Marco Rossi,Ivan Jurić,Thiago Motta,Giandomenico Mesto (Andrea Gasbarroni 49')
Raffaele Palladino (Ruben Olivera 82'), Diego Milito,Giuseppe Sculli

Reggina
Andrea Campagnolo
Carlos Valdez,Santos,Bruno Cirillo
Andrea Costa,Carlos Carmona,Edgar Barreto,Luca Vigiani (Fabio Ceravolo 82')
Bernardo Corradi (Đorđe Rakić 68'),Francesco Cozza (Antonino Barillà 59'),Franco Brienza

Genoa - Reggina match preview

After surviving relegation last season, Reggina is in a terrible sorts as they sit at the bottom of the Serie A table with only five points in ten matches. Nevio Orlandi's club have been sliced apart defending, having problems finding the net and additionally without a single point away from home. While the campaign is only a quarter way through, the club needs to take immediate action or they will find themselves relegated. They do possess a series of very talented players, most notably veteran striker Bernardo Corradi and a hidden gem in Đorđe Rakić, if he is given the time to acclimate to his surroundings.

Genoa comes into the match trying its best to maintain a sense of calm as they are in uncharted waters at seventh in the table. While Reggina has yet to win on the road the Rossoblu have yet to drop a point. Gian Piero Gasperini will be without Omar Milanetto, Matteo Paro and Francesco Modesto for the match but welcomes Sokratis Papastaphopoulos back from the sin-bin. Diego Milito's extraordinary form continues as one of the top producers in Italy this campaign and will look to get off the mark fast against Reggina.

Gian Piero Gasperini is likely to use the following formation:

Genoa
Rubinho
Giuseppe Biava/Sokratis Papastrathopoulos, Matteo Ferrari, Salvatore Bocchetti/Giuseppe Biava
Marco Rossi,Thiago Motta,Ivan Jurić,Giandomenico Mesto/Boško Janković
Giuseppe Sculli,Diego Milito, Andrea Gasbarroni/Raffaele Palladino

Enjoy the match and I will report upon it as it concludes.