The newspaper ‘Il Secolo XIX’ on newsstands today takes stock of Genoa’s signing of a free agent. In recent days Mario Balotelli has been insistently proposed to the rossoblù management, but only after Vitinha’s injury did his candidacy become an option. The company (still) owned by 777 Partners is also evaluating the possibility of signing the Uruguayan Gaston Pereira, an attacking midfielder released after the expiry of his contract with Cagliari who wore the Ternana shirt in the first half of 2024.
On Genoa’s moment, this is what former rossoblù sporting director Stefano Capozucca expressed in the last few hours: “The situation is not the best, both in terms of ranking but above all from a corporate point of view. Everyone thinks that these things have no influence, but the off-field events ultimately create disturbances in the locker room. It’s a situation that doesn’t help a team that fighting at the bottom of the table.
What do you expect now?
“Important players have been taken away from Gilardino, also given the injuries. To survive you must have a staff available and at its maximum, not as is happening now at Genoa. I believe that the coach is the only one who is not at fault. In Bergamo he took over, but he had a patched-up team.”