Of all the newcomers last season, Genoa performed the best, finishing in 11th place in Serie A. Alberto Gilardino’s team started collecting points consistently from the beginning of the season and never considered battling for survival. This kind of stability was exactly what the “Grifoni” had been lacking in recent years. It’s worth noting that there was significant interest in Genoa’s head coach, Alberto Gilardino, over the summer, but he stayed with the team.
In the transfer market, Genoa was forced to sell their top scorer Mateo Retegui to Atalanta, and the team’s star, Albert Gudmundsson, is close to moving to Fiorentina. However, Genoa managed to purchase forward Vitinha from Marseille, center-back Koni De Winter from Juventus, and also loaned goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini from Atalanta.
Genoa began this season with a 1-0 victory over Reggiana in the 1/64 finals of the Coppa Italia, thanks to a goal by Junior Messias.
Inter are the reigning Serie A champions and the main favorites for the Scudetto in the new season. Over 38 matches last season, Inter suffered only 2 defeats and earned 91 points. They finished 19 points ahead of AC Milan, who came in second place. It was an incredible season for Simone Inzaghi’s team, who looked significantly stronger than all their rivals right from the start. However, in the Champions League, Inter’s campaign ended in the Round of 16 against Atlético Madrid.
During the summer, Inter wasn’t very active in the transfer market, but they did make some interesting signings. Most notably, they acquired forward Mehdi Taremi and midfielder Piotr Zieliński on free transfers. Additionally, Inter signed Spanish goalkeeper Josep Martínez from Genoa, who will serve as the backup to Yann Sommer.
In preseason friendly matches, Inter defeated Lugano, Las Palmas, and modest Pergolettese, drew with Chelsea and Pisa, and suffered a loss to Saudi club Al-Ittihad.
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