Genoa easily maintained their Serie A status at the end of last season. The appointment of Patrick Vieira was one of the factors leading to a successful conclusion. Although the Genoese slightly faltered in results towards the end of the campaign, it hardly affected their final position in the league table. The "Griffons" found themselves in 13th place with a comfortable gap from the relegation zone. With a slightly updated squad, Genoa has already kicked off the new season. In the Coppa Italia Vieira's charges comfortably defeated Vicenza 3-0. By the way, two of the three goals were scored by the team's newcomers. Who are these newcomers? Stanchu and Carboni. In addition, the return of Ostigard, the signing of Grönbek, and Colombo should be noted. The players are expected to replace the departed De Winter, Pinamonti, Miretti, and Zanoli. The loss of Andrea will be the hardest to compensate for. Lecce will play in Serie A for the fourth consecutive time, a record for the club. However, instead of a new contract for keeping their status, Marco Giampaolo was waved goodbye to. Eusebio Di Francesco will try to save the "Wolves" from relegation this season. As we all know, the experienced coach did not save Frosinone and Venezia. However, the main problems for the "Giallorossi" await due to other losses. Thus, Lecce lost the defensive leader Baschirotto and their top scorer Krstovic. Although the club earned good money for the striker, transfers remain as unpredictable as ever. The club is betting on the development of less prominent players. The only one worth highlighting is Riccardo Sottil. It is worth mentioning that Genoa has consistently beaten Lecce at the "Luigi Ferraris" stadium for the past five matches. The last encounter between the teams took place in March, where the "Griffons" won 2-1 thanks to a double from Miretti. Notably, both goals were assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi. Vieira's charges have lost their last three home matches in the league. Their opponents were: Milan (1-2), Atalanta (2-3), and Lazio (0-2). However, it is much more relevant that before this, Genoa had won five out of six games. At home, the team defeated Udinese (1-0), Lecce, Venezia (2-0), Monza (2-0), and Parma (1-0). These results are much more important when predicting the upcoming match. At this stage, Genoa looks like a much more stable team. The "Griffons" should beat their depleted opponent.