Roma are winless after three matches. The team, which had almost the strongest transfer campaign in the summer, has only two points. "Wolves" started the season with a "dry" draw against Cagliari. Then there was an unexpected defeat at the Olimpico against Empoli with the score 1:2. The Giallorossi faced Juventus in the last round. Prior to that game, the Turin side had two wins with a goal difference of 6-0. De Rossi had a lot to fear, and the press before the game criticised the Romans' midfield and attack. The match, however, played out in such a way that De Rossi's attack was not needed. An extremely languid game ended 0-0. For the Romans, obviously, this result is a positive one. After two disappointing games, playing on equal terms with one of the league leaders is a good outcome.

Genoa is located exactly in the centre of the standings. After three rounds the Genoese have the same indicators of wins, draws and losses. However, against the background of the initial meetings, the result of the last one is clearly not pleasing. Alberto Gilardino's side started with a sensational and not entirely logical draw against Inter. Then the "griffins" beat Monza with a minimum score. In the third round, the team at the "Luigi Ferraris" hosted Verona. Despite an even match, the guests found opportunities to score. Thus, at the beginning of the second half Chachua scored, and nine minutes later Tengstedt set the final score at 0:2.

Before the meeting, one of the main topics for discussion were the personnel problems of the teams. Thus, it was announced about the injury of Dovbik and Le Fee. The Ukrainian, however, seems to have time to recover. Genoa have much bigger problems. Thus, Koni De Winter got injured in the location of the national team. Messias and Faggioli are also in the infirmary. The former, after the sale of Retega and Gudmundsson, was Gilardino's main asset in attack. "Gryphons", perhaps, will be extremely difficult to create something at the gates of Roma. "Wolves", by the way, have announced the signings of Hummels and Mario Hermoso. Roma have been without victories for too long. Another failure will be a reason to reflect on De Rossi's performance. The Romans must defeat their exsanguinated rival.