Genoa-Cagliari, today at 6:30 PM, opens the second half of the season for Fabio Pisacane's Rossoblù. The match comes less than two months after the first leg, the dramatic 3-3 draw on November 22nd that reopened the season after the international break. Gennaro Borrelli scored a brace in that match, but he'll start on the bench today. Up front, Semih Kılıçsoy and Sebastiano Esposito are the names, but the forward line is three, thanks to the surprising addition of Zito Luvumbo, confirmed after starting Thursday in Cremona.

In defense, Yerry Mina will be missing once again , a fourth in a row for Sebastiano Luperto, who for the moment remains an integral part of Cagliari (president Tommaso Giulini has flatly denied transfer rumors). Juan Rodríguez will start at number 6, with Marco Palestra and Adam Obert at full-back. In midfield, Luca Mazzitelli and Matteo Prati will play alongside Michel Adopo, fresh from his goal that sparked the comeback in Cremona. Yael Trepy, who made a splendid debut on Thursday that earned the 2-2 draw, will be on the bench .

Here are the official lineups for Genoa-Cagliari: kick-off is at 6:30 pm, refereeing Federico La Penna of the Roma 1 section . Live coverage of the match is available on unionesarda.it, with pre- and post-match coverage on Radiolina, featuring radio commentary from the Ferraris stadium by Lele Casini.

Genoa (3-5-2): Loyal; Marcandalli, Østigård, J. Vásquez; Norton-Cuffy, Malinovskyi, Frendrup, Ellertsson, Martín; Vitinha, Colombo.
On the bench: Sommariva, Lysionok, Thorsby, Stanciu, Messias, Sabelli, Ekhator, Cuenca, Otoa, Fini, Masini, Venturino, Nuredini.
Coach: Daniele De Rossi.

Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Palestra, Juan Rodríguez, Luperto, Obert; Adopo, Prati, Mazzitelli; Luvumbo, S. Esposito; Kılıçsoy.
On the bench: Sherri, Ciocci, Idrissi, Gaetano, Di Pardo, Cavuoti, Pintus, Liteta, Zappa, Borrelli, Pavoletti, Zé Pedro, Trepy.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.

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