GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE BLOG
Stephan El Shaarawy will be hoping to fire Roma to victory against the club he started his career at, as the Lupi take on Genoa on Sunday evening.
El Shaarawy is enjoying his most productive season with Roma to date, and made it 10 goals for the campaign with his strike in the 1-1 draw with Inter a fortnight ago. Tonight sees the winger return to where it all began. It’s more than 10 years since El Shaarawy made his debut at the age of 16 in Genoa’s away match against Chievo. Since then, his career has taken him several places, but he has finally settled at Roma. So far, he has only scored once against Genoa in a Giallorossi shirt, but having established himself as Roma’s main goal threat this term, the onus will be on him to help inspire the win. In Roma’s most recent game though, a 3-0 win over Cagliari, the goals came from more unlikely sources. Aleksandar Kolarov and Federico Fazio both extended their impressive scoring records for defenders - with Kolarov leading the way among Europe’s top five leagues - and Javier Pastore netted on his first league start of the year. Tonight, Roma won’t mind where the goals come from, as long as they find a way to win. Genoa are hovering six points above the relegation zone, so will be motivated to pull away and secure their Serie A status for next season. The hosts have struggled in recent weeks though, failing to win any of their last six games. Nonetheless, their last win was against champions Juventus, so Roma should know they can’t afford to underestimate their opponents. Roma’s squad is getting nearer to full strength, with only Daniele De Rossi, Davide Santon and Diego Perotti missing from the 21 men called up. The game starts at 5pm UK time and will be shown live on Premier Sports 1.
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Founder and editor of Giallorossi Yorkshire, who is also a columnist for Roma's official website about the women's team. Categories
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