Genoa will have to deal with the absence of Lorenzo Venturino for the return match against Roma. The young striker, who left the rossoblù club on loan in January with the right to buy of 8 million euros plus bonuses and a percentage on future resale, returned permanently to his home country after Roma renounced the purchase. In total he made 10 appearances for 198 minutes, but was only a starter in the return match against Grifone.
His return to the field was slowed by a series of injuries. In June he underwent surgery on the patellar tendon in his right knee, which also forced him to leave the senior national team's training camp. He subsequently had to undergo a cartilage cleaning on his left knee. Currently the 2006 team has started racing again and, according to sources, could return to the squad within a month. The first possibility of returning would be November 8, when Genoa will face Milan, although a return after the next international break is more likely.
Daniele De Rossi, the club's new coach, expressed optimism about Venturino's recovery. With the transition from 3-5-2 to 4-2-3-1 and the possibility of a 4-4-2, De Rossi believes that the player can become very important for the team again, especially in view of the alternatives on the attacking flanks. “For me, Venturino is a player who can become very important for us again, also by virtue of some small changes to the formation that we made last Saturday against Fiorentina,” declared De Rossi.
Genoa, therefore, awaits with interest the return of Venturino, who could add a new solution to the offensive department and help strengthen the team in view of the next challenges.