Genoa faces Como in Serie A, with Como's Assane Diao returning to the starting line-up. Genoa aims for a third consecutive win after recent victories over Sassuolo and Pisa.
Serie A: Genoa vs. Como – Confirmed line-ups and updates
Assane Diao returns to the Como starting line-up as Cesc Fabregas’s high-flying Como side look to narrow the gap between themselves and the Serie A top four when they take on Genoa in the league on Sunday afternoon.
Hosts Genoa are looking to make it three wins in a row in Serie A following back-to-back 2-1 wins over Sassuolo and Pisa over the last two weeks.
GENOA, ITALY – APRIL 12: Ruslan Malinovskyi of Genoa (center) celebrates with his team-mates Tommaso Baldanzi and Lorenzo Colombo after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and US Sassuolo Calcio at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on April 12, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)
Assane Diao is confirmed to start for Como, while Genoa's line-up has also been announced ahead of the match.
Genoa has won their last two Serie A matches, both with a score of 2-1 against Sassuolo and Pisa.
Como is looking to narrow the gap to the Serie A top four with their performance against Genoa.
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Como haven’t won in any competition in over a month after a disappointing run of results including a 0-0 draw against Udinese, a 4-3 loss against Inter in the league, a 2-1 defeat by Sassuolo last weekend and the midweek 3-2 loss against Inter in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final.
They are now in sixth place and five points off the top four with five games left to play this season.
MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 21: Lucas Da Cunha of Como 1907 celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates during the Coppa Italia Semi-Final match between FC Internazionale and Como at San Siro on April 21, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Despite their victory last weekend, Genoa have still made some personnel changes to their team to face Como. Sebastian Otoa, Morten Frendrup, Mikael Ellertsson and Vitinha all come back into the starting XI.
Fabregas has made two changes to his line-up following the midweek cup defeat against Inter, with Ivan Smolcic and Diao coming back into the side in place of Ignace van der Brempt and Marc-Oliver Kempf.
Kick-off is due at 14.00 BST.
Genoa (4-4-2): Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Otoa, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Amorim, Ellertsson; Vitinha, Ekhator.