The return of Nicolae Stanciu to Genoa is coming! » When he can train normally with Patrick Vieira's team
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 5:12 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 5:14 p.m.
Nicolae Stanciu has been unavailable for three weeks, missing the last four matches for Genoa and the national team. The former captain of Romania would have a chance to be part of Patrick Vieira's team for Sunday's game, on Turin's field, in the 8th stage of Serie A.
At the MRI performed at the end of last month by Stanciu, the verdict was “a second-degree injury to the biceps femoris muscle of the right thigh”, confirming what the selector Mircea Lucescu also reveals, justifying his non-call for the friendly with Moldova and the match with Austria in the preliminaries for the 2026 World Championship.
1goal scored by Nicolae Stanciu in the 337 minutes played this season at Genoa in Serie A and Coppa Italia (3-0 against Vicenza, on his debut in Italian football)
“The attack is suffering. Genoa needs Stanciu, but also vice versa!”
From the latest information from the Genoese club, the 32-year-old midfielder would resume normal training with his colleagues from Genoa in the following days. Local journalists claim that it would not be ruled out that Patrick Vieira would consider him for a call-up with a view to moving to Turin.
Nicolae Stanciu, on the field in Genoa – Lazio 0-3, the last appearance before the injury / PHOTO: Imago Images
Genoa needs Stanciu, and vice versa, especially after Mircea Lucescu removed him from the position of captain and starter for the national team, until he regains his consistency in Genoa's jersey. It's not an exclusion, but certainly a clear message to the player. Personal glory depends on a return to Genoa
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The rossoblu griffon will have a very difficult match on Sunday, from 1:30 p.m., against an opponent who in the previous stage defeated the champion Napoli (1-0). Stanciu last played at Genoa on September 29 as Lazio beat 'Luigi Ferraris', with Nicolae scoring 21 minutes from time for Masini.
Genoa started this Serie A season very poorly. The team patronized by Dan Șucu is in 19th place in the first Italian league, with only 3 points accumulated in 7 games.
Nicolae Stanciu's formation has not yet found the way to victory in the championship and has the second worst attack in Serie A, three goals scored (same as Pisa and Parma), with only Hellas Verona scoring twice in seven legs.
