Pisa, the Romanians' duel in stage #18 of Serie A » Probable teams


Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published on Saturday, 03 January 2026, 09:43 / Updated on Saturday, 03 January 2026 09:45
Genoa – Pisa is played today, from 16:00, at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, in a match that counts for the 18th stage of Serie A. The match can be watched live on GSP.ro and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.
The duel brings face to face the formation operated by Dan Șucu, where the captain of the Romanian national team, Nicolae Stanciu, is also registered, and Pisa, the team for which the “tricolor” midfielder Marius Marin plays. Neither of the two Romanians is announced as a starter.
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Genoa – Pisa, probable teams:
Genoa (3-5-2): Sommariva – Marcandalli, Otoa, J. Vasquez – Norton-Cuffy, Malinovskyi, Frendrup, Ellertsson, A. Martin – Vitinha, Ekuban
Coach: Daniele De Rossi
Pisa (3-5-2): Semper – Calabresi, Caracciolo, Canestrelli – I. Toure, Vural, Aebischer, Piccinini, Angori – Meister, Nzola
Coach: Alberto Gilardino
Genoa, negative series under the command of De Rossi
The formation prepared by Daniele De Rossi is going through a difficult period, with three consecutive defeats, two of which at home. The last victory of the “griffins” dates back to December 8, 2-1 away to Udinese.
In the standings, Genoa occupies 17th place, with 14 points, being only three lengths away from the relegation zone.
Pisa, modest results in Serie A
The guests' situation is no better either. The formation prepared by Alberto Gilardino has only one win in the last 18 official matches, achieved in November. Until that success, Pisa had not won since July, when they prevailed in a friendly match, the last official victory being in Serie B, in a duel in May.
Since then, the Tuscans have managed one more qualification in the Coppa Italia, achieved on penalty kicks. Pisa are in 19th place with 11 points, in direct battle to avoid relegation.
Romanians, few minutes recently
Nicolae Stanciu made his last appearance on December 3, in the Italian Cup, when he was the starter and played 71 minutes in the severe defeat, 0-4 against Atalanta.
On the other hand, Marius Marin was introduced on the field in the last game of 2025, entering the 79th minute of the duel with Juventus, lost by Pisa at home, score 0-2.
Serie A standings
The last head-to-head meeting between Genoa and Pisa took place at the beginning of 2023, in Serie B, the match ended goalless, 0-0, right at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The two teams are separated by only 3 points in the fight to avoid relegation.




