Di don play one pre-season friendly match for England, and na Genoa carry the win over Leicester City by 1-0. Na Lorenzo Colombo score the only goal for di 69th minute, as e show say e get mind for big stage.
For di match, Coach Daniele De Rossi don see plenty positive tins from im boys for dia first game on English soil. E don try different formation for di first half, with Doumbia as di deep midfielder, and Baldanzi dey play behind di two strikers, Vitinha and Havel. Di backline na Marcandalli, Otoa, and Puczka, with Ellertsson and Norton-Cuffy for di flanks. Bijlow no let any ball pass for di early period as di team struggle for attack.
But na di second half wey di change come. De Rossi change plenty players, and Colombo enter with full energy. E score wen e run pass di British defenders den control one long kick from back and touch am softly into di net. Na that goal wey make di 600 Rossoblu fans wey follow for King Power Stadium to go happy.
Dis goal na just one part of Colombo im current hot form. E don already score winning penalty against Trento and Vicenza for pre-season. But di real story na di penalty wey e take for Pisa on April 19. Di order from di bench na make Ostigard take am, but Colombo don collect di ball, talk to im teammates, and go put am for di net. Understandably, De Rossi no too happy with di decision, but di goal wey e score give Genoa di win and virtual safety for di league.
Colombo, wey originally come from Vimercate, don always get connection with Milan. After dey loan am around Italy, Genoa don finally make im ownership permanent. E dey feel di Rossoblu shirt complete, and e dey talk and act like leader for di team. Im target na to reach double figures for di season, and wit dis kind performance, e dey show say e ready.
Even with di win, Genoa still get work to do for attack. For di first half, dem no create much chance, and Bijlow need to save many from di English side. For di second half, na different story, as Colombo dey inspire and Stolz, wey replace Bijlow, make one important save from Evans for di final minutes. E be say di team still dey build, but di win and di way di young striker dey play give hope for di coming season.
