With Icardi still in doubt for Genoa, Eder could start again on Saturday night for the third consecutive game, albeit due to injury. The back-up striker has scored in the last four games that he has started, 5 times. Given his role, it must be said that Eder offers sufficient guarantees, according to Corriere dello Sport. Furthermore, the possibility of him playing next to Icardi as a second striker cannot be entirely excluded.

With Perisic also unlikely to start, the goal demand will almost entirely rest on the shoulders of Eder. Luckily, Eder knows more than anyone about playing Genoa, due to his time with Sampdoria, playing it as a derby. In three and a half years with Samp, he’s scored 3 goals against the Grifone, but he remains at zero with the Nerazzurri for now.

To think after Spalletti stopped his transfer to Zenit during the Summer, he was then almost ready to say goodbye in January after rumours of a move to Crystal Palace.