Genoa forward Lorenzo Colombo scored in the Grifone's opening pre-season fixture on July 20, helping Daniele De Rossi's side overturn a deficit against Trento at Moena to claim a comeback victory. Austrian midfielder Puczka, formerly of Juventus, also caught the eye in a result that gave De Rossi's squad an encouraging start to their 2026-27 preparations.
The goal matters more for what it represents than for the occasion itself. Colombo enters his second season at Genoa having contributed nothing in front of goal across his four Serie A appearances last term — no goals, no assists, an average rating of 6.00 across those outings. A pre-season friendly against Trento is not a stress test, but a striker who has spent months without a competitive return needs to find the net somewhere before the league begins. He did.
The broader picture at Genoa is one of a club that finished 15th last season with 41 points from 37 matches, a record of ten wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats, and a goal difference of minus nine. De Rossi's side scored 41 times and conceded 50 — numbers that point to a team that was neither prolific nor defensively secure. For Colombo, rated at 63 out of 100 by our metrics with a potential ceiling of 72, the challenge this season is straightforward: convert his minutes into goals, because the squad around him needs a forward who can tip those tight results in the right direction.
Colombo's AI profile suggests room to grow, and at 24 he is at the age when forwards typically begin to consolidate rather than merely promise. The Moena result, however modest in context, at least puts him on the scoresheet before a competitive ball has been kicked.