A win for Genoa will see them leapfrog Fiorentina on the Serie A table.
“It will be a direct battle to reach Europe,” the Azzurri man told Firenzeviola.it.
“We know the Viola are on good form, while we are feeling a little down after losing to Roma.
“I know how this pressure works because I was lucky enough to play for a big team in the past.
“But we have 40 points, which is a lot and an unexpected total given our expectations at the start of the season.”