Genoa chief Giorgio Perinetti has welcomed the appointment of new coach Davide Ballardini.

Ballardini was appointed as successor to Ivan Juric yesterday.

Perinetti stated: "I think I need to thank the Coach Juric and his staff, who lead this team.

“I know how much they did in terms of participation.

“We wanted to turn over the page and it is right to give it to Ballardini. When we decided to change, we did it with a unanimous decision.

“Ballardini was the only person we thought about. The reasons for that are his quality of professionalism and his knowledge of this club.

“We think that he is the person best suited to having a decisive impact."