 Genoa was owned by former Como owner Enrico Preziosi.Bjelanović played 41 out of possible 46 games for Genoa, and as Como was relegated again, this time to Serie C1, Genoa bought all the registration rights at the end of the season for another €150,000.Genoa did not win promotion in summer 2004 and Bjelanović played his second Serie A season for U.S. Lecce on loan.