Juventus 2-0 Genoa: A surprise win against Genoa
TORINO. Juventus had a surprising win over Genoa with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Cuadrado (9') and a goal from P. Dybala (82').
TORINO. Juventus had a surprising win over Genoa with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Cuadrado (9′) and a goal from P. Dybala (82′). Juventus was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi who was helped by Sergio Ranghetti and Valerio Colarossi. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing around -1.6 degrees Celsius or 29.16 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 54%.
Match Statistics
Juventus was in firm control of the ball 71% while Genoa was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Juventus was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Juventus won the encounter.
Juventus shot 27 times, 9 on target, 18 off target. On the opposite side, Genoa shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Juventus received 3 yellow cards (L. Pellegrini, A. Morata and M. Kean). On the opposite side, Genoa received 1 yellow card (A. Cambiaso).
After this encounter, Juventus will have 24 points like Fiorentina and Bologna to move up in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Genoa will stay with 10 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
J. Cuadrado
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34'34'
L. Pellegrini
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46'46'
Alex Sandro
L. Pellegrini
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50'50'
A. Cambiaso
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58'58'
G. Pandev
F. Bianchi
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59'59'
Manolo Portanova
Abdoulaye Touré
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59'59'
Pablo Galdames
Hajime Moriyasu
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72'72'
A. Morata
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73'73'
M. Kean
A. Morata
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73'73'
Z. Vanheusden
M. Bani
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74'74'
M. Kean
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82'82'
P. Dybala
F. Bernardeschi
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83'83'
A. Rabiot
F. Bernardeschi
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85'85'
F. Melegoni
A. Cambiaso
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89'89'
Kaio Jorge
P. Dybala
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Juventus will play away against Venezia on the 11th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Genoa will host Sampdoria on the 10th of December with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sampdoria (7 draws).
Juventus: Formation and Lineups
Juventus started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Massimiliano Allegri chose to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny , Juan Cuadrado , Matthijs de Ligt , Giorgio Chiellini , Luca Pellegrini , Rodrigo Bentancur , Manuel Locatelli , Dejan Kulusevski , Paulo Dybala , Federico Bernardeschi and Álvaro Morata .
Substitutes
Juventus made 4 changes: L. Pellegrini for Alex Sandro (46′), A. Morata for M. Kean (73′), F. Bernardeschi for A. Rabiot (83′) and P. Dybala for Kaio Jorge (89′).
Top player: Paulo Dybala
Probably the most impressive player in Juventus was Paulo Dybala.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Genoa: Formation and Lineups
Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Andriy Shevchenko played with: Salvatore Sirigu , Davide Biraschi , Mattia Bani , Johan Vásquez , Paolo Ghiglione , Abdoulaye Touré , Valon Behrami , Hernani , Andrea Cambiaso , Flavio Bianchi and Caleb Ekuban .
Substitutes
Genoa made 5 changes: F. Bianchi for G. Pandev (58′), V. Behrami for P. Galdames (59′), A. Toure for M. Portanova (59′), M. Bani for Z. Vanheusden (73′) and A. Cambiaso for F. Melegoni (85′).
Best player: Salvatore Sirigu
The player that probably impressed the most for Genoa was the goalkeeper: Salvatore Sirigu. His rating is 8.12. He performed 10 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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