Juventus vs Genoa

Allianz Stadium is the venue as Juventus and Genoa go head-to-head in an exciting Serie A showdown.

Not long ago, Juventus seemed the only valid candidate to challenge Inter in the Scudetto race, but after only winning once in their last seven Serie A games (D3, L3, those hopes are gone. Massimiliano Allegri’s men must focus on redemption following a goal-glutted 2-2 home draw against Atalanta last weekend, which saw them surrender the runner-up spot to AC Milan. That result marked Juventus’ fourth consecutive failed attempt to keep a clean sheet in a home league outing (W1, D2, L1), prompting Allegri’s heated response during the pre-match conference. Keen to see his team end their longest home streak without a shutout in top-flight action since 2021/22, the veteran coach will expect a reaction against a Genoa side his men have defeated in their last three Serie A H2Hs in Turin.

On the other hand, Genoa made a valiant attempt to turn a 2-0 halftime deficit into victory but had to settle for a 3-2 loss against Monza on home turf last weekend, making it back-to-back league defeats for the first time since October. Indeed, Alberto Gilardino’s men have fared terribly in Serie A since the start of February, picking up just one win in six matches (D2, L3). On the bright side, before slumping to a 2-1 defeat at runaway leaders Inter on their last top-flight travel, the Griffins had gone unbeaten in five successive away league fixtures (W2, D3), suggesting their first Serie A win in Turin since 1991 is not beyond them. Adding to this sentiment, the visitors have only lost two of their five away league contests against the sides starting this round inside the top nine (W1, D2, L2).