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 surely better in terms of ball possession (70%) was among the 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 had the assistance of Sergio Ranghetti and Valerio Colarossi. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.6 degrees Celsius or 29.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Juventus

2 - 0

Genoa

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 27 Total 0
  • 9 On Target 0
  • 18 Off Target 0
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 162 Attack 67
  • 76 Dangerous attack 15
  • 102 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Juventus was in firm control of the ball 70% while Genoa was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Juventus was was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Juventus won the match​.

Juventus shot 27 times, 9 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, 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 other side, Genoa received 1 yellow card (A. Cambiaso).

Match Timeline

9'
34'
Alex Sandro- sub ->L. Pellegrini
46'
Andrea Cambiaso- Yellow
50'
58'
59'
59'
72'
Moise Kean- sub ->A. Morata
72'
73'
Moise Kean- Yellow
74'
82'
Adrien Rabiot- sub ->F. Bernardeschi
83'
85'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

After this match, Juventus will have 27 points like Fiorentina to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Genoa will stay with 10 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Juventus will play away with 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 record in favor of Sampdoria (7 draws).

Juventus – Formation

Juventus
G
W. Szczęsny 1.Poland
6.6
D
Giorgio Chiellini 3.Italy
7.6
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
7.4
D
Luca Pellegrini 17.Italy
6.9
46' 34'
D
Juan Cuadrado 11.Colombia
8.4
9'
M
Manuel Locatelli 27.Italy
7.2
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
7.5
M
Dejan Kulusevski 44.Sweden
6.8
M
Paulo Dybala 10.Argentina
8.3
89' 82'
M
Federico Bernardeschi 20.Italy
7.1
83'
F
Álvaro Morata 9.Spain
6.6
72' 72'
Substitutes
G
Carlo Pinsoglio 23.Italy
G
M. Raina 53.Italy
D
Alex Sandro 12.Brazil
7.3
46'
D
Leonardo Bonucci 19.Italy
D
Daniele Rugani 24.Italy
M
Arthur Melo 5.Brazil
M
Koni De Winter 45.Belgium
M
Adrien Rabiot 25.France
6.8
83'
M
Matìas Soulé 46.Italy
F
Kaio Jorge 21.Brazil
89'
F
Moise Kean 18.Italy
6.6
72' 74'

Juventus started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Massimiliano Allegri decided to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny (6.6), Juan Cuadrado (8.4), Matthijs de Ligt (7.4), Giorgio Chiellini (7.6), Luca Pellegrini (6.9), Rodrigo Bentancur (7.5), Manuel Locatelli (7.2), Dejan Kulusevski (6.8), Paulo Dybala (8.3), Federico Bernardeschi (7.1) and Álvaro Morata (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Arthur, Koni De Winter, Kaio Jorge, Alex Sandro (7.3), Adrien Rabiot (6.8), Carlo Pinsoglio, Leonardo Bonucci, Moise Kean (6.6), Marco Raina, Daniele Rugani and Matías Soulé.

Substitutions

Juventus made 4 changes: L. Pellegrini for Alex Sandro (46′), A. Morata for M. Kean (72′), F. Bernardeschi for A. Rabiot (83′) and P. Dybala for Kaio Jorge (89′).

Best player: Juan Cuadrado​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Juventus was Juan Cuadrado.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 106 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Genoa – Formation

Genoa
G
Salvatore Sirigu 57.Italy
8.4
D
Davide Biraschi 14.Italy
6.9
D
Mattia Bani 13.Italy
6.7
73'
D
Johan Vásquez 15.Mexico
6.5
M
Paolo Ghiglione 18.Italy
6.3
M
Andrea Cambiaso 50.Italy
6.6
85' 50'
M
V. Behrami 11.Switzerland
6.1
59'
M
Hernani 33.Brazil
6.2
M
Abdoulaye Touré 94.Guinea
6.8
59'
F
Caleb Ekuban 20.Ghana
6.3
F
Flavio Bianchi 24.Italy
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
Federico Marchetti 22.Italy
G
Adrian Semper 1.Croatia
D
L. Serpe 66.Italy
D
Zinho Vanheusden 3.Belgium
6.9
73'
D
Stefano Sabelli 2.Italy
D
Andrea Masiello 5.Italy
M
Manolo Portanova 90.Italy
5.9
59'
M
Pablo Galdames 99.Chile
6.2
59'
M
Filippo Melegoni 10.Italy
6.4
85'
F
Aleksander Buksa 44.Poland
F
G. Pandev 19.North Macedonia
6.5
58'

Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Andriy Shevchenko played with: Salvatore Sirigu (8.4), Davide Biraschi (6.9), Mattia Bani (6.7), Johan Vásquez (6.5), Paolo Ghiglione (6.3), Abdoulaye Touré (6.8), Valon Behrami (6.1), Hernani (6.2), Andrea Cambiaso (6.6), Flavio Bianchi (6.6) and Caleb Ekuban (6.3).

They had on the bench: Laurens Serpe, Federico Marchetti, Aleksander Buksa, Manolo Portanova (5.9), Zinho Vanheusden (6.9), Pablo Galdames (6.2), Stefano Sabelli, Adrian Šemper, Filippo Melegoni (6.4), Andrea Masiello and Goran Pandev (6.5).

Substitutions

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 8.35. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​