By Anna Italia
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47% Ball Possession GENOA and 53% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Genoa 0 – 1 Juventus
88′ Andrea Pirlo
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Genoa, 11th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Juventus, 1st position with 75 points and a positive goal difference of +45
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 64:19 | 45 | 75 |
| 11 | Genoa | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 31:35 | -4 | 35 |
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for GENOA: Cofie (1)
No suspended players for JUVENTUS
Juventus keeping the first position and almost collecting the third consecutive Scudetto! Juventus seeing the victory with the goal by midfielder Andrea Pirlo in the 88th minute. Heroes of the match, definitely, the two pillars of the Italian National team: Goalkeeper Gigi Buffon and midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
A tough battle seeing Referee Mazzoleni ruling out 2 goals by forward Pablo Osvaldo for being offside. Genoa having the chance to open the score when Referee Mazzoleni granted the penalty conceded by midfielder Arturo Vidal for a handball. Taking the penalty spot is forward Emanuele Calaio’ only to be disappointed after goalkeeper Gigi Buffon saved it! Juventus having a wide advantage of +17 points ahead of the second position taken by AS Roma who still have to wait on Monday and a pending match.
The winner goal is by midfielder Pirlo in the 88th minute defeating Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin with a mega right footed free kick shot in the top left corner. It’s the 4th goal by Pirlo this season.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gasperini:
Genoa (3-5-2): Perin; De Maio, Burdisso, Marchese; Motta, Sturaro, Matuzalem, Bertolacci, Antonelli; Sculli, Gilardino.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:
Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Llorente, Osvaldo.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for GENOA: Forward Alberto Gilardino with 12 goals
Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 15 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilardino, Alberto | 12 | 15 | Tevez, Carlos |
| Antonelli, Luca | 3 | 11 | Vidal, Arturo |
| Antonini, Luca | 2 | 11 | Llorente, Fernando |
| Bertolacci, Andrea | 2 | 6 | Pogba, Paul |
| Calaio, Emanuele | 2 | 4 | Pirlo, Andrea |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 09/03/14 | SA | Chievo – Genoa |
2:1 | Round 27 |
| 02/03/14 | SA | Genoa – Catania |
2:0 | Round 26 |
| 24/02/14 | SA | Napoli – Genoa |
1:1 | Round 25 |
Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 13/03/14 | UELK | Juventus – Fiorentina |
1:1 | Round 1/8 |
| 09/03/14 | SA | Juventus – Fiorentina |
1:0 | Round 27 |
| 02/03/14 | SA | Milan – Juventus |
0:2 | Round 26 |
Here is the probable formation for GENOA 3-4-3: PERIN 1,
DE MAIO 4,
BURDISSO 8,
MARCHESE 15,
MOTTA 21,
MATUZALEM 27,
BERTOLACCI 91,
ANTONELLI 13,
KONATÈ 77,
GILARDINO 11,
SCULLI 10
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS 3-5-2: BUFFON 1,
BARZAGLI 15,
BONUCCI 19,
CHIELLINI 3,
LICHTSTEINER 26,
VIDAL 23,
PIRLO 21,
MARCHISIO 8,
ASAMOAH 22,
LLORENTE 14,
TEVEZ 10
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Italian Serie A Week 28
Genoa 0 – 1 Juventus
Sunday 16 March 2014
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: GHIANDAI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: GUIDA
Attendance:
Goals: 88′ Andrea Pirlo (J)
Official formations – starting lineups:
Genoa (3-5-2): Perin; De Maio, Burdisso, Marchese; Motta, Sturaro, Matuzalem, Bertolacci, Antonelli; Sculli, Gilardino.
Subs: Bizzarri, Albertoni, Calaio’, Fetfatzidis, Centurion, De Ceglie, Konate, Cabral, Portanova.
Coach: Gasperini.
Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Llorente, Osvaldo.
Subs: Storari, Rubinho, Chiellini, Ogbonna, Padoin, Quagliarella, Isla, Slivka, Bnou Marzouk.
Coach:Antonio Conte.
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20:45 Referee: MAZZOLENI |
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| Genoa | Match Stats |
Juventus |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 14 (4) | Shots (on goal) | 6 (1) |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 8 |
| 47% | Ball Possession | 53% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?