By Anna Italia
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42% Ball Possession GENOA and 58% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Genoa 2 – 4 Juventus 
1′ Miralem Pjanic (o.g.) 14′ Paulo Dybala
7′ Andrej Galabinov (pen) 45′ Paulo Dybala (pen)
. 62′ Juan Cuadrado
. 92′ Paulo Dybala
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 10th position with 1 point and a goal difference of “0″
Juventus, 1st position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Genoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 1 |
Genoa still looking for a victory in this season. Juventus, the defending champions, looking to set the path to their quest for the Scudetto.
A blow for Juventus starting the match as there is the own goal in the 1st minute by midfielder Miralem Pjanic giving the lead to Genoa. Juventus overturning the result to claim the victory with a poker.
Here is GENOA official stating lineup – formation by coach Ivan Juric:
Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Biraschi, Rossettini, Gentiletti; Lazović, Bertolacci, Veloso, Laxalt; Pandev, Taarabt, Galabinov.
Here is JUVENTUS official startig lineup – formation by coach Massimiliano Allegri:
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Rugani, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Pjanić, Khedira; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandžukić; Higuaín.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: —
Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Higuain, Mandzukic and Dybala with 1 goal each
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higuain, Gonzalo | ||
| 1 | Mandzukic, Mario | ||
| 1 | Dybala, Paulo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 20/08/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Genoa | 0:0 | 1 | |||
| 13/08/17 | CI | Genoa – Cesena | 2:1 (OT) | R3 | |||
| 31/07/17 | CFG | Savona – Genoa | 0:8 |
Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 1 win, 2 lost
| 19/08/17 | SA | Juventus – Cagliari | 3:0 | 1 | |||
| 13/08/17 | SC | Juventus – Lazio | 2:3 | F | |||
| 05/08/17 | CFG | Tottenham – Juventus | 2:0 |
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
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— Genoa CFC (@GenoaCFC) August 26, 2017
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 2
Genoa – Juventus
Saturday 26 August 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
18:00
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: TEGONI – CARBONE
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: LA PENNA
Goals:
Official lineups – formations:
Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Biraschi, Rossettini, Gentiletti; Lazović, Bertolacci, Veloso, Laxalt; Pandev, Taarabt, Galabinov.
Coach: Jurić.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Rugani, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Pjanić, Khedira; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandžukić; Higuaín.
Coach: Allegri.