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% Ball Possession JUVENTUS and % Ball Possession GENOA
Juventus 1 – 0 Genoa 
30′ Sebastian De Maio (own goal)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 48 points and a positive goal difference of +27
Genoa, 18th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Juventus | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 42:15 | 27 | 48 |
| 16 | Genoa | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24:27 | -3 | 24 |
Juventus are just rocking big time with 12th consecutive games. This is a match to win for Juventus who are just -2 points below Napoli holding the first position with 50 points. Genoa need this away victory to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.
Things going sour for Genoa. In the 30th minute there is the own goal by defender Sebastian De Maio.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineups by coach Massimiliano Allegri:
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Cáceres; Cuadrado, Padoin, Marchisio, Pogba, Evra; Morata, Dybala.
Here is GENOA official starting lineups by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Muñoz, De Maio, Izzo; Ansaldi, Ntcham, Rigoni, Džemailii; Suso, Cerci, Pavoletti.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 12 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 10 goals
| JUVENTUS | Goals | Goals | GENOA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dybala, Paulo | 12 | 10 | Pavoletti, Leonardo |
| Mandzukic, Mario | 6 | 3 | Gakpe, Serge |
| Pogba, Paul | 5 | 2 | Dzemaili, Blerim |
| Morata, Alvaro | 3 | 2 | Laxalt, Diego |
| Zaza, Simone | 3 | 2 | Rincon, Tomas |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins
| 31/01/16 | SA | Chievo – Juventus | 0:4 | Round 22 | |||
| 27/01/16 | CI | Juventus – Inter | 3:0 | Semifinal | |||
| 24/01/16 | SA | Juventus – Roma | 1:0 | Round 21 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 31/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Fiorentina | 0:0 | Round 22 | |||
| 24/01/16 | SA | Verona – Genoa | 1:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 17/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 4:0 | Round 20 |
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 23
Juventus 1 – 0 Genoa
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Juventus Stadium
Turin, Italy
20:45
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: MARZALONI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: VALERIANI
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: MARESCA
Goals: 30′ Sebastian De Maio (own goal)
Official lineups – formations:
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Cáceres; Cuadrado, Padoin, Marchisio, Pogba, Evra; Morata, Dybala.
Subs: Neto, Rubinho, Lichtsteiner, Rugani, Alex Sandro, Lemina, Sturaro, Hernanes, Pereyra, Zaza.
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri.
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Muñoz, De Maio, Izzo; Ansaldi, Ntcham, Rigoni, Džemailii; Suso, Cerci, Pavoletti.
Subs: Burdisso, Marchese Capel, Pandev, Lazović, Lamanna, Fiamozzi, Donnarumma, Gabriel Silva, Matavž, Tachtsidis, Rincón, Laxalt.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini
Match Stats