Italian Serie A - Genoa VS Juventus Prediction
Italian Serie A - Genoa VS Juventus
Match Time: 29-09-2024 00:00 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Genoa
There are a few fitness-related issues with Alberto Gilardino’s side, with Caleb Ekuban suffering from a muscular injury, that could keep him out of the contest. Junior Messias is also out of the clash, while last week, Ruslan Malinovskyi sustained a season-ending injury, so he will be out for the foreseeable period as well.
On the positive side Juventus-owned midfielder Fabio Miretti has returned to fitness and could be in shape to feature against his parent club. He might not have a place in the starting lineup, as Gilardino could go with Morten Thorsby, Milan Badelj and Morten Frendrup in his midfield.
At the back, Gilardino will have three centre-backs: Alessandro Vogliacco, Mattia Bani and Johan Vazquez. Genoa will rely on Vitinha and Andrea Pinamonti to lead the attacking lineup.
Juventus
Arkadiusz Milik and Timothy Weah are the only known absentees for Juventus, who will not make the matchday squad with their injuries. Francisco Conceicao has recovered from his fitness issue and could be named on the bench by Thiago Motta.
Federico Gatti has also returned to full fitness. He might be a contender to feature from the start against Genoa and alongside Gleison Bremer in the heart of the Juventus defence. Nicolo Savona could start at right-back, with Andrea Cambaiso, the candidate to play in the left-back berth for the Bianconeri.
Manuel Locatelli could be deployed as a lone midfielder at the base, with four ahead of him: Nico Gonzalez, Khephren Thuram, Teun Koopmeiners and Kenan Yildiz. Dusan Vlahovic will continue to lead the line and is the best bet to end Juventus’s run of three Serie A games without a goal.
Genoa possible starting lineup:
Gollini; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Thorsby, Badelj, Frendrup, Martin; Vitinha, Pinamonti
Juventus possible starting lineup:
Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Bremer, Cambiaso; Locatelli; Gonzalez, Thuram, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic
Genoa vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and have crossed paths 142 times in all competitions. As expected, the visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 85 wins. Il Grifone have 27 wins and 30 games have ended in draws.
*The hosts are unbeaten in their last three league meetings against the Old Lady and their two meetings last season ended in draws.
*Genoa are winless in Serie A home games this season, with two of the three games ending in draws.
*Juventus are unbeaten in their last six Serie A away games, with five ending in draws.
*The hosts have conceded two goals apiece in three of their five league games this season.
*The Old Lady are unbeaten in their last 13 Serie A games, keeping nine clean sheets.
Prediction: Genoa 0-1 Juventus
Neither side is prolific, so this meeting of two up-and-coming coaches could be a tactical affair decided by just one goal. Given the depth of their resources following a summer of spending, Juventus should finally end their Serie A drought, consigning Genoa to a third straight defeat.
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