Juventus keen to end three-game winless run in Genoa clash.
Genoa CFC hosts Juventus at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Saturday, where the Rossoblù aim to overturn their fortunes against a defensive Juventus side seeking to rekindle their early-season form.
Genoa
Genoa have endured a difficult start to their 2024-2025 campaign, winning just two of seven competitive games, including a recent 2-0 league defeat to newly promoted Venezia last weekend. This leaves them in 16th place on the Serie A table.
Their struggles continued with a midweek exit from the Coppa Italia, eliminated by their biggest rivals, Sampdoria, in a penalty shootout (6-5) after a 1-1 draw. "This is my first moment of difficulty since I’ve been here," said Alberto Gilardino after the game.
"However, we need to turn the page and have the right positivity because we play again in three days," he added, shifting focus to Saturday’s Serie A encounter against Juventus on home soil. Hoping for a change in fortunes, Genoa (DWLDW) will look to draw inspiration from recent success against the visitors, having avoided defeat in their last three Serie A games (1W, 2D, 0L).
They aim to extend this streak for just the second time in the club’s history, having stayed unbeaten against the Bianconeri in four straight league games between February 1990 and October 1991. Interestingly, Gilardino’s men have only suffered consecutive defeats in the Serie A once this calendar year, doing so in March against Inter and Monza.
Gilardino is expected to deploy the familiar 3-5-2 formation, with Vitinha and Andrea Pinamonti in attack.
Juventus
Meanwhile, Thiago Motta will be making a return to his former club when his Juventus side travels to Genoa this weekend. However, things have not been rosy for the Italian manager in recent times.
A seemingly rejuvenated Juventus got off to a flying start in the 2024-2025 Serie A campaign with back-to-back 3-0 wins against Como and Hellas Verona, but have since failed to find the back of the net. The Old Lady have recorded goalless draws in each of their last three Serie A outings, with the latest coming against Napoli last weekend.
‘We are not happy with the result; we put in a good performance but certainly not enough to win the game,’ Motta told reporters. ‘I have to analyse the matches and understand what to do,’ he added.
The only team yet to concede a goal in the league this season, Juventus sits in fourth place, one point behind third-placed Udinese. They will now look to get back to winning ways when they take on Genoa this weekend.
However, the Bianconeri have failed to win in five of their last nine league encounters against the hosts at the Ferraris Stadium. A 4—2—3—1 is expected, with Dušan Vlahović in attack.
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