An Olympic goal by Juan Cuadrado and a goal by Paulo Dybala gave Juventus the victory this Sunday against Andrei Shevchenko’s Genoa (2-0) and prevented a new stumble from the ‘vecchia signora’, 5th in Serie A, to 11 points for Milan, since Saturday the new leader, ahead of Inter and Naples (whose defeat against Atalanta relegated them from first place to third).
If Juventus were slow to score their second goal, it wasn’t because they didn’t have many chances. But, except for the play by Cuadrado’s Olympic goal, Salvatore Sirigu, Genoa goalkeeper, put on a great performance, which was added to what the ‘vecchia signora’ players failed.
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For example, Dybala himself in 66 ‘, when, after a loss of the ball by Galdames, Álvaro Morata assisted the Argentine, who shot into the hands of Sirigu. But Dybala made the Juventus fans forget that mistake by scoring 2-0. He received a pass from Bernardeschi, controlled the ball and landed a diagonal shot that beat Sirigu.
In the first half, it was at 8 ‘when, taking a corner, Cuadrado shot and his shot threw Sirigu off the track and ended up being a goal. From then on, despite the intensity of the Juventine game, the Turinese took a long time to increase their advantage.
Matthijs de Lig failed in a shot, Morata had several occasions (and later he did not like that Massimiliano Allegri substituted him in the 73rd minute after seeing the Spanish international a yellow card). But Sirigu avoided a Juventine win. The ‘veccia signora’ya is 5th.