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Played
September 16, 2012 2:00 PM BST
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris — Genova
Referee: G. Rocchi
Attendance: 20000
September 16, 2012 2:00 PM BST
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris — Genova
Referee: G. Rocchi
Attendance: 20000
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| Genoa | 5.50 | 46.00 | 5.50 | 67.00 | 6.10 | 30.00 | 6.30 | 6.63 |
| Draw | 3.75 | 8.50 | 3.80 | 8.00 | 3.80 | 7.00 | 4.05 | 3.89 |
| Juventus | 1.61 | 1.08 | 1.61 | 1.08 | 1.57 | 1.10 | 1.57 | 1.52 |
Genoa - Juventus Preview: Champions aim to maintain unbeaten Serie A run
Antonio Conte's men have started the season well, and will be looking to claim three points to stay at the summit of the league
By William Shand
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GENOA
 Frey Ferronetti, Canini, Granqvist, Antonelli Kucka, Seymour, Merkel Jankovic, Immobile, Borriello |
JUVENTUS
 Buffon Caceres, Barzagli, Chiellini Lich'nr, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Giaccherini Matri, Vucinic |
Juventus will look to make it three wins from three as they travel to Genoa in what could be a tricky post-international fixture.
With the spectre of Chelsea looming, Antonio Conte may opt to shuffle his pack and rest Sebastian Giovinco, despite the diminutive attacker’s brace against Udinese last week.
Elsewhere, Leonardo Bonucci could also be rested, allowing Martin Caceres to return following his recovery from a knee ligament injury. Mauricio Isla, meanwhile, is likely to be named on the bench.
Genoa, meanwhile, have had plenty of time to digest their late capitulation against Catania. Back on home soil, Luigi De Canio may be quietly confident in his team’s ability to stop the Bianconeri juggernaut.
This belief is no doubt boosted by the return of Marco Borriello after a four-year absence. Borriello is likely to be paired alongside Ciro Immobile (a player co-owned by Juventus) and they will be supplemented by a near full-strength squad with new recruit Juan Vargas the only notable absence.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
In the last meeting between the teams, Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw.
- Juventus are the highest scoring team in Serie A so far this season, with 6 goals from 2 games.
- At the other end of the pitch, their defence conceded just 20 goals in the whole of last season, an astonishing 13 goals fewer than their nearest rival.
- Conversely, Genoa had the ignominy of finishing last season with the worst defensive record of any team in Serie A, leaking 69 goals.
- Genoa are the oldest football club in Italy, tracing their roots back to 1893.
- Genoa have won 9 Serie A titles, the latest being in the 1923-24 season.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Genoa 0-3 Juventus
- 24.82 %
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Genoa 0-2 Juventus
- 23.02 %
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Genoa 1-3 Juventus
- 10.67 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Jan 26, 2013 | Juventus 1 - Genoa 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 16, 2012 | Genoa 1 - Juventus 3 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 11, 2012 | Genoa 0 - Juventus 0 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Oct 22, 2011 | Juventus 2 - Genoa 2 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 10, 2011 | Juventus 3 - Genoa 2 |
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Genoa
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| May 12, 2013 | Genoa 0 - FC Internazionale 0 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Torino 0 - Genoa 0 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Genoa 4 - Pescara 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Chievo 0 - Genoa 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Genoa 1 - Atalanta 1 | ITA1 |
Juventus
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| May 18, 2013 | Sampdoria 3 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Juventus 1 - Cagliari 1 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Atalanta 0 - Juventus 1 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Juventus 1 - Palermo 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Torino 0 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Genoa £670.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £85.00 |
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| Returns: | Juventus £16.15 |
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| 1 | Sebastien Frey | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Cesare Bovo | Defender |
| 13 | Luca Antonelli | Defender |
| - | Michele Canini | Defender |
| - | Mario Sampirisi | Defender |
| 27 | F. Seymour | Midfielder |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka | Midfielder |
| 91 | Andrea Bertolacci | Midfielder |
| 11 | Bosko Jankovic | Striker |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile | Striker |
| 22 | Marco Borriello | Striker |
| 30 | Alexandros Tzorvas | Goalkeeper |
| 63 | Roberto Bruno Stillo | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Damiano Ferronetti | Defender |
| 5 | Andreas Granqvist | Defender |
| 24 | Emiliano Moretti | Defender |
| - | Alexander Merkel | Midfielder |
| 19 | C. Jorquera | Midfielder |
| 28 | Daniel Tozser | Midfielder |
| - | Anselmo | Midfielder |
| - | L. Melazzi | Striker |
| - | Giammario Piscitella | Striker |
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | Defender |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres | Defender |
| 11 | Paolo De Ceglie | Defender |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 12 | Sebastian Giovinco | Striker |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | Striker |
| 30 | Marco Storari | Goalkeeper |
| 34 | Rubinho | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Lucio | Defender |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | Defender |
| 33 | Mauricio Isla | Defender |
| 6 | Paul Pogba | Midfielder |
| 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Midfielder |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal | Midfielder |
| 39 | Luca Marrone | Midfielder |
| 9 | Mirko Vučinić | Striker |
| 17 | Nicklas Bendtner | Striker |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella | Striker |
| Marco Borriello | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 22 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
Enigmatic but occasionally problematic, Marco Borriello is, on his day, one of the most feared strikers in Italy. Following a lean 2011-12 campaign, with just 2 league goals in 14 appearances, the 30-year-old will be keen to return to scoring ways, and surely he will regard the opportunity to get one over on his former club as the perfect way to reintroduce himself to the Genoa faithful.
| Andrea Pirlo | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 21 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
The veteran playmaker last season proved that reports of his demise had been greatly exaggerated, and it looks like the 33-year-old is picking up exactly where he left off. Already this season, he has scored one goal and notched one assist in just two games and he will be the Old Lady’s main creative outlet as they look to pierce Genoa’s soft underbelly.
Don’t be surprised to see Borriello open his account for the season along the way, but by the final whistle Juventus’ quality will have been enough to put Genoa to the sword. With both sides going for the win, we can expect an open, entertaining game with chances – and hopefully goals – galore.
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
28 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
22 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Midfielder Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |
