Genoa vs Juventus

Juventus are on the road to take on Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris looking to recover from a terrible loss at home to Fiorentina and finally put an end to their current 3 match winless run. As for Genoa, they fell on the road to last place Cagliari in a match that halted the wonderful momentum they had been building over the last month.

The side managed by Gasperini were beaten away to last place Cagliari by a score of 2-1 at the Stadio Sant’Elia. The loss was as painful as unexpected for il grifone and leaves them in 8^th place of the league table with 35 points. They are now 1 point back of 7^th place Sampdoria and just ahead of 9^th place Palermo on goal difference. The loss snaps their two match win streak and they have now posted 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over their last 5 matches. Genoa will be missing Wilson, Paro, Bovo, Santos and Rubinho because of injury this week while Juric sits out suspended. There is some good news with regard to Serie A leading good scorer Borriello as his condition has improved and he should at least be available off of the bench.

The vecchia signora also lost last week when they were surprised at home by Fiorentina in a match that ended 2-3 at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino. It was Juventus second loss in their last 3 matches and they have won only 1 point from the last 9 they have played for. With the loss the side managed by Claudio Ranieri are now in 3^rd place of league table with 48 points on the year. This leaves them 7 points back of 2^nd place AS Roma and 1 point up on 4^th place Fiorentina. This week Andrade, Marchionni, and Molinaro remain out, while Nedved will serve the second of a 2 match suspension. Look for Ranieri to once again go with Zanetti and Sissoko in midfield.

Genoa looked simply awful last week against Cagliari but the way Juventus have played of late they don’t appear capable of winning away to any side. Look for Genoa to bounce back and extend Juve’s misery another week.

Prediction: Genoa (1-0)