Overview
Juventus are going through an extremely difficult period. In the last 4 matches in all competitions, Bianconeri lost 3 times with 2 matches in Serie A and were eliminated from Coppa Italia by Empoli.
The 0-3 defeat to Fiorentina was the last straw, causing coach Thiago Motta to be fired. Now, the Allianz team will start a new era under Igor Tudor.
The Croatian strategist had the opportunity to leave his mark on his debut day because Juventus' next opponent was Genoa. This is a favorite opponent of the Turin team, based on a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 matches. At the beginning of this season, the Bianconeri defeated Genoa 3-0.
Tudor is known for his attacking style of play but also has to find a way to tighten the defense, when Juventus conceded 7 goals in the last 2 matches.
As for Genoa, they have often been at a disadvantage in recent away matches. In the last 6 away matches, coach Patrick Vieira's team has completely lost the taste of victory, with 3 defeats (against Roma, Fiorentina, Inter) and 3 draws (against Lecce, Torino, Cagliari). Notably, the home team at Luigi Ferraris conceded goals in all 6 matches (a total of 9 times), while scoring only 4 goals.
Genoa's task in Turin is even more difficult as they are depleted with key players such as Vitinha, Junior Messias, Morten Thorsby and Caleb Ekuban all on the long-term injury list.
Personnel situation
Juventus will be without Andrea Cambiaso, Douglaz Luiz, Arkadiusz Milik, Juan Cabal and Gleison Bremer due to injury. However, Manuel Locatelli, Weston McKennie and Dusan Vlahovic are all healthy and are expected to start.
On the other side of the front line, Thorsby, Ekuban, Hugo Cuenca, Lior Kassa, Mario Balotelli, Fabio Miretti, Junior Messias, Mattia Bani, Vitinha, Honest Ahanor and Maxwel Cornet are all injured. Aaron Martin is also suspended but Pinamonti, Ruslan Malinovsky and Alessandro Zanoli are expected to start.
Expected lineup:
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Weah, Veiga, Kelly, Kalulu, Locatelli, Thuram, Gonzalez, McKennie, Koopmeiners, Vlahovic.
Genoa: Leali, Sabelli, De Winter, Vasquez, Martin, Frendrup, Masini, Zanoli, Malinovsky, Onana, Pinamonti.
The match between Juventus and Genoa takes place at 0:00 am on March 30 (Vietnam time).
