Round 31: Juventus vs. Genoa match preview

GENOA, ITALY - AUGUST 31: Patrizio Masini of Genoa CFC tugs on the jersey of Kenan Yildiz of Juventus during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Juventus FC at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) | Getty Images The final stretch of the 2025-26 season is officially upon us, my friends. And just like last season, Juventus’ Champions League qualification hopes hang on just how many points they can pick over the course of these final eight games.

And in even a more extreme case when compared to last season, Juventus will need a whole lot of help to jump over fourth-place Como and then potentially stay there to ensure they qualify for the Champions League. Ah, so simple, right? Well, after an international break in which Italy has had about as little happiness as your grumpiest family relative — and then some!

— now we return to the regularly scheduled final stretch of the season. The catch? Because of it being Easter Sunday, we have to wait a day longer than you probably originally thought when the international break began for Juventus to start what hopefully turns in their final push to finish in the top four.

They will do that on Monday evening at the Allianz against a club in Genoa who are in an interesting position in the Serie A table. Not so much as they entered the weekend sitting in 13th, but more to do with the fact that they are six points above the relegation zone — meaning they are almost certainly a few points away from securing safety but also a few bad results in a row for potentially having to sweat out the the final month of the season. That means you don’t necessarily have a team that is just playing out the string because they are a provincial side that is comfortably mid-table but also not completely safe just yet.