Serie A Preview: Juventus vs Genoa – Team News, Lineups & Prediction

Adding insult to injury, captain Manuel Locatelli squandered a late penalty, inflicting serious damage to Juventus’ top-four hopes. With only seven games left to play after this round, there’s little margin for error, especially now that Inter handed Juventus a major top-four boost last night. Indeed, the Nerazzurri thrashed sixth-placed Roma 5-2 at San Siro, giving the Bianconeri a huge chance to put some distance between themselves and Gian Piero Gasperini’s team.

Visiting Genoa will be looking to throw a spanner in the works, as the visitors’ fight for survival may not be over just yet. Udinese beat Daniele De Rossi’s charges 2-0 at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the stroke of the international break, leaving them only six points clear of the bottom three. Although the gap looks comfortable, the Griffins face a challenging final stretch, with high-profile clashes against Atalanta, Como, and Milan waiting in the wings.

Therefore, they will be desperate to upset the apple cart in Turin and end a three-game losing streak against Juventus. Match Preview Juventus Despite dropping two valuable points against Sassuolo, Juventus are currently on a four-game unbeaten run in Serie A (W2, D2) since a 2-0 home loss to Como in late February. However, Spalletti’s men have developed a nasty habit of hemorrhaging points on home soil, going winless in three of their last four league outings at the Allianz Stadium (D2, L1).

On a more promising note, Juventus have been ruthless against sides starting this weekend in the bottom half this term (W10, D4). It’s also worth noting that six of those ten victories came by at least a two-goal margin, highlighting the potential for an emphatic performance in this Easter showdown. Juventus can draw further confidence from the fact that they’ve kept a clean sheet in their last four meetings with Genoa (W3, D1).