After a dominant first half, Juventus hold on to beat Genoa, thanks to a redemption arc

TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 06: Weston McKennie, Andrea Cambiaso, Gleison Bremer, Khephren Thuram and Lloyd Kelly of Juventus celebrate after penalty saves by Juventus' goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Filippo Alfero - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images) | Juventus FC via Getty Images When you’re the chasing team in the standings, it’s always good knowing what your quarry had done. When Como played out a goalless draw in Monday’s lunchtime kickoff against Udinese, Juventus knew they had a massive opportunity.

If they beat Genoa, they would close to within a point of the upstarts from the lake, and with Como facing a big game against league leaders Inter (barf) next week, Juve could conceivably be in fourth place by Sunday if they beat Atalanta. They came out of the first half like they knew it. Within 17 minutes the Bianconeri were up 2-0, and it could have been substantially more if their finishing had been better.

Genoa put up a fight in the second half, and redemption was the order of the day when Michele Di Gregorio, on at halftime after an injury to Mattia Perin, made a spectacular double save after Bremer conceded a penalty with 20 minutes left to play. It was perhaps a little nervier than it should’ve been, but Juve ultimately pulled off the victory, leaving them breathing down Como’s neck with a big week ahead. Luciano Spalletti came into the day searching for his 300th Serie A win.

He deployed a 4-1-4-1 formation, anchored by Perin in goal. Pierre Kalulu, Bremer, Lloyd Kelly, and Andrea Cambiaso formed the defensive line, with Manuel Locatelli sitting behind him. Francisco Conceição, Weston McKennie, Khéphren Thuram, and Kenan Yildiz lined up behind Jonathan David up front.