Juventus Edge Genoa to Climb to Second in Serie A
Juventus continued their steady rise in the Serie A table with a narrow 1-0 away win over Genoa, thanks to a second-half strike from Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.
It was a cagey first half at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, with both sides creating but failing to convert early chances. Ellertsson — starting for Genoa — had the first big opportunity in the 30th minute, but the Juve backline held firm. At the other end, Gatti tested Leali, who produced a sharp save to keep the score level.
Kenan Yildiz also had a hand in denying Genoa a breakthrough, clearing a chance just before the break after Albert Gudmundsson nearly found the net.
Vlahovic the Difference-Maker
After the interval, Genoa pushed forward with intent. Marcus Thuram tried to beat Wojciech Szczesny with a curling effort, but the Polish goalkeeper remained untroubled.
It was the introduction of Dusan Vlahovic that ultimately turned the tide. The Serbian came off the bench and wasted little time — connecting with a low cross in the 68th minute to slot home the only goal of the match.
Genoa nearly snatched a dramatic equaliser in stoppage time when Mattia Mazzini rattled the crossbar, but Juventus held on to secure all three points.
2025-26, Italy - Serie A
Genoa - Juventus 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Vlahović, 73 (0:1)
Genoa: Leali; Martín A.; Ostigard; Norton-Cuffy; Vasquez J-n; Stanciu (Thorsby, 65); Carboni V. (Malynovskyi, 65); Frendrup (Ekhator, 77); Masini; Ellertsson (Vitinha, 77); Colombo (Ekuban, 78)
Substitution: Malynovskyi (from 65); Thorsby (from 65); Ekhator (from 77); Vitinha (from 77); Ekuban (from 78)
Bench: Siegrist; Sommariva; Sabelli; Marcandalli; Junior Messias; Cuenca; Gronbaek; Fini; Venturino
Yellow Cards: Ostigard 67
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Bremer; Gatti; Kelly Ll.; Kalulu; João Mário Neto (Kostić F., 62); Thuram-Ulien; Locatelli (Koopmeiners T., 62); Conceicao F. (Gonzalez N., 83); Yildiz (McKennie, 90); David J. (Vlahović, 62)
Substitution: Koopmeiners T. (from 62); Vlahović (from 62); Kostić F. (from 62); Gonzalez N. (from 83); McKennie (from 90)
Bench: Pinsoglio; Rugani; Adžić
Yellow Cards: João Mário Neto 19; Koopmeiners T. 82
