It was a bad weekend for Serie A leader Juventus, which lost 3-1 at Genoa and suffered more injuries with Dani Alves (fractured fibula) and Leo Bonucci (thigh strain) facing lengthy layoffs. With Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli already injured, coach Max Allegri will be without his B-B-C back three for next week’s encounter against high-flying Atalanta, which has now won six in a row.
Bonucci was at fault for Genoa’s first goal, which was scored by Diego Simeone’s son Giovanni. Diego himself scored a winner against Juventus for Lazio back in 2000; Giovanni, nicknamed Cholito, scored two as Genoa blitzed the visitor with three goals inside the first half hour.