Juventus V Genoa

What a game!! It was fast flowing and open, it was clear that both teams went for the win. Juventus wanted all three points as they have a fiery Udinese side breathing down there necks and getting three points clear would have give them some breathing room, but they had to be grateful for a point as they could have easily lost it.

It was a bright start for the home side as Alessandro Matri put the Bianconeri ahead after 6 minutes, it began with a wonderful corner kick from Andrea Pirlo which then found Claudio Marchisio who fired the ball back into the danger area and then the ever aware Matri toe poked it past Sebastian Frey. Andrea Pirlo has really clicked with his new team mates and provides a lot of the creativity that was missing in the last couple of seasons.

Genoa replied to Juve on the 31st minute with a strike from Marco Rossi, but it was an excellent cross from the on loan Milan bot Alexander Merkel, he was a constant Thorn in Juve's side and it was his cross that helped Genoa get back on level terms.

This game showed that it is not just about the attack, I know Conte is trying to be more offensive but their defending was a bit clumsy at time especially from set plays and if they were playing against a better team, they could have easily lost it.

I'm not saying that Genoa are an easy team, they made Marco Storari work hard and had over 40% possession. In the first half Mirku Vucinic made little impact on the game and it talk the half time talk to wake him up. The second half saw him work harder he even had a shot on goal, but he never seemed to be on the same wavelength as Matri as he would often mistime his runs and miss passes. Matri than put Juve ahead in the 58th minute, and again Pirlo had a small hand in it, but again Juve went behind this time with 5 minutes left on the clock.

All the talk before the game was about Krasic and his poor run of late, but personally I think it's to early to make that kind of judgement. Krasic did come on in the 84th minute, which isn't exactly enough time to make any real impact. Krasic looked slow for a change and a bit out of sorts, which was a shame as I was secretly hoping he would get the winner and fall back into the graces on Conte and the fans. Genoa were back in front in the 85th minute with agoal from Genoa substitute Andrea Caracciolo.

There was six minutes of added time and Genoa could have snatched a late winner but thankfully the whistle blew and it ended all square with a point each but a lot for The Old Lady to think about!