Juventus closed to inside a degree of Como in fourth place with a 2-0 victory over Genoa, as Gleison Bremer and Weston McKennie scored, substitute Michele Di Gregorio saving a penalty.
The Bianconeri have been feeling the stress after a 1-1 draw with Sassuolo left them in joint fifth place, though Como’s attract Udine gave them the chance to shut the hole on fourth. Whereas they to select from, Dusan Vlahovic and Arek Milik have been solely prepared for the bench. Genoa missed Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Maxwel Cornet and Benjamin Siegrist after a run of three wins in 4 video games was ended by a house defeat to Udinese. for Luciano Spalletti and his former Roma participant Daniele De Rossi.
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TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 06: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)
It took simply 4 minutes to interrupt the impasse, as after the primary Gleison Bremer header was charged down, Khephren Thuram and Lloyd Kelly knocked it again into the field for an additional Bremer header, this one wrong-footing Justin Bijlow with a deflection off Johan Vasquez.
Thuram flashed simply large and Ruslan Malinovskyi’s highly effective free kick was deflected for a nook, however Juventus added a second with a well-worked transfer.
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Weston McKennie began it within the centre-circle sending Francisco Conceicao down the fitting, continued his run and was prepared to comb dwelling the return cross from 12 yards off the within of the fitting boot.
Nonetheless, McKennie was booked quickly after for a slipshod sliding sort out on Vasquez and can be suspended for the massive match with Atalanta.
TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 06: Junior Messias of Genoa is challenged by Khephren Thuram of Juventus through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)
Kenan Yildiz had a few weak efforts straight at Bijlow, however McKennie wasted an astonishing probability on the stroke of half-time.
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Conceicao’s cross to the far publish was acrobatically knocked again on the by-line by Kenan Yildiz, however McKennie one way or the other turned over from point-blank vary.
Moments later, Conceicao went for purpose himself, an angled drive flashing throughout the face of purpose to skim the again stick.
Michele Di Gregorio got here on for the second half, as Mattia Perin sustained a slight calf situation.
Juve continued to pour ahead, as first McKennie was sliding in unable to completely meet the Thuram knockdown in a free kick routine, then moments later Jonathan David’s screamer from the sting of the world thumped the within of the far publish.
TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 06: Lorenzo Colombo of Genoa battles for possession with Bremer of Juventus through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)
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Tommaso Baldanzi fired straight at Di Gregorio, whereas the Vasquez strike was charged down, together with a Vitinha volley from a nook.
Vlahovic was on the point of come on when he felt a calf twinge within the warm-up, so Milik was launched as an alternative.
Bremer introduced down Aaron Martin for a yellow card, however VAR confirmed the contact was on the road, which is a part of the penalty space. Martin stepped up, however Di Gregorio marked his surprising return with an enormous double save, first on the Martin spot-kick, then the follow-up volley too. It means Genoa have did not convert 4 of their eight Serie A penalties this season, with 4 totally different gamers lacking.
Baldanzi made an enormous distinction since approaching for Genoa and was introduced down by Thuram this time inches outdoors the field.
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Arkadiusz Milik noticed Bijlow off his line and tried an audacious lob from the centre-circle, which the Genoa goalkeeper scrambled again to claw away.
Juventus 2-0 Genoa
Bremer 4 (J), McKennie 17 (J)
Saved penalty: Martin 75 (G)
