Serie A Gameweek 2

Genoa 0 - 1 FT Juventus

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

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Futmetrix Verdict
36
FT
Sun, Aug 31
Italiano
Genoa
0-1
Juventus
⚡ Intensity 21
⚖️ Balance 20
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Vlahovic cameo secures Juve victory

Win Probability

  • Genoa 6%
  • Draw 30%
  • Juventus 64%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Vlahovic Impact: Juventus Edge Past Stubborn Genoa

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 36/100. A clinical second-half cameo ensured Juventus maintained their perfect start to the season while leaving Genoa languishing in an early-season relegation battle.

Stalemate at the Luigi Ferraris

The encounter at the Luigi Ferraris began as a cagey affair, with the home side determined to frustrate their illustrious visitors. An Balance score of 2.8 accurately depicts a first half where clear-cut chances were at a premium. Genoa deployed a disciplined low block, forcing Juventus to circulate the ball around the periphery without ever truly threatening the penalty area. Despite controlling 56% of possession, the Bianconeri struggled to find the creative spark required to bypass a resilient rossoblù defensive unit. The atmosphere remained tense as both sides grappled for supremacy in a tactical chess match that seemed destined for a goalless interval.

The Super-Sub Masterstroke

The complexion of the match shifted dramatically in the 62nd minute following a decisive double substitution by the visitors. An Intensity rating of 3.6 was fueled by the introduction of fresh legs that injected much-needed urgency into the Juventus attack. The arrival of D. Vlahovic and F. Kostic immediately stretched the Genoa backline. In the 73rd minute, the breakthrough finally arrived. F. Kostic delivered a trademark pinpoint cross from the left flank, finding D. Vlahovic who expertly steered the ball home. It was a classic example of superior individual quality deciding a match where collective effort had previously been enough to hold the line.

Juve Hold Firm to Secure Points

In the closing stages, Juventus retreated into a compact shape to protect their slender lead, cognizant of the high Stakes involved in maintaining their winning streak. Michele Di Gregorio remained a composed figure between the sticks, earning a 7.5 rating for his command of the area and a crucial late save that denied Genoa a dramatic equalizer. The home side pushed forward with desperation, but their lack of a clinical finisher was evident as they failed to capitalize on late set-piece opportunities. With an Upset Factor of 0.0, the result followed the expected narrative, leaving Juventus at the summit of Serie A and Genoa searching for their first goal of the campaign.

Key Questions

What does this mean for Genoa's season?

Genoa remain in 15th place with just one point. Their inability to score goals is a major concern for their survival hopes.

How did substitute Dušan Vlahović change the game?

Entering in the 62nd minute, Vlahovic provided the clinical edge Juve lacked, scoring the winning goal just 11 minutes after coming on.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
44%
56%
Genoa 44%
Juventus 56%
Shots
10
13
Genoa 10
Juventus 13
Shots on Target
1
3
Genoa 1
Juventus 3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.55
1.03
Genoa 0.55
Juventus 1.03
Passes
350
449
Genoa 350
Juventus 449
Pass Accuracy
75%
80%
Genoa 75%
Juventus 80%
Corners
3
4
Genoa 3
Juventus 4
Fouls
14
15
Genoa 14
Juventus 15
Yellow Cards
1
2
Genoa 1
Juventus 2
Red Cards
0
0
Genoa 0
Juventus 0

Match Events

João Mário 🟨 19'
HT
↓ Joao Mario ↑F. Kostic 🔄 62'
↓ J. David ↑D. Vlahovic 🔄 62'
↓ M. Locatelli ↑T. Koopmeiners 🔄 62'
65' 🔄 ↓ V. Carboni ↑R. Malinovskyi
65' 🔄 ↓ N. Stanciu ↑M. Thorsby
67' 🟨 Leo Østigård
D. Vlahovic (F. Kostic) ⚽ 73'
77' 🔄 ↓ M. E. Ellertsson ↑Vitinha
78' 🔄 ↓ L. Colombo ↑C. Ekuban
78' 🔄 ↓ M. Frendrup ↑J. Ekhator
Teun Koopmeiners 🟨 82'
↓ F. Conceicao ↑N. Gonzalez 🔄 83'
↓ K. Yildiz ↑W. McKennie 🔄 90'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Genoa

Goalkeepers
Nicola Leali
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
1
Key Passes
1
Key Passes
0
Assists
12%
Pass Acc
Defenders
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leo Østigård
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Johan Vásquez
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
50%
Duel Win %
Aarón Martín
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
27%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Patrizio Masini
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
9
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Morten Frendrup
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
Mikael Ellertsson
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Valentín Carboni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Nicolae Stanciu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Forwards
Lorenzo Colombo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
BENCH
Benjamin Siegrist
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Daniele Sommariva
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Stefano Sabelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alessandro Marcandalli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Morten Thorsby
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Albert Gronbaek
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ruslan Malinovskyi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hugo Cuenca
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vítinha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Junior Messias
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caleb Ekuban
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeff Ekhator
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Seydou Fini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Venturino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Juventus

Goalkeepers
Michele Di Gregorio
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Federico Gatti
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Gleison Bremer
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lloyd Kelly
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
57%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Pierre Kalulu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Manuel Locatelli
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
6
Duels Won
75%
Win %
Khéphren Thuram
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Mário
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Forwards
Francisco Conceição
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Kenan Yıldız
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
13%
Pass Acc
Jonathan David
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
BENCH
Carlo Pinsoglio
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Matteo Fuscaldo
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Daniele Rugani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Teun Koopmeiners
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vasilije Adžić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Filip Kostić
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
28
Minutes
6.9
Rating
Weston McKennie
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dušan Vlahović
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
28
Minutes
7.7
Rating
Nicolás González
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
08/31/2025 Genoa 0 - 1 Juventus Serie A Luigi Ferraris
03/29/2025 Juventus 1 - 0 Genoa Serie A Allianz Stadium
09/28/2024 Genoa 0 - 3 Juventus Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
03/17/2024 Juventus 0 - 0 Genoa Serie A Allianz Stadium
12/15/2023 Genoa 1 - 1 Juventus Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
05/06/2022 Genoa 2 - 1 Juventus Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
08/31/2025
0 - 1
Serie A Luigi Ferraris
03/29/2025
1 - 0
Serie A Allianz Stadium
09/28/2024
0 - 3
Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
03/17/2024
0 - 0
Serie A Allianz Stadium
12/15/2023
1 - 1
Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
05/06/2022
2 - 1
Serie A Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
Genoa Win
Juventus Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Napoli 2 6 3 0 +3 WNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)WSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)
2 Juventus 2 6 3 0 +3 WGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
3 Cremonese 2 6 5 3 +2 WCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)WAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
4 AS Roma 2 6 2 0 +2 WPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)WAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
5 Udinese 2 4 3 2 +1 WInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Hellas Verona (25-08-2025)
6 Inter 2 3 6 2 +4 LInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)WInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
7 Lazio 2 3 4 2 +2 WLazio 4 - 0 Hellas Verona (31-08-2025)LComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
8 AC Milan 2 3 3 2 +1 WLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)LAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
9 Como 2 3 2 1 +1 LBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)WComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
10 Bologna 2 3 1 1 0 WBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)LAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
11 Atalanta 2 2 2 2 0 DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
12 Fiorentina 2 2 1 1 0 DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
13 Cagliari 2 1 1 2 -1 LNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
14 Pisa 2 1 1 2 -1 LPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
15 Genoa 2 1 0 1 -1 LGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)
16 Parma 2 1 1 3 -2 DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
17 Lecce 2 1 0 2 -2 LLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)
18 Hellas Verona 2 1 1 5 -4 LLazio 4 - 0 Hellas Verona (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Hellas Verona (25-08-2025)
19 Torino 2 1 0 5 -5 DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)LInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
20 Sassuolo 2 0 2 5 -3 LCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)LSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)

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