Juventus secured a 1-0 victory at Genoa courtesy of Dusan Vlahovic's header after he was introduced as a substitute. Vlahovic has been linked with moves to Newcastle United and Atletico Madrid and had been out of favour in Turin. The match featured limited chances in a tight first half, with Juventus not recording a shot on target until Federico Gatti's effort in the 41st minute. Genoa had opportunities, including a blocked chance for Mikael Ellertsson and a late stoppage-time header by Patrizio Masini that hit the crossbar. Juventus now have two wins from two and back-to-back clean sheets to start Serie A.
Vlahovic has been strongly linked with a move away from the Bianconeri in recent months, with Newcastle United and Atletico Madrid touted as possible landing spots for the Serbian, who has been out of favour in Turin. But he came off the bench to provide the decisive moment at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on Sunday, as Igor Tudor's side built on last week's 2-0 win over Parma.
Only a fine block from Bremer denied Mikael Ellertsson a clear-cut chance to put Genoa ahead early in the second half, with Juventus toiling until Tudor made a triple substitution in the 62nd minute. Vlahovicm who netted in Juve's win over Parma last week, was one of those introduced, and he linked up with his international team-mate Filip Kostic for the winner, diverting a corner past Leali with a bullet header.
Collection
[
|
...
]