Juventus Frustrated as Genoa Secure Statement Serie A Victory

Genoa Vs Juventus

Genoa made it four straight home wins with a deserved 2-0 victory over a blunt Juventus, as Kingsley Ehizibue and Tommaso Baldanzi struck to give Daniele De Rossi's side their most eye-catching result of the campaign.

Baldanzi stars as Genoa down Juventus 2-0 at home...

Juventus' poor start to the season continued as they fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Genoa.

Genoa recorded a fourth straight home win in all competitions in style, beating Juventus 2-0 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Serie A.

After scoring early in their 1-0 victory over Venezia at the weekend, the hosts started this game with confidence as well, putting the Bianconeri defence under pressure from the first whistle.

The Rossoblu's dominance paid off in the 12th minute, when Tommaso Baldanzi whipped a low ball in from the left for Kingsley Ehizibue, whose shot from inside the box took a big deflection off Andrea Cambiaso before finding the back of the net.

Daniele De Rossi's men stayed on top and were rewarded with a second goal just before the half-hour, again with a slice of luck.

A long ball from Genoa caused confusion as Pape Matar Sarr failed to clear, allowing Vitinha to drive into the box. The ball broke loose to Baldanzi, and his close-range finish wrong-footed Guglielmo Vicario after deflecting off Gleison Bremer.

Juventus should have pulled one back with almost the last kick of the first half, but Pierre Kalulu spurned a gilt-edged chance, much to the relief of the home fans.

The Bianconeri came out with more urgency after the break, yet Genoa remained a threat on the counter.

Inside the first 15 minutes of the second half, Leo Ostigard saw a header fly just over the bar, while Vitinha wasted a good opening when he fired well wide after losing his composure.

Luciano Spalletti's side raised the tempo again around the midway point of the second half and came agonisingly close to pulling one back, when Gleison Bremer's header from a corner flashed just over the bar - a miss that summed up a hugely frustrating night for Juventus.

A huge win for Genoa! 🤩 #GenoaJuve https://t.co/4pDkpR3hhL

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) October 28, 2026

In the end, a lack of cutting edge in the final third killed any hopes of a comeback, as the Rossoblu saw out the closing stages comfortably to end a six-game winless run against Juventus with their most impressive result of the season, moving five points clear of the relegation zone.

The defeat, a third in Serie A this season, saw Juventus slip to eighth in the table, increasing the pressure on Spalletti ahead of a reunion with former club Napoli this weekend.

Tommaso Baldanzi is the Panini Player of the Match 🏆 #GenoaJuve https://t.co/y97FsAt5Db

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) October 28, 2026