Mario Lemina made his debut while Juan Cuadrado started on the wing as Juve faced Genoa with a new-look 4-3-3 formation
Genoa made a strong start and matched Juve early on, but a rash tackle from Izzo reduced the home side to 10-men. Genoa were undone by a Lamanna own goal before Paul Pogba stepped up and converted from the spot to give Juve their first win of the 2015/16 season.
Do you agree with our ratings ? Have your say below.
Gigi Buffon
Had precious little to do all game but was assured in his box and managed his defence well.
6.0 / 10
Stephan Lichtsteiner
A strong performance from the right-back who had a personal duel against Laxalt. More impressive in defensive than in attack
6.5/ 10
Andrea Barzagli
Didn’t have much to do but he was solid throughout alongside Chiellini.
6.5 / 10
Giorgio Chiellini
A very strong display at the back. Kept the Genoa defence very quiet and earned Juve the penalty that ultimately secured the result.
6.5 / 10
Patrice Evra
Bossed the left flank with his typical control and composure. Rarely let anything get by him and pushed forward every chance he could.
6.5 / 10
Mario Lemina
A slightly risky first half display quickly gave way to a mature and composed performance. Great tackles, good positioning, rarely let the ball get away from him but worked hard to win it back when he had to.
6.5 / 10
Stefano Sturaro
Solid but not spectacular. Defensively sound but lacked any real spark in the final third.
6.0/10
Paul Pogba
Played a part in both Juve’s goal, the first hitting the crossbar and rebounding in off the keeper, the second, a nicely taken penalty.
7.0/10
Juan Cuadrado
Absolutely bossed the right hand side and never stopped running at/through Genoa. The majority of Juve’s attacks all came through his superb play.
7.5 /10
Alvaro Morata
Looked bright to start with but was substituted early on after injury.
6.0 / 10
Mario Mandzukic
Held up play at times but was also immensely frustrating late in the game, failing to find the target or shooting straight at the keeper.
6.0 / 10
Substitutes
Roberto Pereyra
Came on for Morata and added another dimension to the Juve attack – Provided the cross that opened Juve’s scoring.
Pereyra and Cuadrado = men of the match. Play Rugani, Sandro and Dybala more =)
Loan or sell Sturaro (and Padoin) in January. We don’t need him, we are set at CM.
Pogba, Marchisio, Hernanes, Khedira, Pereyra, Lemina, Asamoah
Asamoah and Khedira are practically unusable though, while Marchisio has been injury prone as well lately. Add to that Lemina who is a complete wildcard, I wouldnt send Sturaro away. Remember we used Padoin in Pirlos role due to injuries. Sell padoin and thats good enough imho
Yes happy to see 4-3-3 playmode … No need of a tq !!
Allegri must be permanently facepalming now, spending 2 months looking for a TQ, acquire one in Hernanes on deadline day and now he’s using him as CM and a formation that doesnt use a TQ xD
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Dat face!
Morata is ok but will be monitored
Mandzukic out for 20 days
No more injuries please…
Are u fucking serios????
Oh well. Im not bothered about the Mandzukic loss. More Dybala now.