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Mar 17, 2024 19:45
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21:47 That is all for the Liveblog

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21:47 Serie A table

Inter 76

Milan 62

Juventus 59

Bologna 54

Roma 51

Atalanta 47*

Napoli 45

Fiorentina 43*

Lazio 43

Monza 42

Torino 41

21:43 Match report

 

21:39 FT: Inter 1-1 Napoli

Nobody very happy with that.

21:38 It’s wide open

Inter cross from Dumfries for Buchanan, crucial Di Lorenzo header.

21:36 Napoli subs

Ngonge and Lindstrom on, Kvaratskhelia and Politano off

21:35 Into stoppages

3 minutes, might be more with Napoli preparing subs. Also both coaches booked for dissent. There’s a lot going on.

21:34 Meret collides with Thuram

Dumfries cross into the box, Meret and Thuram both go for it and collide, foul on the goalkeeper given.

21:33 Rrahmani furious with Thuram

Roll across for Thuram, Rrahmani gets to the ball first, the Inter man goes down clutching his ankle and the Napoli defender is livid! Ref unimpressed.

21:32 Oh dear

Politano free kick is appallingly bad. High, wide, just wrong.

21:31 Free kick for Napoli

Bastoni sliding tackle on Politano, free kick is a short corner.

21:29 Inter sub

Buchanan replaces Darmian

21:28 Napoli again

Another set play, Di Lorenzo header goes wide.

21:26 Inter 1-1 Napoli: Juan Jesus!

A very costly gifted corner indeed. Politano corner flicked on by Bastoni and Juan Jesus is unmarked at the back post, doesn’t even jump, just steers it in.

21:25 Simeone header

Politano cross for the Simeone header, easy for Sommer. Inter then gift a corner with two mistakes at the back.

21:23 Inter subs

Alexis Sanchez and Dumfries on, Lautaro Martinez and Dimarco off

21:22 Oh dear

Kvaratskhelia twists and turns trying to find a gap, in the end it comes to Anguissa, who shins over.

21:19 Napoli subs

Mario Rui and Simeone on, Olivera and Raspadori off

21:17 Sommer scare

Sommer runs a big risk dribbling away under pressure from Raspadori, but gets away with it.

21:15 Inter sub

Inter change too, Frattesi on for Barella.

21:14 Traore fires over

Not a great Inter clearance, Traore cuts inside only to balloon the finish high and wide.

Traore then replaced by Cajuste. Not Zielinski.

21:11 Barella chance!

Barella great first touch, then shimmy in the box to find space, but Juan Jesus makes a crucial block!

21:08 All Napoli now

Another corner cleared to the edge of the area, where Traore volleys off target.

21:06 Napoli again

Politano sends Di Lorenzo down the right, pull back from the by-line blocked for a corner with Acerbi doing the splits.

21:05 Sommer clears

Sommer punches the Napoli corner away. It’s now Napoli pushing and Inter waiting to counter.

21:03 Bastoni gets back

Kvaratskhelia wanted handball, but Darmian got out of the way. Bastoni then gets back for a crucial block and Napoli win another corner.

21:01 Barella booked

Foul on Toure

20:57 Meret save

Ferocious Dimarco free kick, Meret has to push that away for a corner.

20:56 Lobotka booked

Dimarco corner flicked on by Lautaro, then Barella fouls Rapadori. Moments later, Lobotka high foot on Thuram earns him a yellow card.

20:54 Oh Thuram

Long Inter passing move, Lautaro balloons it into Row Z. That was very, very bad.

20:52 Save on Lautaro!

Lautaro combines with Calhanoglu, gets the shot away and Meret parries.

20:50 2nd half kicks off: Inter 1-0 Napoli

20:46 Inter sub

Pavard booked, so obviously he is replaced by Bisseck.

20:40 For the Americans

 

20:37 Darmian goal

 

20:32 Half-Time: Inter 1-0 Napoli

20:31 Napoli bite back

Lobotka bursts into the box after a give and go, defensive block puts it out for a corner. On that corner, Kvaratskhelia shot accidentally hits a teammate, Inter try to counter, but it is cut short.

20:28 Inter 1-0 Napoli: Matteo Darmian!

The deadlock is broken just before half-time! Sommer started it with a goal kick, then it was moved right to left, for Bastoni to roll across and Darmian sweeps in from 12 yards! Olivera also got a touch to it.

20:27 Napoli chance

Politano give and go with Lobotka, whips it across the six-yard box, it was perhaps for Kvaratskhelia, but Traore got there first and nodded it wide.

20:26 Oh dear

More groans after a cross that might land in the sea. Also, Acerbi and Raspadori are bickering constantly. The referee is losing patience with the pair of them.

20:23 Crowd groans

Loud groaning from the fans after Mkhitaryan’s pass is split ride down the middle between Bastoni and Dimarco.

20:21 Pavard booked

Pavard into the book for a shove on Kvaratskhelia.

20:19 The ball popped

OK, that’s the second time in two games the ball exploded. What is this thing made of?!

20:17 Napoli chance

Anguissa gets down the right and pulls back from the by-line, Raspadori shot deflected for a corner.

20:16 Offside again

Inter are really not getting the hang of this offside trap.

20:12 Thuram offside again

Thuram goes down in the box after a coming together with Rrahmani, but was offside anyway.

20:10 Dimarco cross

Dimarco cross from the left, but it’s beyond Thuram and then Lautaro Martinez sprints so hard trying to keep it in play that he crashes into the advertising boards, narrowly missing a cameraman.

20:07 Thuram wide

Thuram flagged offside eventually, it was a great first touch to kill the long ball over the top, but then pulled the finish wide.

20:06 Meret saves

 

20:04 Inter push

Mkhitaryan pass into the box, crucial Traore interception, then Lautaro Martinez not happy a foul is given against him for the tussle with Politano.

20:02 Inter high press

Inter trying to press Napoli as they play out from the back, hoping to force errors.

19:58 DOUBLE MERET SAVE

Incredible, that was four chances in one move! Cross from the left, Darmian diving header parried at the near post, Meret got back up to also parry the Lautaro Martinez volleyed rebound! Barella then fired the third attempt over.

19:57 Barella over

On the resulting corner, Barella volley well over from distance.

19:56 Inter chance

Dimarco rolls across from the left for Lautaro Martinez, Juan Jesus comes sliding in for the block.

19:56 Politano attack

Politano had run onto a through ball and was going clear, rode one tackle, but not the second.

19:54 Perisic

 

19:48 Raspadori responds

Shot charged down in the box, then he nudges Bastoni.

19:48 Thuram chance

Mkhitaryan surges through the centre after intercepting a Di Lorenzo error, through ball for Thuram, but Juan Jesus makes the block.

19:46 We have kick-off in Inter vs. Napoli!

19:45 Perisic!

Ivan Perisic in the stands! Good to see him.

19:43 Out come the teams

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Traoré; Politano, Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia

19:42 POLL

 

19:40 Beppe Marotta

 

19:26 Warm-up

Watch the Inter vs. Napoli warm-ups live on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel

19:21 Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli)

“It is an opportunity for us to get back on our feet after the disappointment of the Champions League and to get closer to our objective. We have 10 finals to play and need to start by bringing home the win tonight.”

19:19 Lorenzo Pellegrini

 

19:18 Inter fans greet team

‘Proud of you’

 

19:06 Matteo Darmian (Inter)

“Napoli have rediscovered their confidence after struggling at the start of the year. They are in good shape and we must be wary, as they have strong individuals and also a good collective. We need a great performance to bring home all three points.”

19:03 Inter vs. Napoli line-ups

Victor Osimhen only fit for the bench after a muscular problem in training.

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Traoré; Politano, Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia

18:58 POLL

 

18:57 Match report

 

18:54 FT: Roma 1-0 Sassuolo

18:50 Into stoppages

4 minutes, Erlic booked for a foul on Azmoun.

18:48 Consigli save

Baldanzi on the counter, but Consigli is again right behind it.

18:45 Roma subs

El Shaarawy and Lukaku off, Huijsen and Azmoun on

18:44 Sassuolo siege

Long period of Sassuolo possession, crosses charged down, Pellegrini seemed to hurt himself in there too.

18:43 Inter vs. Napoli line-ups

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Traoré; Politano, Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia

18:40 Sassuolo off the woodwork!

Absolute chaos! Pull-back from the by-line, Llorente tries to prod it out for a corner, gets it all wrong, fires it onto his own upright instead, and then Viti – a defender – fires the rebound over!

18:39 Sassuolo subs

Mulattieri and Bajrami on, Pinamonti and Racic off

18:38 Manolas in the stands

Salernitana defender Kostas Manolas is using his day off to watch Roma.

18:35 Consigli save

Celik pull back from the by-line, lovely bit of footwork from Baldanzi, but the shot is well saved by Consigli at the near post.

18:33 Lukaku chance

Lukaku uses his strength to shake off Erlic, the shot deflected wide, but nobody saw it and goal kick given.

18:32 Sassuolo subs

Volpato and Boloca on, Obiang and Defrel off

18:31 Inter banner

“Proud of you”

 

18:29 Roma subs

Baldanzi and Celik on, Aouar and Karsdorp off

18:27 Save on Racic!

Big chance for Sassuolo! Racic give and go on the edge of the area, hits it hard and low, Svilar at full stretch gets down to parry!

18:26 Roma corner

But the Llorente header is easy for Consigli.

18:24 Lauriente…

Seriously, what happened to him? He used to be so good. Tried to twist and turn against Mancini on the counter, he twisted and forgot to take the ball with him. Awful.

18:22 Napoli in white

 

18:21 Lauriente sprint

Lauriente sprints down the left for Sassuolo, tries to pull back from the by-line, but Aouar is in the way.

18:19 Pellegrini goal

 

18:19 Roma attack

Cristante has two shots charged down in a chaotic move, then Pellegrini is booked for the sliding tackle to stop a counter-attack. He will be suspended for the next match.

18:17 Good defending Angelino

Angelino sprints back and makes the block on a roll across from the left, then Svilar plucks the Lauriente’ corner out of the air.

18:16 Roma chance

Pellegrini corner kick, Llorente only grazes his head to it and it bounces away off Lukaku’s back.

18:14 Karsdorp can’t get there

Pellegrini cross to the back post, but Karsdorp just couldn’t get hold of it.

18:10 Roma 1-0 Sassuolo: Lorenzo Pellegrini!

Roma were just passing, Sassuolo just defending, something had to break this deadlock and it was a Pellegrini scorcher from distance! He cut inside from the left and bent the right-foot finish into the far bottom corner from outside the box.

18:05 2nd half kicks off: Roma 0-0 Sassuolo

18:03 Coming up

 

17:49 Half-Time: Roma 0-0 Sassuolo

A pair of Lukaku headers just wide and that’s about it.

17:47 Racic sore

Racic requires treatment after an aerial collision with Mancini, got an elbow in the back.

17:45 Lukaku so close!

Pellegrini cross from the right, Lukaku soars above the rest and his header is glanced just wide!

17:45 Roma threaten

Pellegrini free kick to the back post for Llorente’s header back, cleared for a corner by Ferrari.

17:42 Roma chance

Lukaku shot deflected into the arms of the goalkeeper at the near post.

17:41 Sassuolo corners

Series of Sassuolo corners, but the last one went out of play.

17:40 El Shaarawy block

El Shaarawy is again acting as a left-back and makes the block on Pedersen. Corner given, Roma wanted a goal kick instead.

17:39 Another poor cross

Karsdorp this time over-hits it for El Shaarawy.

17:36 Spinazzola cannot continue

Spinazzola off, Angelino on

17:34 Aouar

Aouar could either shoot or pass it to Lukaku. He did neither.

17:32 Spinazzola problem

Spinazzola has a slight muscular issue and Angelino is warming up. El Shaarawy has to fill in as a left-back on the Sassuolo attack and does it well.

17:31 Consigli scare

Cross floated into the box by Spinazzola, a crowd of Roma players waiting to meet it, Consigli plucks it out of the air, fumbles, but keeps control.

17:28 Oh dear

Llorente surges forward and then completely over-hits the pass for Karsdorp.

17:24 Sassuolo attack

Lauriente’ sprints down the left and tries to roll across for Pinamonti, but crucial block for the corner.

17:23 Matheus Henrique problem

Ice on the back of his neck, must’ve had a knock. Boloca warming up.

17:22 Over the bar

Pedro Obiang snapshot from distance well over for Sassuolo.

17:19 Pellegrini working hard

Sassuolo attempt a counter, but Pellegrini is back to make the tackle on Matheus Henrique.

17:17 Roma threaten

A promising move allowed Pellegrini to spring the offside trap, but the roll across was let through by Lukaku and then intercepted.

17:13 Ouch

Llorente went to head the ball, mainly headed the back of Pinamonti’s skull.

17:13 Update from Fiorentina

 

17:11 Roma possession

Rather a long period of Roma possession, Sassuolo sitting very deep.

17:06 The ball exploded

Not sure how that happened, but it popped…

17:04 Lukaku chance!

Spinazzola cross finds Lukaku at the back post for a header wide.

17:00 We have kick-off in Roma vs. Sassuolo!

Roma: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Llorente, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Aouar, Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Sassuolo: Consigli; Pedersen, Erlic, Ferrari, Viti; Racic, Obiang; Defrel, Matheus Henrique, Laurienté; Pinamonti

16:51 Special Roma fan

Damiano from Maneskin is here and dressed for the occasion.

 

16:48 Stefano Pioli

 

16:32 Serie A table

Inter 75*

Milan 62

Juventus 59

Bologna 54

Roma 48*

*game in hand

16:25 Watch the warm-up

Watch the Roma vs. Sassuolo warm-up live on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

16:23 Sassuolo news

Sassuolo stunned Frosinone on new coach Davide Ballardini’s debut, but Kristian Thorstvedt and Josh Doig were suspended with Domenico Berardi out for the season with a torn Achilles tendon.

16:20 Roma-Sassuolo

Dan Friedkin travelled to the stadium on the team bus.

Roma: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Llorente, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Aouar, Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Sassuolo: Consigli; Pedersen, Erlic, Ferrari, Viti; Racic, Obiang; Defrel, Matheus Henrique, Laurienté; Pinamonti

16:17 Postponed

 

16:08 Official statement

 

16:03 OFFICIAL: ATALANTA VS. FIORENTINA CALLED OFF

The game will not be played today.

16:02 Roma vs. Sassuolo line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Llorente, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Aouar, Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Sassuolo: Consigli; Pedersen, Erlic, Ferrari, Viti; Racic, Obiang; Defrel, Matheus Henrique, Laurienté; Pinamonti

15:58 Match report

 

15:57 FT: Verona 1-3 Milan

15:54 News from Bergamo

There are concerns as to whether Atalanta-Fiorentina could be suspended after Fiorentina director general Joe Barone was taken ill. According to initial reports, he was rushed to hospital and is not said to be in a life-threatening condition.

Fiorentina asked to postpone the match.

15:52 Maignan save!

Swiderski low drive, Maignan has to basically do the splits to get his foot to that and it did not look comfortable.

15:50 Chukwueze wide

Slightly scuffed finish this time, dribbles inches wide.

15:48 Reijnders booked

Sliding tackle on Mitrovic penalised.

15:47 Giroud hobbling

Giroud landed awkwardly on his ankle, but is ok to continue.

15:46 Noslin chance

Absolute scorcher from Noslin, but this time it swings wide of the far post.

15:44 Milan sub

Kjaer replaces Tomori

15:43 Roma arrive

 

15:41 Verona 1-3 Milan: Samuel Chukwueze!

That is quite similar to the Noslin goal, actually, except this time the Milan corner is cleared to just inside the box, Chukwueze doesn’t even let it bounce, he just hits it on the volley through a sea of legs!

15:40 Roma team news

 

15:37 Verona sub

Vinagre on, Cabal off

15:34 Milan sub

Okafor off, Chukwueze on

15:31 Leao miss!

That had to be in! Giroud through ball for Leao, Montipo’ comes rushing off his line, but the finish is steered wide of an open goal!

15:30 Suslov over this time

Verona pouring forward, Suslov blasts over from outside the area.

15:28 Verona fired up now

Corner cleared, Duda smashes over from distance.

15:27 Milan subs

Giroud and Musah replace Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek.

15:26 Verona 1-2 Milan: Tijjani Noslin!

Boom! He absolutely mullered that! Cross not cleared very well, he lets it bounce and smashes on the half-volley from outside the box into the roof of the net!

15:24 Milan chance

Leao breaks down the left, rolls it across the face of goal, but Pulisic can’t get there before Cabal.

15:23 Historic goal

 

15:23 Maignan save

Swiderski snapshot on the turn from Noslin assist, but Maignan is right behind it.

15:19 Verona chance

Cross floated to the back post for Noslin, who out-jumps Bennacer, but turns it over the bar!

15:19 Pulisic goal

 

15:17 Verona subs

Dawidowicz sprained his ankle in the process of that move and has to come off.

Verona subs: Mitrovic, Swiderski and Magnani on, Lazovic, Folorunsho and Dawidowicz off.

15:16 Theo Hernandez furious

Theo Hernandez maintains Folorunsho handled just outside the box, and the arm did move towards the ball, but no free kick.

15:11 Verona 0-2 Milan: Christian Pulisic!

Some suicidal defending from Hellas. Dawidowicz caught napping by Okafor, who surges forward, forces the save from Montipo’, but Pulisic is ready on the follow-up!

15:09 Kalulu update

Knock to the left knee, so not muscular.

15:06 2nd half kicks off: Verona 0-1 Milan

15:06 Verona sub too

Dani Silva replaces Serdar.

15:04 Kalulu problem

Kalulu came out before the others for a warm-up, but those exercises were a test for his fitness. He failed, so Gabbia is coming on instead.

15:01 Theo goal

 

14:48 Half-Time: Verona 0-1 Milan

Theo Hernandez still asking why he was booked.

14:45 Booked

Theo Hernandez booked for the celebration, it’s not terribly clear why. But it means he’ll be suspended against Fiorentina.

 

14:44 Verona 0-1 Milan: Theo Hernandez!

WOW. He decided to do it all himself and, not for the first time in his career, he managed it. Ran onto a through ball, rode one tackle, rode another at the by-line and then scored from the tightest of angles!

14:42 Milan miss again

Pulisic on the counter, he is tackled on the edge of the area, Okafor lays it off for Reijnders, who is leaning back and balloons over.

14:41 Wide open game

The midfields basically don’t exist, it’s end to end with everyone sprinting. Suslov pull across from the right, just beyond Noslin.

14:39 Milan miss

Milan counter from the Verona corner, Theo sprints forward, tries to spread it for Leao, it’s behind him, comes through to Okafor to sweep over the bar!

14:37 Okafor wide

Pulisic cuts inside, slide-rule pass finds Okafor, who drills wide of the near post.

14:34 Leao chance

Leao steps on the accelerator and flies down the left, pulls it back across for the Okafor tap-in, decisive interception!

14:30 Oof!

Fikayo Tomori marks his 100th Serie A appearance with a yellow card after absolutely wiping out Noslin, who had sprinted past him.

14:30 Folorunsho moved

Folorunsho swaps places with Suslov, on the right.

14:28 Tijjani trivia

There are two players on the field whose name is Tijjani – Noslin and Reijnders.

14:27 Verona close

Noslin breaks into the box down the right, takes on Tomori and the angled drive flashes across the face of goal, wide of the far post.

14:23 Pulisic thumps the crossbar!

Pulisic released down the right, absolute screamer thumps the underside of the bar, bounces off the ground and back out!

14:21 Maignan alert

Verona counter, roll across from the right and Maignan is alert to rush off his line to intercept.

14:20 What a chance for Milan!

What a goal that would’ve been! Kalulu flicks on the corner for Okafor’s ferocious volley from the edge of the box, Montipo’ flies to fingertip it onto the bar!

14:19 Milan win a corner

Pulisic cross charged down for Milan’s second corner of the match.

14:16 Verona counter

Verona on the counter when Serdar wins it back, Suslov shot charged down.

14:15 Okafor explained

 

14:12 Milan threaten

Loftus-Cheek rolls across from the right, just beyond Okafor in the six-yard box, then Leao cross also blocked.

14:11 Okafor shouted at

Pioli is not happy with Okafor’s movement so far. Telling him he’s not a Giroud-style striker, he has to drop deeper.

14:08 Theo Hernandez needs treatment

That tackle really caught the ankle. He is getting it looked at.

14:07 Yellow card

Verona defender Serdar booked for sliding tackle into Theo Hernandez.

14:05 Milan chance

Theo Hernandez free kick whipped across the face of goal, Tomori gets a touch to it, but it goes wide!

14:04 Allegri fuming

 

14:01 We have kick-off in Verona vs. Milan!

13:59 Verona vs. Milan line-ups

Verona: Montipò; Centonze, Coppola, Dawidowicz, Cabal; Duda, Serdar; Folorunsho, Suslov, Lazovic; Noslin

Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo Hernadez; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Okafor

13:58 Allegri warning

Fuming on Sky Sport Italia. FUMING.

13:48 Juve crisis

 

13:41 Standings

Serie A table

Inter 75*

Milan 59*

Juventus 59

Bologna 54

*game in hand

13:36 Player Ratings

 

13:34 Juve in crisis

Juve have won only one of their last eight Serie A games, picking up a total seven points.

This means Juve could drop further behind Milan in second place, but also Bologna close the gap to just five points.

13:30 Warming up

 

13:27 Match report

 

13:25 FT: Juventus 0-0 Genoa

More Loud Jeers. Juve fumble again, Milan can now break away in second, but Bologna can close on Juve too…

13:21 Vlahovic sent off!

Vlahovic did not stop ranting and raving at the referee after that card, received another and is sent off!

13:21 Vlahovic booked

Juve corner taken short, Vlahovic penalised for a foul on the goalkeeper, and then shown the yellow card for his furious response to the call.

13:20 Stoppages

5 minutes.

13:19 Kean off the post!

Yildiz through ball finds Kean on the edge of the box, low drive thumps the base of the upright! Vlahovic then offside on the rebound.

13:17 It’s all Juve

But all Juve much the same way as a tortoise trying to race a snail.

13:13 Vlahovic attempt

Iling-Junior over-hit the cross, then Vlahovic shot charged down on the edge of the area.

Genoa subs: Cittadini and Bohinen on, Bani (injured) and Badelj off.

13:11 Juve sub

Kean on for Cambiaso.

13:10 Juve attack

Spence defending well again, this time getting in the way of Iling-Junior on the counter, so the Juve man slips.

13:09 Martinez alert

Plucks the cross off the head of Vlahovic at the back post.

13:08 Genoa subs

Ankeye on for Retegui.

13:06 Juve sub

Weah replaces Miretti.

13:03 Juve chance!

Cross whipped in and Vlahovic can’t keep the header down from close range! He was under it!

12:58 Genoa subs

Strootman and Malinovskyi on, Frendrup and Gudmundsson off. Malinovskyi had flu this week.

12:58 Juve close!

Ooh! Cambiaso cross from the right, Vlahovic header SKIMS the far post.

12:55 Iling-Junior off the upright!

Big chance for Juventus! Samuel Iling-Junior angled drive bobbles a little and bounces off the far post. Corner given, Martinez says he didn’t touch it.

12:54 Vitinha booked

Rabiot bursts down the left, tripped for a yellow card.

12:52 Tempo has slowed

Genoa attacking in the first half at least created some spaces. Now it’s Juve slowly banging their heads against a brick wall.

12:49 POLL

 

12:47 Juve subs

Cambiaso booked (harshly).

Chiesa, Kostic and McKennie off, Yildiz, Iling-Junior and Rabiot on

12:46 Verona vs. Milan line-ups

 

12:44 Rare

Vitinha goes down under a Kostic nudge near the corner flag, the linesman waves for a foul, ref sees him and the challenge, waves play on. Over-ruled.

12:43 Chiesa wins a corner

Chiesa pulls back from the by-line, blocked by Badelj for a corner.

12:41 Juve pushing

Genoa sitting quite deep at the moment.

12:34 Vlahovic attempt

Within 20 seconds, Vlahovic strike charged down in the box by Bani.

12:34 2nd half kicks off: Juventus 0-0 Genoa

No subs.

12:30 Fuming

 

12:18 Half-Time: Juventus 0-0 Genoa

LOUD JEERS from the home fans. Not good. Not good at all.

12:16 Oh dear

Vlahovic on the counter, makes the pass for Chiesa, who had not made the run. They both just stand there and stare at each other. We say stare, we mean GLARE. Daggers. Those two are great friends, but maybe not right now…

12:13 Messias over the bar

Messias fires over for Genoa.

12:11 Danilo booked

Chiesa robbed, sparks the counter-attack and Danilo has to take one for the team by bringing down Vitinha.

12:09 Chiesa appeals

Chiesa has a point, Spence didn’t seem to get the ball, but it was just outside the penalty area, so corner stands.

12:07 Bit of a scramble

Juve with a series of attempts charged down, including a cross that hit Spence on the elbow, but his arm was flush to the torso.

12:04 Juve chance

Kostic pulls it back across from the left and Gatti is up there to turn from 12 yards, his finish is deflected just wide!

12:02 McKennie vs. Messias

McKennie surges down the right, rides a tackle, but Messias wins it back and then the American tugs the ex-Milan man’s shorts. Interesting battle between two wingers who are not really wingers.

12:00 Badelj wide

Genoa again, but Milan Badelj shot into the ground bobbles wide from outside the area.

11:58 Save on Gatti

Rubbish Gudmundsson corner doesn’t beat the first man, Juve counter fairly slowly with a good Miretti nutmeg, but Gatti shot from outside the area is an easy smother.

11:57 Genoa threaten

Spence rolls across the face of goal from the right, Cambiaso has to hoof it out for a corner.

11:56 Allegri angry with Chiesa

Sky Sport Italia: Allegri furious with both Chiesa and Kostic, so Yildiz and Iling-Junior warming up to send a message.

11:55 Retegui strike

Promising attack, Vitinha assist, but Retegui blasts over from a tricky angle.

11:53 Miretti, what was that?

Miretti dribbles into the box, tries to go between two defenders seeking contact, didn’t get any and stumbled. Referee right there, not falling for it. Juve then waste another corner.

11:50 Gudmundsson treatment

Juve corner cleared, then Gudmundsson needs treatment for a knock to the head, but he’s fine to continue.

11:47 Juve counter falls apart

Chiesa sparks a promising counter-attack, but Cambiaso misplaces the pass and hits De Winter instead.

11:45 Danilo fouled

Vitinha went in late to intercept the clearance and caught Danilo on the raised foot. Very high press from Genoa.

11:40 Row breaking out

On the corner, Szczesny gathered the Vitinha half-volley, then Retegui tried to get in the way of the quick clearance. Danilo then told Retegui off, they started arguing and the referee had to intervene to calm things down.

11:39 Szczesny save!

Free kick into the box, flicked Bani header and acrobatic Szczesny save! Actually, Gatti might’ve headed that…

11:35 High press from both

And Mattia Bani started with a protective mask. He has already taken it off.

11:32 We have kick-off in Juventus vs. Genoa!

Circa 500 Genoa fans present. No ultras, in protest at the usual Juve ticket selling system.

11:31 Genoa in gold

It is a lovely away kit. Juve in black and white stripes.

11:26 Juventus vs. Genoa line-ups

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic

Genoa: Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Spence, Frendrup, Badelj, Messias; Gudmundsson, Vitinha; Retegui

11:25 POLL

 

11:23 Cristiano Giuntoli (Juventus)

 

11:11 Federico Chiesa on Sky

“The decision was made on Tuesday, the coach proposed it and we immediately agreed, because we needed to rediscover the concentration and if you can say the hunger. We didn’t get the results the last two games and we are Juve, so that’s what matters. Today more than playing well or badly, the important thing is to win. Genoa showed in the first game what they can do, so we need to win in order to give enthusiasm back to ourselves and everyone around us. Obviously, I want to improve my goal tally, but only if it helps the team. The coach asks us to put personal interests aside and be more united to bring back three points we are really missing, as we haven’t done enough the last few rounds.”

11:03 Bit of trouble for Chiesa

Not sure how he did that, but had some pain in his ribs during the warm-up and got some treatment, bit of magic spray. Is now back with the others.

10:58 Warming up

 

10:45 Szczesny

 

10:32 Warm-ups

You can watch the Juventus-Genoa warm-ups live on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

10:28 Team news

 

10:26 Juventus vs. Genoa line-ups

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic

Genoa: Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Spence, Frendrup, Badelj, Messias; Gudmundsson, Vitinha; Retegui

10:23 Juventus XI

 

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, Juventus-Genoa, Verona-Milan, Atalanta-Fiorentina, Roma-Sassuolo and the Scudetto baton Inter-Napoli.

We begin at 11.30 GMT with Juve trying to recapture second place, but hosting Genoa and Italy international Mateo Retegui.

At 14.00 GMT, Milan aim to keep a positive run going against a Verona side who can climb out of the danger zone.

There are two matches at 17.00 GMT, as Atalanta-Fiorentina is a head-to-head for Europe, while Roma need to beat Sassuolo to keep up with Bologna.

At 19.45 GMT, runaway leaders Inter and reigning champions Napoli face off after both crashed out of Europe.

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