Genoa 2-0 Juventus: Ehizibue and Baldanzi score as De Rossi beats Spalletti

Genoa beat Juventus 2-0 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Serie A on Wednesday, with both goals scored in the first half, according to FotMob and Sky TG24.

Two goals in 16 minutes

Kingsley Ehizibue scored in the 12th minute, meeting a Tommaso Baldanzi cutback with a shot that went in off Andrea Cambiaso, FotMob reported. Baldanzi doubled the lead in the 28th minute at the end of a counter-attack.

Juventus goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario saved from Milutin Osmajic, and Pierre Kalulu shot wide from 12 yards for Juventus before half-time, according to FotMob. Late on, Genoa goalkeeper Justin Bijlow saved from Edon Zhegrova and a Teun Koopmeiners shot deflected onto the underside of the bar.

What it means

FotMob, citing Opta, said it was Genoa’s first win over Juventus since 6 May 2022 and their third home league win in a row. It was Juventus’s third Serie A defeat of the season and left them eighth, 11 points behind Inter and Lazio.

Genoa coach Daniele De Rossi, who played under Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti at Roma, told DAZN Italia, as quoted by Football Italia: “The team showed heart and spirit.” He added that it “means a lot to me having won against coaches like Spalletti and Gian Piero Gasperini.”

See also: Lecce 0-2 Juventus · Serie A Wednesday round-up