The 2023 Serie A season is in full swing, and for Italian giants Juventus, they have no European assignments this season, allowing them to focus on the league and fight for the trophy that has been lost for many years.
Juventus coach Allegri has lived up to expectations, with his side becoming serious contenders for the league title with Inter Milan.
However, in the round of 16, when Juventus took on Genoa away, Allegri's side suffered a setback.
In the first half, Chiesa Jr. scored a penalty to give Juventus the lead, but in the second half, Gudmundsson equalised for Genoa.
In the end, Juventus were held to a draw away by Genoa and lost a good chance to climb to the top of the standings, losing two points.
In the game, Genoa fielded a starting line-up worth a total of 58 million euros, including Messias and Gudmundsson in attack, Malinovski, Baddeley and Formundrup in midfield, and Sabelli, Dragusin, Barney, Derwent and Vazquez in the defence, with Martinez in goal.
On the Juventus side, Allegri fielded a total value of 2The €800 million starting line-up included Chiesa Jr. and Vlahovic up front, Kostic, Miretti, Locatelli, McKennie and Cambiasso in midfield, Danilo, Bremer and Gatti in defence, and goalkeeper Szczesny.
In the seventh minute of the game, Genoa launched a counter-attack, and Malinovski tried a long-range shot from outside the box, but it was blocked by Juventus goalkeeper Szczesny.
In the 14th minute, Chiesa Jr. tried to shoot from the right, but it hit the side-netting.
In the 22nd minute, Chiesa Jr. broke through and crossed, but Vlahovic in the box failed to shoot.
In the 27th minute, Juventus quickly counterattacked after a steal in front, Chiesa Jr. was knocked down by the opponent's goalkeeper, the referee awarded a penalty, and Chiesa Jr. personally hit it to break the deadlock for Juventus and lead Genoa 1-0 away.
In the 49th minute, Genoa launched a quick attack, and Gudmundsson volleyed in to level the score at 1-1.
In the 89th minute, Juventus came close to shutting down, but Bremer's close-range header was tipped over the crossbar by the Genoa goalkeeper.
In the end, Juventus drew 1-1 away at Genoa.
Post-match stats show that Juventus managed 56% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on targetGenoa managed 44% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
After this game, Juventus is temporarily one point behind Inter Milan with 37 points, and Inter Milan will have the opportunity to widen the gap in the next round of matches and be in a good position.