Ugly beast this draw. In fact, within a month, Juventus became acutely ill, so much so that they lost the lead in the standings. But since nothing is lost, the Juventus people hope that Conte will be able to find a cure as soon as possible that will bring the team back to victory. Of course, the trip to Genoa does not appear to be the easiest in the championship, especially given the absences of Juve: "Marassi" will simultaneously miss Barzagli, Bonucci and Chiellini, which will force Antonio Conte to invent a new centre-back. The most accredited to team up with Caceres (the only one left) is Arturo Vidal, who has already held this role in the Chilean national team, even if the Marrone hypothesis resists.
But in the last few days, at Juventus there has been talk above all of referees. Bologna's missed penalty caused a lot of discussion, but even more the expulsion (with attached disqualification) of Antonio Conte, who won't be able to sit on the bench today. A decision that made the Juventus coach very angry, who yesterday decided to send his deputy Angelo Alessio to the press conference. In the style of Josè Mourinho (who occasionally sends Karanka to talk to journalists), Conte however sent out a very clear message through his collaborator: “The expulsion was an injustice, we all know how things went – said Alessio – Conte is very saddened by the disqualification match. I hope these things don't happen again. Whether the expulsion can be a consequence of the complaints of refereeing wrongs? I prefer not to talk about what happened in the past, Conte has always respected the rules. And if someone wants to see something else, let's take note and go ahead…”.
However, Alessio is convinced that the disqualification of the coach can give even more stimuli to his team: “Without Conte, the players will be even angrier and will double their energy on the pitch. We will do our best to win, we want to get results”. If the indiscretions of the eve should be confirmed, Vidal will step up in defense and his place in the midfield will be occupied by Giaccarini. In attack then confidence confirmed in Vucinic and Pepe, while Matri will be back as owner after the bench in Bologna.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
Genoa (4-4-2): Frey; Rossi, Carvalho, Kaladze, Moretti; Sculli, Biondini, Kucka, Biondini; Gilardino, Palacio.
Trainer: Pasquale Marino.
On the bench: Lupatelli, Mesto, Constant, Veloso, Belluschi, Jorquera, Ze Eduardo.
Unavailable: Antonelli, Bovo, Birsa, Granqvist.
Disqualified: nobody.
Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Caceres, Vidal, De Ceglie; Jackets, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Vucinic.
Trainer: Antonio Conte (suspended)
On the bench: Storari, Marrone, Padoin, Elia, Quagliarella, Del Piero, Borriello.
Unavailable: Barzagli, Chiellini.
Suspended: Bonucci (1).
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Bologna). Assistants: Cariolato-Marzaloni. Fourth official: Valerie.
