Serie A: Juventus win 2-1 over Genoa, Atlanta hold Napoli 2-2
Football | October 31, 2019 9:30 ISTAtalanta remained third but slipped five points behind Juventus, which moved back to the top of Serie A — a point above Inter Milan.
Atalanta remained third but slipped five points behind Juventus, which moved back to the top of Serie A — a point above Inter Milan.
Cristiano Ronaldo was rested for the match and Juventus struggled to create goalscoring opportunities.
Paulo Dybala levelled in the 77th minute and doubled his tally two minutes later to help Juventus keep pace with Atlético Madrid at the top of Group D.
Juventus beat Bologna 2-1 while Napoli got the better of Hellas Verona 2-0 as Arkadiusz Milik broke out of a scoring drought with a brace.
Juventus beat Inter Milan in a dramatic Derby d'Italia clash at San Siro, as Gonzalo Higuain's goal ten minutes from time sent the defending champions to the top of the table.
Miralem Pjanic and Cristiano Ronaldo scored in each half and it would have been worse for Spal without goalkeeper Etrit Berisha keeping the Bianconeri at bay.
Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored on his Serie A debut for Juventus, as Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty in the second half secured a comeback victory for the reigning champions.
Trailing by two goals against the team that knocked it out of the competition six months ago, the Spanish side found a way back this time.
The closest Cristiano Ronaldo came to scoring for Juventus was a bicycle kick effort that went high in the 85th — although he was judged offside anyway.
Napoli had fought back from 3-0 down thanks to goals from three of its new signings but Kalidou Koulibaly's attempted clearance looped into his own net in stoppage time.
Juventus did not estimate how long Giorgio Chiellini will be out for but the injury normally requires three to six months of recovery, depending on the severity of the tear.
Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini scored in the first half, and his goal remained the sole difference as Juventus kicked off their Serie A campaign with a win.
Juventus kick off their bid for a record-extending ninth straight Serie A title at Parma on Saturday, before hosting Napoli the following week.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has shattered almost every record in the game, also said there aren't many footballers who have more milestones to their name than him.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out from taking the field in the traditional friendly between Juve's first and B teams at the club's training ground.
Diego Costa was taken off after he felt a muscle pain in the 90th minute of Saturday's match that ended 2-1 in favor of Atletico.
Juventus said it will receive 65 million euros over three years from City for Cancelo, and pay 37 million euros across the same period for Danilo.
Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku could swap clubs after Manchester United and Juventus agreed on the deal but it deepends on the fromer agreeing terms with United. Nicolas Pepe, on the other hand, is one step away from becoming Arsenal's most expensive
Matthijs de Ligt has become the most expensive defensive signing in the history of Serie A with the transfer to Juventus.
De Ligt is expected to sign a contract worth 8 million euros per season before being formally presented on Thursday.
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