As the top four struggle in Italy’s top flight intensifies, Juventus defeated Genoa 2-0 on Monday to pull within one point of Serie A’s Champions League spots.
Gleison Bremer’s header in the fourth minute and a goal from the dependable Weston McKennie in the seventeenth minute gave Juventus three points in Turin, capitalizing on Como’s goalless draw against Udinese earlier in the day.
With his impressive finish, American McKennie’s Serie A total reached five, matching his highest total in a single league season during his debut season with Juventus in 2020–2021.
However, in an interview with DAZN following the game, he expressed no interest in that particular statistic. stating that “getting into the Champions League is the important thing.”
After a sixth consecutive game without a loss, Luciano Spalletti, the former Italy coach, was appointed to help Juventus return to the Champions League.
However, goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio’s outstanding double save—first pawing away Aaron Martin’s penalty and then blocking Vitinha’s volley—had to be thanked by the home crowd for preventing a determined Genoa from reentering the game.
Di Gregorio’s second season at Juventus has been difficult. He was benched from the starting lineup in February after a string of draws, and he was only in goal on Monday because Mattia Perin had to be replaced at halftime due to a calf injury.
“We always knew that he was a good goalkeeper, even though he has some good and some difficult moments.” “He was aware that his time would come,” Bremer remarked.
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