TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Juan Cuadrado scored instantly from a nook as Juventus comfortably beat struggling Genoa 2-0 on Sunday to rise to fifth place in coach Massimiliano Allegri’s 250th Serie A victory.
Cuadrado struck a excessive, inswinging supply into the far high nook after eight minutes to place the Old Lady in entrance in unorthodox circumstances, and Paulo Dybala wrapped up the three factors with a late strike.
It was the eighth direct nook objective to be scored in Serie A since 2010, however bizarrely the second of the weekend after Hakan Calhanoglu’s effort for Inter Milan in a 3-0 win nL1N2SP0ET at AS Roma on Saturday.
“He told us that he meant to cross it,” Dybala informed DAZN.
“We dominated the whole game, the defenders did well to push us forward. We were obviously calmer after Cuadrado’s goal, but we should have finished it off sooner.”
Juve moved to 27 factors, seven behind Atalanta in fourth, as Allegri turned the second supervisor within the three-points-for-a-win period to achieve 250 league victories after Carlo Ancelotti on 275, with 150 of them coming whereas in control of Juve.
Andriy Shevchenko’s anticipate his first win as Genoa coach goes on, with the Ukrainian’s aspect nonetheless 18th with 10 factors.
The margin of Juve’s victory may have been a lot larger as they loved complete domination over the guests, ending the evening with 70% possession and 27 pictures to Genoa’s 0.
Cuadrado’s spectacular effort from the nook flag opened the scoring and from then on Shevchenko’s aspect had goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu to thank for holding the rating down.
The Italy worldwide blocked a Matthijs de Ligt header from point-blank vary and stopped an Alvaro Morata effort within the first half earlier than once more denying the Spanish striker with a one-handed save after the break.
Sirigu made two essential saves in fast succession within the sixty fifth minute, charging down Dybala’s end when one-on-one earlier than getting a hand to a Cuadrado volley.
Morata acquired in a heated argument with Allegri on the touchline when he was changed within the 73rd minute, however any Juve nerves had been calmed when Dybala sweetly struck a end into the underside nook with eight minutes remaining.
“I had not decided to replace him but he got booked and I preferred to take him off,” Allegri explained.
“It was nothing and I am sorry, because Alvaro played a great game, even without scoring.”
(Reporting by Alasdair Mackenzie; Editing by Ken Ferris and Clare Fallon)
