Juventus will look to make it two wins from two to begin the Serie A season as they travel to Marassi to take on Genoa on Sunday night.
Juventus secured a top-four finish and Champions League qualification on the final day of last season as they won 2-3 in Venice, against relegated Venezia, on an afternoon our man Gabriel landed a full-house.
Ex-defender Igor Tudor, who had been given the job on a full-time basis in the summer, got off to a winning start this campaign last weekend, as goals from new signing Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic gave The Old Lady a 2-0 success at home to Parma.
Genoa consolidated their place in Serie A with a 13th-placed finish last season, 12 points clear of the relegation zone.
Ex-Juventus midfielder, Patrick Vieira, saw his side begin the campaign with a lacklustre goalless draw at home to relegation-contenders Lecce last weekend.
How the bookies view it: Juve favourites
Juventus have been installed as favourites to claim all three points at Marassi on Sunday, with BoyleSports pricing them at 4/5.
Vieira’s hosts are 16/5 with the same form to claim their first Serie A victory of the campaign, whilst the draw is 12/5.
Head to head: Old Lady done the double last term
Juventus defeated Genoa home and away in Serie A last season, winning 1-0 in their most recent meeting at the end of March in Turin, whilst three second-half goals gave The Old Lady a 0-3 victory on their last trip to Marassi.
Players to watch: David to deliver again?
Juventus beat many top European clubs in securing the signature of Jonathan David, who left Lille on a free transfer. The Canadian made a perfect start to life in Turin, scoring the opener against Parma last weekend, and is an appealing 7/5 at BoyleSports to double his tally for The Old Lady.
Predicted line-ups:
Patrick Vieira will be missing the injured duo of Sebastian Otoa and Caleb Ekuban.
Juventus will be without Andrea Cambiaso following his silly red card late on against Parma last weekend.
Genoa: Leali, Norton-Cuffy, Marcandalli, Vasquez, Martin, Frendrup, Mason, Carboni, Gronbaek, Stanciu, Colombo
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Gatti, Bremer, Kelly, Kalulu, Locatelli, Thuram, Gonzalez, Conceicao, Yildiz, David
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus made the ideal start to the campaign at home to Parma last weekend, and will look to make it two wins from two against a team they did the double over last season.
Genoa really struggled at home against the top teams last season, failing to defeat any of the top-11, as well as losing six and drawing two against the top-eight.
Patrick Vieira’s men also shipped multiple goals in six (75%) of their eight home fixtures against teams positioned in eighth and above last season, including a 0-3 loss to The Old Lady – and Tudor’s visitors are an appealing 11/10 at BoyleSports to score two or more goals.
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