Our absence list for Genoa v Juventus reads like a spine problem for the visitors: Thuram, Locatelli, Yildiz and Conceicao are all marked out with injuries, plus goalkeeper Grabara, Celik, Gonzalez and Ekhator. Genoa's list is short by comparison, with Havel and Venturino out. So I'd ask a question rather than call a winner: when Juventus lose the midfield anchor and the creative winger at once, where does the ball progression come from?
Juventus first. Locatelli and Thuram usually decide how cleanly they get out of their own half, and Yildiz and Conceicao are the ones who run at defenders once they are out. With all four listed out, the build-up probably gets more direct and leans on whoever is left in central areas. Milik also shows up as "unlisted" with an unknown status, so the striker line is not fully clear either. I'd treat that as a flag, not a fact.
Genoa's side is the more settled one on paper. In our records the absences are Havel and Venturino, while Sow, Ehizibue and Wiafe are listed as available. That gives a home side that can keep its shape against a visitor who may have to improvise. The open question is whether Genoa can turn that stability into anything in the final third, since a settled team still has to create chances.
Everything above comes from our absence records, which were updated shortly before this post, so check the team sheets when they appear. If the sheets show Juventus have found a different way to build, my read on the midfield changes.
