Good defense, Schone headlight of Genoa: TMW votes

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Juventus-Genoa 2-1 (36 'Bonucci, 40' Kouame, 90 + 6 'Cristiano Ronaldo)

Radu 6 – On the first goal he has obvious faults, mistaking the exit on Bonucci. For the rest his race is practically flawless: he rejects at least a dozen shots from a distance of Juve and leads the defense with authority.
Ghiglione 6.5 – Very good in the first half, a little more restrained in the recovery also because of the expulsion of Cassata. But on the right it is always and in any case a resource, in both phases of the game.
Romero 6.5 – Excellent performance of the future Argentinian central defender of Juventus. It closes often and well in the first half and also in the second half is noted for clean and precise interventions. Wrong on the goal by Ronaldo's action, luck for him that the VAR cancels canceling the error.
Zapata 6 – A good performance after some criticism of too many in recent weeks. The Juve strikers are not the easiest customers in the world but the Colombian gets along without any particular worries.
Ankersen 5.5 – Unlike comrade Ghiglione, he remains too stuck in the left lane. Even in the first half, when Genoa is purposeful and in equal numbers. But he doesn't make obvious mistakes during the 90 '.
Schone 6.5 – Play in the two midfielders and could be struggling against the Juventus trio. Instead it holds up great, disengaging itself well both in the construction phase and in tactical interpretation without the ball.
Cassata 4.5 – The yellow after 3 minutes foreshadowed a complicated game. Or at least complex. And indeed so it is. Naive and probably useless is the foul on Dybala at the beginning of the second half which costs him red, even if perhaps on the occasion the referee Giua is too fiscal.
Kouame 7 – All right, the goal is almost entirely the result of luck. But the attacker's performance is still high level. Play off to the left and duel at speed with Cuadrado. Inexhaustible, its freshness is vital in the Grifone's starts. (From 81 ' Sanabria 4.5 – We admit it. Despite the few minutes played, the temptation was to give him 6.5, thanks to the two excellent closures on Cuadrado and Dybala. It is a pity that Ronaldo was in the penalty area a minute before the end, giving Juve the success).
Agudelo 5.5 – Purposeful, in fact a striker added to Pinamonti in the first half. In the second half he acts as a real trequartista creating some inspiration, even if it is not particularly dangerous.
Pandev 6 – First time of great sacrifice, in some respects it recalls the Pandev of the times of Inter of Mourinho. Play in the team's service and end up exhausted. (from 68 ' Gumus 5.5 – Enter to give speed and unpredictability to the Griffin's counter-attack. Objective achieved only in part).
Pinamonti 6 – The soul is damned, standing there alone among Rugani and Bonucci. He has a chance on time but fails to capitalize. Good work for the team from the point of view of movement without the ball.