Ronaldo’s absence causes Juventus first league defeat of season

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Genoa players celebrate victory over Juventus

Juventus are still licking the wounds after Sunday’s disastrous league outing which saw them losing their first Serie A match of the season, 0-2 at Genoa.

Stefano Sturaro, who joined Genoa on loan from Juventus in January before the deal was made permanent, put the home side in front in the second half.

Then, fellow substitute Goran Pandev secured the shock result with 10 minutes remaining.

Cristiano Ronaldo inspired a remarkable European comeback for the Italian champions on Tuesday when he scored a hat-trick to overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat against Atletico Madrid.

The victory had sent his side through to the quarter-finals with a 3-2 aggregate win.

However, the Portuguese was left out of the matchday squad for the trip to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

And, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was left frustrated as Genoa took points off his side for the second time this season, having drawn 1-1 in Turin in October.

“I expected…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria