These two things are officially true: Goodbye, international break. Welcome back, Serie A. The two-week break between Juventus games is officially over. In just a few short moments, Juve’s late-October/early-November slate of games will have officially gotten underway. In comes Genoa, the club with Serie A’s current top scorer and the folks who have the lucky distinction in saying that they are the ones who allowed Juventus to sign Stefano Sturaro a few years back. Oh, it’s true. It’s damn true. But what this also is besides two teams that have issued paychecks to the legendary Sturaro is also the first game in what is a massive four-week stretch for Max Allegri and his team. We get the return of Serie A. We get the return of the Champions League group stage. We get a lot with the return of Juventus in a post-international break world. While we know what is upon, we don’t know how Juve will play in their first game coming out of the two-week international break. Allegri has warned and given caution to how things sometimes are after these lengthy spells without club competition — and it’s not like everything can just go according to plan with a snap of his fingers. So, while we hope that Juve play like they did before the international break, we just don’t know for sure. Or, Juventus will win 5-0 and this will be a whole bunch of fun. That would be pretty nice, wouldn’t it? I know that would be a nice way to start the weekend, but that’s just me being a biased jerk. MATCH INFO When: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 Where: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy Official kickoff time: 6 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe; 5 p.m. in the United Kingdom; 12 noon Eastern Time; 9 a.m. Pacific Time STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (4-3-3): Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Benatia, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Mandzukic, Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus bench: Pinsoglio, Perin, De Sciglio, Chiellini, Dybala, Douglas Costa, Barzagli, Kean, Emre Can, Rugani, Bernardeschi Genoa starting XI (3-5-2): Radu; Biraschi, Romero, Criscito; Pereira, Romulo, Sandro, Bessa, Lazovic; Piatek, Kouamé HOW TO WATCH Television: TLN (Canada); Eleven Sports 2 UK (United Kingdom); Sky Calcio 1, Sky Supercalcio HD (Italy) Online/mobile: ESPN+ (United States); DAZN (Canada); SKY Go Italia (Italy) Other live viewing options can be found here, and as always, you can also follow along with us live and all the stupid things we say on Twitter. If you haven’t already, join the community on Black & White & Read All Over, and join in the discussion below.<doc-sep>✕ Close Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled as a Juventus player Juventus dropped their first points of the competitive season after being frustrated in a 1-1 draw with Genoa. Cristiano Ronaldo put the hosts ahead within twenty minutes with a tap-in after good work from Joao Cancelo. However, the hosts were made to pay for not making the most of their other opportunities when Daniel Bessa nodded home from a yard out. (AFP/Getty Images (AFP/Getty Images) Paulo Dybala blew Juventus’ best chance for a winner 14 minutes from time, but the Old Lady still temporarily extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points. Juventus came into the game looking for their ninth straight win in Serie A this season, and all seemed to be on track when a deflected effort from Portuguese right-back Cancelo fell kindly at the feet of his fellow countryman Ronaldo, who placed the ball past Andrei Radu from a couple of yards out. The former Real Madrid winger was denied by the Genoa goalkeeper four minutes later after more smart movement from Cancelo and Juan Cuadrado, and it seemed a matter of when not if Juventus would add to their tally. However, 22 minutes into the second half Genoa, who had been subdued for long period, suddenly drew level when Medhi Benatia failed to get out to meet Christian Kouame, whose cross was put on a plate for Daniel Bessa to nod past Wojciech Szczesny. Juventus upped the tempo after the equaliser but only managed to churn out one more clear-cut chance, but substitute Paulo Dybala fired wide of the far post from Alex Sandro’s lay-off as Massimiliano Allegri's side failed to win for the first time this campaign. Relive all the action below.<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Juventus' perfect start to the season came to an end in Turin as Genoa earned a 1-1 Serie A draw. Cristiano Ronaldo gave Juventus a deserved lead in a dominant first half, but sloppy defending from the hosts allowed Daniel Bessa to draw Genoa level after the break and end Juve's winning streak at ten matches in all competitions. Ronaldo had come close to opening the scoring after just 14 minutes when he powered a header onto the post from a Juan Cuadrado cross. The Portuguese opened his account just five minutes later, tapping in from close range after Genoa failed to clear their lines when Joao Cancelo's shot took an awkward deflection inside the box. The visitors improved after the break and Juric's side drew level when Daniel Bessa headed home from close range on 68 minutes after the Juve defence switched off. Cristiano Ronaldo scores opener Bessa scores Genoa’s first away goal against Juventus in eight years Juventus lose 100 percent Serie A record JUVENTUS 1-1 GENOA | RONALDO (19), BESSA (67) Juventus XI: Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Benatia, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Mandzukic, Cristiano Ronaldo Genoa XI: Radu; Biraschi, Romero, Criscito; Pereira, Romulo, Sandro, Bessa, Lazovic; Piatek, Kouamé<doc-sep>It’s been a while since Juventus had one of those games. You know, the kind of game where they get a lead in the first half, essentially shut things down to a lower gear and then end up dropping points because of one or two mistakes after allowing the opposition to hang around. Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Genoa checked all of the boxes. There was the first-half goal courtesy Cristiano Ronaldo. There was Juventus not being able to add onto its lead despite having more than enough goal-scoring opportunities both before and after halftime. There was the lack of a true sense of urgency to get a second or third goal as the game went on. And, of course, there was Genoa scoring on one of its lone legit chances all game long, taking advantage of Juventus’ defense falling absolutely asleep — Leonardo Bonucci most notably — after everybody in bianconero pretty much assumed that an attempted clearance was about to go out for a corner kick. Add it all up and you have Juventus dropping points for the first time this season in Serie A. See? One of those games. As much as we wanted to see Juventus continue their pre-October international break form that we saw earlier in the month, a game like this was bound to happen. The good thing is that it happened now rather than, say, when there’s more riding on a game that Juve should have won. (I don’t even know if that makes total sense, but whatever.) I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Juve weren’t going to run the table, they weren’t going to remain perfect in league play and, as is the case with any team, there’s always going to be games where it just leaves you frustrated with the result rather than completely satisfied with how things went. We’ve seen plenty of results like this in the past under Max Allegri (as well as previous managers). Juve have had their issues with mid- or bottom-of-the-table sides already this season. In those cases, they were able to overcome and dispatch of those minor setbacks and claim wins to make you kinda forget about what had happened earlier in the game. This time around, though, there was none of that. Once Genoa got the equalizer, they parked it and defended their asses off to ensure they’d leave Turin with a point. It didn’t matter which attacking threat Allegri brought on in the second half, there was no complete answer when it came to unlocking Genoa’s defense. So it goes. These things happen. And hey, if Juventus can use this kind of result as a kick in the tail going forward — you know, starting with Manchester United on Tuesday night — to right the glaring wrongs that prevented them from getting another three points Saturday, then it will end up being a net positive. For now, though, I’m still grumpy. That kind of game will always make me grumpy. RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS<doc-sep>
Juventus' perfect start to the season came to an end in Turin on Saturday as Genoa earned a 1-1 Serie A draw on Ivan Juric's return as coach. The Croatian boss replaced Davide Ballardini before the international break for his third spell in charge of Genoa and he made an immediate impact as the Italian champions failed to record a victory for the first time in nine league games this season. Cristiano Ronaldo gave Juventus a deserved lead in a dominant first half, but sloppy defending from the hosts allowed Daniel Bessa to draw Genoa level after the break and end Juve's winning streak at ten matches in all competitions. Ronaldo had come close to opening the scoring after just 14 minutes when he powered a header onto the post from a Juan Cuadrado cross. The Portuguese opened his account just five minutes later, tapping in from close range after Genoa failed to clear their lines when Joao Cancelo's shot took an awkward deflection inside the box. The atmosphere at the Allianz Arena was dampened after racist chants during Juve's last home league game against Napoli resulted in a closure of the `Curva Sud' section of the stadium. The Italian champions, though, were allowed to fill the seats with local school children. Krzysztof Piatek, who leads the Serie A scoring charts with nine goals, tested Wojciech Szczesny from range before flashing a header wide as the visitors improved after the break and Juric's side drew level when Daniel Bessa headed home from close range on 68 minutes after the Juve defence switched off. There were further chances for Ronaldo, Miralem Pjanic and substitute Paulo Dybala but Juric's players stood firm to earn an unexpected point. Earlier, Roma suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to SPAL courtesy of an Andrea Petagna penalty and a Kevin Bonifazi header either side of the break. The result leaves the capital club in sixth place before Sunday's games, 11 points adrift of leaders Juventus. Juventus: Szczesny, Cancelo, Bonucci, Benatia, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Mandzukic, Ronaldo. Genoa: Radu, Criscito, Romulo, Piatek, Kouame, Biraschi, Romero, Lazovic, Bessa, Sandro, P Pereira Follow all the action as it happens right here...