Genoa (Italy): Six-time Serie A defending champions Juventus came from two goals behind to defeat Genoa 4-2 – thanks to a sensational hat-trick by Argentine forward Paulo Dybala at Luigi Ferraris Stadium here, Saturday.
With the win, Juventus snatched three precious points to provisionally lead the Serie A table with six points. Genoa took the lead in the first minute of the game when Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic scored an own goal and then stretched their advantage to 2-0 when striker Andrey Galabinov converted a controversially Video assistant referee (VAR)- awarded penalty just six minutes later.
However, Dybala scored Juventus’s first goal in the 14th minute to narrow the gap and then struck again from the penalty spot shortly after the start of the second half to restore parity.
Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado scored in the 62nd minute to give Juventus the lead, while Dybala added an insurance goal in the stoppage time.
In Rome, Argentine striker Mauro Icardi fired a brace as Inter Milan claimed a morale-boosting 3-1 win over last season’s runners-up AS Roma.
Edin Dzeko gave Roma the lead in the 15th minute and Roma got plenty of chances to score more. Aleksandar Kolarov, Radja Nainggolan and Diego Perotti all were denied by the woodwork as Inter struggled.
In the second half, Inter played better and restored parity in the 67th minute through Icardi, who scored his second 10 minutes later. Matias Vecino made it 3-1 three minutes from time for Inter.
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