Juventus maintained their four-point lead at the top of Serie A on Tuesday after strolling to a 3-1 win at Genoa that keeps chasers Lazio at bay despite their comeback triumph at Torino.
Three stunning individual goals from Paulo Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo and Douglas Costa downed relegation-threatened Genoa and kept Maurizio Sarri on course to deliver Juve’s ninth straight league title in his first season as coach.
Andrea Pinamonti pulled one back with 14 minutes left for the struggling hosts, who stay just one point above the drop zone and third-from-bottom Lecce, who host Genoa’s local rivals Sampdoria on Wednesday night.
Pinamonti's strike was the first goal Juve have conceded since losing at Lyon in February, but it wasn’t enough to stop the champions from cruising to their sixth straight league win.
“It was a good team effort and we scored three brilliant goals,” said Sarri. “The team have recovered well after the disappointment of losing the Italian Cup final, it was only a matter of time.”
Lazio comeback
Earlier, Lazio had done their part when they came from behind again to win 2-1 against struggling Torino.
Ciro Immobile’s 29th league goal of another remarkable season for the Italy forward and Marco Parolo’s deflected strike in the 73rd minute completed a deserved second-half comeback for Lazio, who had clawed their way to a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in similar fashion just two days earlier.
Andrea Belotti gave the hosts an early lead from the penalty spot after Immobile handled but spent the rest of the match on the back foot and are 14th on 31 points.
