Juventus vs. Genoa match preview: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch the Serie A

The ultimate stretch of the 2025-26 season is formally upon us, my pals.

And similar to final season, Juventus’ Champions League qualification hopes dangle on simply what number of factors they will choose over the course of those closing eight video games. And in even a extra excessive case when in comparison with final season, Juventus will want a complete lot of assist to leap over fourth-place Como after which doubtlessly keep there to make sure they qualify for the Champions League.

Effectively, after a global break during which Italy has had about as little happiness as your grumpiest household relative — after which some! — now we return to the commonly scheduled closing stretch of the season.

The catch? Due to it being Easter Sunday, we have now to attend a day longer than you in all probability initially thought when the worldwide break started for Juventus to start out what hopefully turns of their closing push to complete within the prime 4.

They are going to try this on Monday night on the Allianz in opposition to a membership in Genoa who’re in an fascinating place within the Serie A desk. Not a lot as they entered the weekend sitting in thirteenth, however extra to do with the truth that they’re six factors above the relegation zone — which means they’re nearly actually a number of factors away from securing security but additionally a number of dangerous ends in a row for doubtlessly having to sweat out the the ultimate month of the season. Which means you don’t essentially have a group that’s simply enjoying out the string as a result of they’re a provincial aspect that’s comfortably mid-table but additionally not fully secure simply but.

Plus, if it wasn’t for Genoa supervisor Daniele De Rossi getting an enormous win over his former membership Roma just some quick weeks in the past, this might have been a fixture during which Juventus may need been in sixth place and having Champions League qualification hopes wanting much more grim than they could seem now.

Sure, the identical De Rossi that Juve supervisor Luciano Spalletti referred to as “one among my footballing sons” throughout his pr-match press convention on Saturday.

Spalletti and Juventus will know that Roma bought pummeled at San Siro in opposition to league leaders Inter Milan and what Como’s end result within the uncommon Monday lunchtime kickoff previous to taking the sphere in Turin. They might very nicely get some assist from Udinese in opposition to a streaking Como aspect, however most vital Spalletti’s squad is dealing with their very own enterprise within the occasion of getting the much-needed assist that has to happen sooner or later over these subsequent eight weeks for the Bianconeri to leap again into the highest 4.

At this level, it’s arduous to know if it would truly occur.

However what we do know is that Juventus must benefit from their remaining video games in opposition to provincial sides like Genoa are as a result of the schedule the remainder of the best way isn’t going t be so variety. The following three video games after dealing with Genoa are all in opposition to groups which can be very a lot able to beating Juventus.

If we see the identical type of Juventus that confirmed up and struggled mightily of their draw with Sassuolo previous to the worldwide break, then will probably be robust sledding for Spalletti’s squad on Monday. And if that’s the case, then the extremely robust activity of making an attempt to get again into the highest 4 at this stage of the season will turn into even higher of a hill to climb.

We will in all probability all do the mathematics in our head relating to the potential mixtures of outcomes relating to Monday’s video games. Juventus might doubtlessly be one level behind Como on the finish of the day. They is also a miserable seven factors behind in the event that they lay an absolute dud in opposition to Genoa. That’s the reason Juve’s room for error relating to chasing Como down is principally gone in whole. They should win as a lot of their closing eight video games as potential and hope that essentially the most in-form group Serie A at present has someway slows down.

The ultimate stretch for Juventus begins on Monday.

No higher solution to put the very, very dangerous developments over the worldwide break within the rear and try to lock again in on the membership degree than with a precious three factors it doesn’t matter what finally ends up taking place on the Friulu earlier within the day.

There’s been a ton of concentrate on Juve’s assault relating to the Bianconeri’s closing eight video games of the season — and for good cause contemplating how up and down manufacturing has been exterior of Yildiz.

However simply as vital is Juventus’ protection getting proper down the stretch. And relating to that protection, it’s fairly clear who they should begin to flip a nook once more and appear to be his previous self if they need any likelihood to of being a way more stable unit on the again.

Sure, it’s not breaking information that Juventus want Gleison Bremer to be extra just like the participant we’ve recognized him to be previous to the previous few months. If Bremer is just not the Bremer of previous, then Juventus’ protection is simply not anyplace near being even a stable unit as in comparison with when he’s enjoying just like the participant he was previous to both of his knee accidents over the past 18 months.

The issue has been, seeing that participant from the pre-injury days has been hit or miss. And particularly these days, it’s been extra miss than the rest, with a superb variety of the objectives that Juventus have allowed seeing Bremer play a relatively huge function in them taking place.

Juventus are solely six objectives allowed away from matching final season’s whole. Contemplating that quantity was within the mid-30s, that’s nothing to precisely be joyful about. But if Juventus proceed to not report clear sheets over these closing eight video games, then they’re prone to both match that and even surpass it, and consequently having a objectives allowed whole near 40 being one thing that simply speaks to how inconsistent this group has been.

That is the place Bremer is available in.

Not arduous to determine it out, proper? If we see the Bremer of the final month or two proceed to be round, then it’s going to be robust for Juventus to win video games — even in opposition to the provincial sides like Genoa. However perhaps, simply perhaps, a global break during which Bremer has been again with the Brazilian nationwide group for the primary time in a very long time — and scored a aim whereas carrying that stunning new Jordan Model package — would be the factor that begins to show issues again in a optimistic path.

It’s secure to say that Juve desperately want it if they need Champions League soccer subsequent season. And to simply make sure that Bremer is 100% a Juve participant subsequent season, too.

When: Monday, April 6, 2026.

The place: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy.

Official kickoff time: 6 p.m. native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 5 p.m. in the UK, 12 p.m. Japanese time, 11 a.m. Central time, 9 a.m. Pacific time.

Tv: Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Sport 251 (Italy).

On-line/Streaming: Paramount+, Amazon Prime USA, DAZN USA, fuboTV (United States); DAZN Canada; fuboTV Canada (Canada); DAZN UK (United Kingdom); DAZN Italy, Sky Go Italia, NOW TV (Italy).

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