TURIN, March 17 — Juventus lost further ground in the Serie A title race when they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Genoa today after striker Dusan Vlahovic was sent off in added time, leaving the Turin side with just one win in eight games.
Genoa came closest to scoring in the first half when defender Mattia Bani rose to meet Albert Guomundsson’s cross with a header, only for Wojciech Szczesny to make a brilliant save.
Juve returned with much more urgency after halftime, with their biggest chance coming from Vlahovic, returning from a suspension, in the 75th minute, but he headed the ball just over the crossbar.
Vlahovic picked up a yellow card in added time and then got a second booking for dissent.
The result leaves Juve 16 points behind runaway leaders Inter Milan and level with AC Milan, with both sides playing later on Sunday. Genoa stay in 12th place. — Reuters
