Genoa beat Juventus 1-0 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Wednesday evening in Serie A action.
Juventus were looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season at the summit of the league table, while Genoa were looking to consolidate their position in the top half of the table after an optimistic start to the season.
However, it was Genoa who took all three points in the last minute of stoppage time as Alessandro Matri cut back for Luca Antonini to easily finish into the back of an empty net.
Both sides looked positive in the early exchanges of possession although both sides struggled to command a presence in the final third.
Juventus’ Stephan Lichtsteiner had the first attempt of goal with a his shot taking a dangerous deflection, resulting in the ball dipping towards Mattia Perin’s goal, although the shot dipped too late to test the young ‘keeper.
Andrea Bertolacci got forward well from midfield for the home side and turned under pressure from the Juventus defence and nearly found the foot of Mauricio Pinilla but with the Chilean stretching to make contact, the ball drifted out of play.
As the first half progressed the home side gained momentum and held spells of dominance, however against the run of play, Paul Pogba found Carlos Tevez free on the left flank and Argentinian stuck the palms of Perin with a curling effort from the edge of the box before ball was cleared to safety at the expence of a corner.
Kwadwo Asamoah found Fernando Llorente in the middle of the Genoa box and the Spainiard showed great strength to turn Nicolas Burdisso, coming close after hitting the outside of the post with a low drive.
Diego Perotti gathered the ball on the right flank for the Griffone and crossed to find Bertolacci free on the edge of the box but could not make a clean contract with the ball as the ball was scuffed towards goal.
Pogba looked lively in the centre of midfield and ran past debutant Rolando Mandragora, shooting from range as his shot sailed high and wide as the Old Lady gained momentum in the final 15 minutes of the first half.
Leonardo Bonucci had an opportunity from a free kick in a promising area but his effort was poor and was deflected out for a corner which was easily cleared by the Genoa defence as Juventus continued to lack the cutting edge in front of goal.
The defender should have hit the target again early in the first half with a free header following a corner but headed wide when the ball should have nestled into the top corner.
Genoa continued to frustrate Juventus as the Bianconeri struggled to break down the Rossoblu defence, with the home side nearly finding the net if Perotti could have made contact with a Luca Antonelli cross.
Gianluigi Buffon, who was making his 500th league appearance for the Bianconeri, remained untested until the 63rd minute with a long range effort being easily tipped over by the 36-year-old veteran.
Juventus moved up a gear and hit the bar when the ball fell to Angelo Ogbonna, breaking the offside trap following a corner, but lifted the ball over Perin and onto the bar before the 21-year-old goalkeeper pounced on the loose ball.
Genoa dropped deeper as the Old Lady fought to take the lead and Perin again came to the rescue, saving an effort from Alvaro Morata who shot from a tight angle.
Perin saved superbly again just moments later with a reflex save from Morata, tipping the ball over the bar from a powerful shot.
Genoa dramatically won the game with the last kick of the match when Matri managed to cut back to find Antonini free in the box, finishing comfortably into the empty net.
The result sees Juventus’ unbeaten record come to an end as Roma move level at the top.
