Simeone brace sees off Juventus

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Giovanni Simeone scored twice as Genoa inflicted a convincing 3-1 defeat on reigning champions and Serie A leaders Juventus on Sunday.

The Argentinian son of Atletico Madrid boss Diego, caught Massimiliano Allegri’s Scudetto hopefuls cold with a third-minute opener before cutting through a sleepy back-line to double the Grifone lead.

As the Bianconeri scrambled to try and rescue a point, Brazilian midfielder Alex Sandro scored an unfortunate own goal to put a share of the spoils out of reach, with Miralem Pjanic’s late strike from a free-kick merely sparing the Turin club from their worst league reverse since January 2011.

Following AC Milan’s big win at Empoli on Saturday, the Old Lady are four …

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