Carrera wary of Genoa threat

Juventus caretaker coach Massimo Carrera has stressed that Genoa will not be pushovers in Sunday’s Serie A encounter.

The reigning champions were unable to beat Genoa last term, and Carrera feels that another difficult test awaits this weekend.

“It’s a fundamental game for us. Genoa are difficult opponents. They took points off us last year as we drew twice and weren’t able to beat them,” Carrera told reporters.

“So we need to go there knowing that we’ll be up against a difficult side in a red-hot atmosphere at the Marassi.”

Carrera said he has plenty of options ahead of Sunday’s game and insisted that nobody is a guaranteed starter.

“Thankfully all those on international duty returned to Turin unscathed. We’ve got plenty of options to choose from,” he said.

“We don’t have any guaranteed starters or reserves. We’ll play the best starting line-up for every game.”

Juventus top the Serie A standings with six points from two matches, while Genoa have recorded a win and a defeat so far this term.