Gianluigi Buffon urges Juventus to kick on in Serie A after European win

18 September 2015 10:54

Juventus head into Sunday's Serie A game at Genoa on the back of a confidence-boosting triumph over Manchester City in the Champions League.

Massimiliano Allegri's side travelled to the Etihad Stadium without a win to their names this term, but Alvaro Morata's goal earned the Bianconeri a 2-1 success in England.

Juve captain Gianluigi Buffon, who made some important saves on the night, says the result was just what the club needed to get their campaign on track.

"Winning football matches like this gives you great self-belief, which is the best thing you can have," the 37-year-old said on Juve's website. "The emotions and feelings that run through you are crucial for your growth, and especially for the youngsters.

"But we also need to remember that the season has only just begun.

"We can't get ahead of ourselves, but this is how we need to move forward.

"We must make sure we have many more evenings like this, because we deserve it and we have the ability to make it happen."

Juve are 16th in the Serie A standings with just one point from three games.

Roma, who finished a distant second to Juve last term, host Sassuolo this weekend.

The Romans have two wins and a draw from their first three Serie A games, and on Wednesday Rudi Garcia's team got off to a positive start in the Champions League thanks to a wonder goal from Alessandro Florenzi in their game against Barcelona.

Florenzi struck a 45-yard equaliser at the Stadio Olimpico as the game finished 1-1.

Roberto Mancini's Inter Milan are alone at the top of the domestic standings for the first time in five years after three wins in as many games.

They will try to clinch a fourth successive victory on Sunday when they go up against unbeaten Chievo in Verona.

AC Milan, who lost 1-0 to Inter last weekend, host Palermo on Saturday.

Napoli and Lazio will battle it out on Sunday night in Naples following games in the Europa League.

On Thursday, Napoli thrashed Club Brugge 5-0 at home - their first victory of their campaign.

Lazio, meanwhile, conceded a last-gasp equaliser to draw 1-1 against Dnipro in Ukraine.

Fiorentina, who visit newly promoted Carpi on Sunday, were also involved in European action this week. They followed their 1-0 triumph over Genoa with a 2-1 defeat at home to Basle in their Europa League Group I opener.

Sampdoria, with two wins and a draw in their first three Serie A games, travel to Torino on Sunday.

Top-flight new boys Bologna and Frosinone, both with three defeats to start the campaign, meet at the Stadio Renato Dal' Ara on Sunday.

Udinese stunned Juventus on the opening weekend but they go into Saturday's home game against Empoli reeling from back-to-back defeats against Palermo and Lazio.

The other match in Serie A this weekend is the Sunday afternoon clash between Hellas Verona and Atalanta in Bergamo.

Source: PA-WIRE