Paul Pogba created one goal and scored another as Juventus finally claimed their first Serie A win of the season, while Francesco Totti hit his 300th goal for Roma in a 2-2 draw with Sassuolo. After their worst start to the season in several decades, Juventus travelled to Genoa hoping to build on an impressive 2-1 Champions League victory over Manchester City in midweek.
Pogba helped break the deadlock in the 37th minute when he got on the end of Roberto Pereyra's cross at the back post to fire a volley off the bar and into the net after the ball bounced off goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna.
Juventus were given a boost when Armando Izzo saw red on the stroke of half-time after being cautioned for a second time when he pulled Juan Cuadrado to the ground.
But it took a penalty decision to see Juventus ease towards safety, Pogba stepping up to beat Lamanna on the hour after defender Giorgio Chiellini had been impeded by Diogo Figueiras. Juve's first league win of the season came at the fourth attempt but the champions are still eight points adrift of early pacesetters Inter, who had Mauro Icardi's first-half winner - the Argentinian's first goal of the season - to thank for a patchy 1-0 win at Chievo.
Inter will remain top for at least another week, with a two-point cushion on Torino, who saw Juventus reject Fabio Quagliarella hit the net twice in a precious 2-0 home win over hapless Sampdoria.
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