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Point sends Juventus out in front

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GENOA, Italy -- Juventus edged to the top of Italy's Serie B after drawing 1-1 at Genoa on Friday.

Pavel Nedved put Juventus ahead in the 71st minute and Ivan Juric equalized for Genoa three minutes later.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had saved a penalty kick in the 31st minute and a lively encounter was climaxed with the stoppage time dismissal of Nedved..

Juventus have 25 points, the same as Napoli, who play Frosinone on Saturday.

Juventus are undefeated and have the best record in the second division -- 10 wins and four draws -- but have a nine-point penalty from the Italian match-fixing scandal, which saw the club relegated.

The game featured two of the most storied clubs in Italy. Genoa, founded in 1893, were the country's first professional team and Juventus have the most Serie A titles, 27.

The clubs are also regional rivals the Luigi Ferraris stadium was full with 37,000 fans.

Missing captain Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet -- both injured -- Juventus initially relied on inexperienced Raffaele Palladino and Valeri Bojinov in attack.

Palladino had a goal ruled out for offside in the fourth minute and Bojinov missed several opportunities.

Juventus defender Alessandro Birindelli was penalized for a dubious push at a corner kick in the 31st minute but Buffon dived to his left to knock Brazilian striker Adailton's penalty kick off the post.

Veteran wingers

In the second half, Juventus started using its veteran wingers, Mauro Camoranesi and Nedved, more effectively.

Nedved met a Camoranesi cross with a header that went right at the Genoa keeper in the 70th. A minute later, Nedved scored with a free kick that deflected in off Genoa's two-man wall.

Three minutes later, Juric received a well-headed pass and chipped the ball in over a charging Buffon.

Nedved was expelled for a straight red card two minutes into injury time.


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Nedved gave Juventus the lead but was sent off in stoppage time.

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