Alessandro Del Piero netted two, including a controversial penalty, as Juventus fought back to defeat Genoa.

Alberto Zaccheroni had earned two 1-1 draws since replacing Ciro Ferrara, while the club hadn't celebrated a victory since January 6. Felipe Melo was suspended, while Fabio Cannavaro, David Trezeguet, Vincenzo Iaquinta and Christian Poulsen were injured. Mauro Camoranesi and Claudio Marchisio were back in the squad along with Momo Sissoko and Zdenek Grygera, who missed the Livorno game due to a ban.

Genoa's Emiliano Moretti was suspended, joining the sidelined Bosko Jankovic, Rodrigo Palacio, Houssine Kharja, Ivan Juric, Tomovic and Raffaele Palladino. Their record in Turin between Serie A and B was of just two wins, seven draws and 33 defeats.

Omar Milanetto pulled out during the warm-up, so David Suazo came in and transformed the tactics, pushing Giandomenico Mesto into the midfield.

Genoa had the stronger start and should've taken the lead after nine minutes. Marco Rossi's stop and half-volley from the edge of the box cracked against the near post with Gigi Buffon flying across the face of goal.

Juve had Antonio Candreva on the touchline for treatment when they conceded at the Olimpico. Rossi had gone so close before, but this time got his goal. Robert Acquafresca sprung the offside trap on an Alberto Zapater through ball and pulled back from the byline for Rossi's scuffed finish from eight yards.

Giorgio Chiellini's volley was charged down from a corner and Diego's shot smothered, while Momo Sissoko blasted a hopeful effort wide.

Suazo fired wide on the counter for Genoa, as the fans started to stage protests in the stands and threw objects at the opposition supporters.

Alessandro Del Piero's free kick was too close to Marco Amelia and Diego fired wide, then there were some handbags between Acquafresca and Candreva, as the tension rose in Turin.

Amauri had penalty appeals for a tussle with Sokratis Papastathopoulos, but it seemed to be six of one and a half dozen of another.

Juventus equalised with Amauri's first goal since October 28. The much-maligned Brazilian soared above the crowd to nod in after some fantastic work from Martin Caceres, who rode a tackle and chipped the cross from the right byline.

Gian Piero Gasperini made another change at the break, introducing Ivan Fatic for Acquafresca, so returning to the original tactic he had planned before Milanetto's injury.

Amelia smothered a Caceres volley from distance, but Papastathopoulos nodded a Fatic corner just wide of the far post. Caceres did well to close down Suazo on the counter, but Juve were more aggressive in this second half.

Juventus took the lead with a spectacular goal. Alessandro Del Piero rushed forward, exchanged passes with Diego's backheel flick on the edge of the box and drilled in an angled drive to finish.

However, it lasted only 120 seconds before Genoa equalised thanks to a Buffon howler. The goalkeeper fumbled a Giandomenico Mesto cross from the right and Rossi was a yard away to tap in the loose ball. He claimed there had been a foul, but Buffon dropped the ball when it ricocheted off his chest.

There was controversy when Del Piero ran on to a Claudio Marchisio through ball and tripped up just outside the box. The referee judged Papastathopoulos to have clipped his ankle in the area, but replays are inconclusive, as he may have just tripped over his own feet. Del Piero converted the penalty low at the near post with Amelia getting a finger to it.

There was still a scare late on, as Mesto's ball flashed across the face of goal with nobody able to get the final touch.

Juventus: Buffon; Zebina, Legrottaglie, Chiellini; Caceres, Sissoko, Candreva (Marchisio 66), De Ceglie; Diego (Salihamidzic 80); Del Piero, Amauri (Giovinco 92)

Genoa: Amelia; Papastathopoulos, Dainelli, Bocchetti, Rossi; Mesto, Zapater, Criscito (Aleksic 89); Suazo (El-Shaarawi 67), Acquafresca (Fatic 46), Sculli

Ref: Mazzoleni