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Italy Round 20
- Thread starter spkutano
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Juventus vs Sassuolo Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Juventus:
Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Rugani; Cambiaso, Miretti, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Vlahovic, Yildiz
Sassuolo:
Consigli; Pedersen, Erlic, Ferrari, Viti; Boloca, Henrique; Berardi, Thorstvedt, Lauriente; Pinamonti
Juventus will welcome Sassuolo to Allianz Stadium in Turin on Tuesday evening. The Old Lady are in series of three victories in Serie A and have just cruised into the Coppa Italia semi-finals. They beat Frosinone, Roma and Salernitana in the league, while Frosinone were eliminated in the cup quarter-final. The atmosphere in the squad is excellent, while the players confidence is very high. The fans are dreaming about the Scudetto, but Inter are currently first with five-point advantage. Of course, a victory here could reduce the gap to only two points. Coach Alegri is well aware of the importance of this match, but has some injury and suspension worries. Weston McKennie and Federico Gatti must serve a ban, while Moise Kean is unavailable due to a shin problem. Adrien Rabiot, who missed last week's cup game with a thigh injury, could return to the starting lineup. Federico Chiesa is doubtful due to a knee injury, but may take a place on the bench. His absence is not a big problem knowing Arkadiusz Milik and Dusan Vlahovic are ready, as well as young Kenan Yildiz. Paul Pogba and Nicolo Fagioli are serving long-term suspensions.
Sassuolo are on the 14th place with 19 points. They are just two points from the relegation zone and there is no space for any relaxation. The Neroverdi are in bad form, they have lost four of the last six matches in Serie A. The atmosphere in the squad is poor, while the players confidence is low. If something could be rated as positive, that's the fact they won the last match. Sassuolo managed to beat Fiorentina 1:0 thanks to Andrea Pinamonti. There is another positive fact - Sassuolo have won three of their last five league matches against Juventus. It is clear they are able to upset the big names in Serie A. That includes the away victory against Inter in October. Coach Alessio Dionisi has some issues ahead of the trip to Turin. Two players are not available - Jeremy Toljan and Matias Vina are ruled out with hamstring and knee injury respectively. In addition, Uros Racic and Gregorie Defrel are rated as doubtful. Andrea Pinamonti should lead the line supported by Domenico Berardi and Armand Lauriente.
Juventus vs Sassuolo Prediction:
Juventus need three points from this match to stay close to leaders Inter. The Old Lady have scored 12 goals on the last three matches. The players confidence is very high. Juve managed to score on almost every game this season - their only goalless match was against Atalanta in Bergamo. On the other side, Sassuolo are also easily scoring, they found the back of the net on 9 of the last 10 matches in Serie A. I will also mention the reverse fixture - the Neroverdi won 4:2 in September. I expect an efficient game.
Juventus vs Sassuolo Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.99 with Pinnacle