Serie A 2022-23: Juventus vs Atalanta: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Heavy hitters Juventus and Atalanta to clash at Turin in an exciting Serie A clash

Juventus are currently in a pretty Dire Strait. The Bianconeri have been hit hard following a 15 points deduction, after a capital gains investigation into alleged false accounting in transfer dealings, and are been brought down to 10th place in Serie A.

Juventus’ already rocky season, has been afflicted even more. Just as Allegri’s men were finding their form after a poor start to the season, they have taken a backseat once again, and will have to show true spirit and character to climb up the ranks of the table.

Atalanta are currently 5th in Serie A, and are joined on points with 4th place Lazio. Gasperini’s men have not only been in fine form this season, but have now emerged as one of the fiercest forces in Serie A, putting consistent performances in the league for the last 5-6 years.

The Blue and blacks can be a truly frustrating team to play against, especially due to their intense aggressive play and man marking tactics, and can pose to be a true road-blocker for Juventus, in their renewed quest for gaining points on the table.

Kick-off:

Sunday, 22nd January, 07:45 pm(GMT)Monday, 23rd January, 1:15 am (IST)

Juventus form (all competition): W-W-W-W-L

Atalanta form (all competition): L-L-D-W-W

Player to watch

Juventus

Federico Chiesa

Chiesa has had a tough past few months. The Italian linchpin missed a major half of 2022, because of his ACL injury, before finally returning to play football in November. Since then, Chiesa has been shedding Blood, sweat, and tears, and has been working his way into finding back his form.

Chiesa is finally looking 100% fit again, and is slowly finding his rhythm back. After scoring his first goal of the season in Juventus’ last game, and showing the manager that he is back, we can expect Chiesa to start in this game, and maybe he may also be the point of difference.

Atlanta

Martin De Roon

The Dutch midfielder has been a sincere servant for his club this season. De Roon has not only helped Atalanta in performing exceptionally well this season, the player has also made major improvements in his techniques and abilities, and has provided a lot of girth and stability to Atalanta’s midfield.

With his brilliant positioning and standout abilities, De Roon’s performance will surely have a major impact on this game.

Match facts

• It’s been almost a year since these two teams last met, with the score being 1-1 in that game.
• Juventus are undefeated in 33 of their last 36 matches against Atalanta in all competitions.
• Atalanta have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches.

Injury and team news

Luis Muriel returns to the squad for Atalanta, whereas Duvan Zapata and Giorgio Scalvini’s presence is unsure due to their respective injuries.

For Juventus, Rabiot is doubtful for the game, and Bonucci, Pogba, Sciglio and Jorge are the guaranteed absentees.

Head-to-Head stats

Matches: 52

Juventus: 34

Draws: 13

Atalanta: 5

Predicted lineup

Juventus predicted lineup (3-4-3):

Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Sandro; McKennie, Fagioli, Locatelli, Miretti; Kostic, Di Maria, Chiesa

Atalanta predicted lineup (3-4-3):

Musso; Toloi, Palomino, Scalvini; Hateboer, De Roon, Pasalic, Ruggeri; Ederson; Lookman, Hojlund

Prediction

 The game will surely be intense, and both teams will try to stamp their authority on the fixture from the very start, and there will surely be goals in this one, but at the end, we can expect both teams to share points, after a fierce 90 minutes.

Prediction:  Juventus 2-2 Atalanta

Telecast

Where and how to watch the game

• India: The game can be viewed on Jio TV, Voot select and Viacom 18 media.
• United Kingdom: UK viewers can watch the game live on BT Sport.
• United States of America: RaiPlay, BT Sports, beIN Sports telecast Serie A in the US.
• Nigeria: The game can be watched on Sporty TV.