The Old Lady will travel to Salerno to face the Garnets on Wednesday.
Juventus have slumped to 13th place after suffering defeat in their last league game to Monza. They were taken by surprise by the 11th place Monza and that defeat has piled up their misery after already suffering 15 points deduction due to financial mishandling.
They will now face 16th place Salernitana who might not be in a healthy standing right now but can give a big dent in Juventus’ hopes for rescuing their sinking ship. Salernitana are coming off a win from the last game against much better-placed Leece, so it won’t be a surprise if Salernitana successfully gets something out of the match.
Kick-off: Saturday, 08-02-2023, 1:15 AM(IST)
Salernitana Form (all competitions): W-L-L-D-L
Juventus Form (all competitions): W-L-D-W-L
Player to Watch
Salernitana
Lassana Coulibaly
Lassana Coulibaly plays in midfield for Salerntana and so far this season, he has been ultimately consistent for them. Although, he doesn’t have many goals and assists to showcase from his stats his work rate off the ball is something which him an indispensable member of the lineup.
Juventus
Dusan Vlahovic
The Serbian striker has not been in his usual form lately but still has managed to score six goals from 11 appearances. He unfortunately also has been a bit injury prone this season which also has been one main reason behind his lack of sharpness in front of goal. Vlahovic has shown some spark of his last season’s brilliance and could be the decisive player in Juventus’s resurgence.
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Match Facts
- Juventus has kept the most clean sheets (12) this season.
- Salernitana has conceded the most penalties this season.
Injury and Team News
Juventus is going through many problems but have got some positive news from the injury table. Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic both have successfully returned from their injuries and are available for full-match action.
Despite some boost, Milik, Jorge, Bonucci and Pogba are unavailable for the match.
Salernitana on the other hand also has many players on the table for the clash. Fazio, Maggiore, Gyomber and Mazzocchi are unavailable for the clash.
Head-to-Head stats (Last 5 matches)
Matches: 5
Salernitana: 1
Juventus: 3
Draw: 1
Predicted Lineup
Salernitana predicted starting XI (4-3-3):
Ochoa; Sambia, Troost-Ekong, Bronn, Bradarić; Vilhena, Bohinen, Coulibaly; Candreva, Piatek, Dia
Juventus predicted starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Rabiot, Fagioli, Locatelli, Kostić; Vlahović, Chiesa.
Prediction
Juventus are at a very critical stage of the season and they can’t even afford to against a lower-placed side like Salernitana. Considering the stature of this match for Juventus, Salernitana will also fancy themselves to put more pressure on Massimiliano Allegri and his men to get tumbled. Although Juventus are still favourites for this clash and are likely to come on top.
Prediction: Salernitana 0-2 Juventus
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