Juventus will host local rivals Torino in the Serie A on Saturday. Juve has won 14 of its past 18 Turin derbies overall. They are now five points ahead of Granata in the Serie A rankings going into this week’s match.
Preview (Juventus vs. Torino)
Juventus fought through a dull goalless draw with fellow top-four candidates Atalanta BC last weekend. They keeping their second consecutive clean sheet. This put them four points behind both Milan clubs. They are currently leading Serie A after seven rounds. The Bianconeri were indebted to a spectacular Wojciech Szczesny save for salvaging a point in Bergamo. Their makeshift strikeforce failed to gel and hardly made an impression on La Dea’s defense. It was a week after defeating early-season surprise package Lecce 1-0. Despite their struggles in the final third, Juve still has an exceptional defensive record to fall back on.
The Bianconeri will shortly face one of their biggest opponents in that regard during a trip to Milan just before the international break, but first, they must handle more local issues. Torino has lost more games and given up more goals against Juventus than any other team in Serie A history. The Granata have only triumphed in one of their previous 34 league encounters, losing no fewer than 25 times. The odds are definitely against Ivan Juric’s team when they cross the city this weekend because they last won the Turin derby on neutral ground in April 1995.
Torino, a team with excellent preparation, and Juventus last week drew 0-0 after failing to defeat Hellas Verona. As a result, Toro has now gone without a goal in three of their opening seven games. Their most recent goal came from Duvan Zapata against Roma nearly two weeks ago. Nevertheless, they have only faced 68 shots thus far. It is the third-lowest total in Serie A this season thanks to Juric’s defensive discipline. The Granata enter one of their biggest tests on the heels of a three-match losing streak. They are once again stuck in the middle of the table. They have earned only one point from games against both Rome clubs and going scoreless against Verona.
Team News
Dusan Vlahovic, the top striker for Juventus who is still dealing with a back ailment, is still a serious question mark for the Derby della Mole, but Arkadiusz Milik might be able to make a full recovery in time to play. Despite a poor performance last week, Moise Kean is still available to fill in at center forward. Federico Chiesa, who has four goals in the top division this season and has been directly involved in five goals over his last seven league games versus Torino, should be paired with one of the latter two. Bremer is expected to overcome a muscle ailment and start at the center of the home team’s back three even if Alex Sandro, Paul Pogba, and Mattia De Sciglio are all out due to various injuries.
Alessandro Buongiorno, Mergim Vojvoda, and Koffi Djidji have lately joined Brandon Soppy (hamstring) and Saba Sazonov (foot) in the treatment room, adding to Torino’s list of absentees. Duvan Zapata, a summer acquisition, is anticipated to captain Toro’s front line on Saturday as Pietro Pellegri continues to struggle with his fitness and Antonio Sanabria hasn’t been at his best. The Colombian has scored six Serie A goals against Juventus in the past, with the most recent two coming at the Allianz Stadium. He has also scored more goals than any other player against the Bianconeri since 2016 with Giovanni Simeone of Napoli.
Juventus 1-0 Torino
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