Cagliari vs Juventus - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking down astatine their illustrious visitors successful the Serie A standings, astonishment bundle Cagliari volition invited Juventus to Sardinia connected Sunday evening.

After 5 rounds, the Rossoblu sat 2 points supra Juve - and conscionable 1 shy of apical spot - truthful they indispensable anticipation a agelong planetary interruption does not halt that momentum.

Match preview

Since claiming maximum points from the opening 2 rounds, Juventus person endured mixed fortunes, but it has been a broadly affirmative commencement to the 2026-27 campaign.

Having required a precocious leveller to debar decision against AC Milan connected matchday three, they past suffered an agonising decision to Sassuolo contempt doubly coming backmost from behind. 

After the Bianconeri were beaten 3-2 successful Reggio Emilia, they instantly bounced consecutive backmost with an emphatic Europa League triumph implicit NEC Nijmegen. 

Fresh from a 5-0 win, Juve took that momentum into their last fixture earlier the planetary break, beating Atalanta 2-0 successful Turin. 

While his strikers person yet to lukewarm up, Luciano Spalletti volition beryllium pleased with a grounds of 4 cleanable sheets from six competitory games, and his broadside person faced the fewest shots successful Serie A truthful far.

Now, they indispensable caput southbound to Sardinia, wherever Juve mislaid 1-0 past season; location oregon away, they person lone won 2 of their past 5 league games against Cagliari.

Looking astatine the head-to-head done a somewhat longer lens, Sunday's hosts person mislaid 7 of the past 10, truthful past volition not beryllium connected their side.

Present signifier suggests they should person a chance, though, arsenic Cagliari were riding the crest of a question earlier planetary shot intervened.

Having signed disconnected with a 1-0 triumph implicit Udinese, the Rossoblu already person 12 points connected the board, leaving them 4th successful the aboriginal Serie A standings.

Fabio Piscane's broadside besides boast the division's champion antiaircraft grounds with conscionable 2 goals conceded, contempt facing much shots than 18 different clubs.

Pisacane indispensable anticipation to prime up that momentum this week, arsenic Cagliari instrumentality to the Unipol Domus, wherever they person already beaten Atalanta and Lecce.

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Team News

Juventus mislaid a low-key affable against Cremonese past week, erstwhile respective fringe players filled in, but a much acquainted XI volition commencement present their internationals person returned.

Randal Kolo Muani failed to find the nett successful that match, and helium has yet to people a Serie A extremity since returning to Turin; contempt starting each 5 games, helium has lone attempted 11 shots.

Nonetheless, the French guardant should bushed Newcastle United loanee Nick Woltemade to enactment up front, arsenic Spalletti has fewer different options.

Juve's wounded database remains agelong and significant, arsenic prima antheral Kenan Yildiz and skipper Manuel Locatelli articulation Khephren Thuram, Jeremie Boga, Jeff Ekhator and reserve goalkeeper Kamil Grabara connected the sidelines.

Cagliari volition besides beryllium missing a fig of players: Mattia Felici, Yael Trepy, Alessandro Deiola and Riyad Idrissi are each absent, portion Kevin Carlos is simply a large doubt.

More positively, Pisacane tin prime 2 Italy internationals, aft Alessandro Romano made his Azzurri debut successful the UEFA Nations League and Daniel Maldini took his tally to 9 elder caps. 

Before the break, Maldini had scored successful 3 consecutive Serie A appearances, truthful helium should nexus up with Paul Mendy successful the last third.

Cagliari imaginable starting lineup:

Caprile; Pedro, Mina, Rodriguez, Obert; Adopo, Winks, Romano; Fazzini, Maldini; Mendy

Juventus imaginable starting lineup:

Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumi, Cambiaso; Luiz, Sarr; Conceicao, McKennie, Alajbegovic; Kolo Muani

We say: Cagliari 0-1 Juventus 

Though they slipped up portion chasing triumph against Sassuolo, that was Juve's sole decision successful 8 Serie A distant games dating backmost to past season.

Cagliari's bully tally indispensable travel to an end, arsenic they person been somewhat fortunate not to concede much goals, portion a three-week hiatus volition not help.

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