Juventus vs Atalanta BC - prediction, team news, lineups

After 2 precise antithetic five-goal games, Juventus volition question a morale-boosting triumph earlier planetary shot intervenes, arsenic they big Atalanta BC connected Sunday. 

Juve precocious responded to a large Serie A setback by cruising to triumph successful Europe, portion the Nerazzurri person taken thing from their past 2 matches.

Match preview

Having edged past Frosinone and Parma to assertion maximum points aft 2 rounds, Juventus past required a precocious leveller to debar decision against AC Milan, earlier suffering a achy decision past weekend.

After doubly coming backmost from behind, Luciano Spalletti's broadside went successful hunt of triumph but were caught connected the antagonistic by Sassuolo, losing 3-2 successful Reggio Emilia.

The hosts' melodramatic victor was astir inevitably struck by Vasilije Adzic - a young guardant presently connected indebtedness from Juve - and specified a nonaccomplishment opened up much disapproval of Spalletti.

With nary clip to reflect, the Bianconeri past bounced consecutive backmost successful Europe, with different five-goal contention that went each their ain way: struggling strikers Nick Woltemade and Randal Kolo Muani were some connected people successful an emphatic Europa League triumph implicit NEC Nijmegen. 

Fresh from a 5-0 win, Juve tin purpose to bring immoderate of that momentum into their last fixture earlier the planetary interruption - different location crippled successful Turin.

Juventus person lone mislaid 1 of their past 10 matches astatine the Allianz Stadium, but they person failed to bushed Atalanta determination for respective years.

Currently unbeaten successful 8 visits - portion averaging astir 2 goals per 90 minutes - Atalanta had antecedently mislaid 8 consecutive distant games to Juve.

That represents rather a turnaround for the Bergamaschi against Italy's astir palmy club, and caput manager Maurizio Sarri indispensable anticipation to harness specified past this weekend.

His squad volition caput northbound connected the backmost of consecutive defeats, having mislaid 2-1 to Roma and Cagliari.

First, the hosts produced 2 last-gasp goals to permission La Dea bereft astatine Stadio Olimpico; past Cagliari stunned them for the 2nd clip successful 5 months.

As good arsenic claiming six points from a imaginable six successful Serie A, Sarri's broadside had antecedently negotiated the Conference League playoffs, but assurance has since been deed by those setbacks.

Now, with a humble grounds of 3 wins from their past 12 distant games, Atalanta are bound for the black-and-white broadside of Turin, wherever Sarri erstwhile won the Scudetto.

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Team News

Spalletti's options person been narrowed by a agelong wounded list, truthful contempt a engaged schedule, squad rotation whitethorn beryllium minimal connected Sunday evening.

Juventus volition beryllium without Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram, Juan Cabal, Jeremie Boga, Jeff Ekhator and skipper Manuel Locatelli, the second of whom could beryllium sidelined until adjacent spring.

More positively, Weston McKennie returned to enactment connected Thursday, portion Lloyd Kelly volition beryllium backmost aft serving a UEFA suspension; Andrea Cambiaso could besides marque the squad pursuing an ankle problem.

While either Woltemade oregon Kolo Muani volition spearhead the hosts' attack, Nikola Krstovic and Gianluca Scamacca are locked successful a duel to pb La Dea's beforehand line.

One of respective candidates to commencement successful behind, Giacomo Raspadori averages 1 extremity each 96 minutes against Juventus successful Serie A.

As Gianluca Gaetano is backmost from a ban, lone injured brace Isak Hien and Kamaldeen Sulemana are acceptable to miss retired for Atalanta.

Juventus imaginable starting lineup:

Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumi, Celik; Luiz, Sarr; Conceicao, Gonzalez, Alajbegovic; Woltemade

Atalanta BC imaginable starting lineup:

Carnesecchi; Bellanova, Kossounou, Scalvini, Kolasinac; Kessie, Gaetano, Ederson; De Ketelaere, Scamacca, Rowe

We say: Juventus 1-0 Atalanta BC 

Spalletti versus Sarri is ever a fascinating tactical battle, with 2 of Serie A's oldest and wisest coaches going caput to head.

It could beryllium a choky contest, but Juventus volition prevail, arsenic they are looking much potent than Sarri's uncertain broadside and person grown accustomed to Spalletti's methods.

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