Overview
Juventus are gradually improving under new head coach Thiago Motta. They have had two consecutive victories against Genoa in Serie A and Leipzig in the Champions League. With an impressive streak of achievements, Juventus is ranked 4th in the domestic league and is ready to regain its position as a "big guy".
On the other side of the front line, Cagliari also just had the joy of victory when defeating Parma with a score of 3-2. However, in general, they are still not in good form when they have lost 3/5 recent matches.
Cagliari are currently 16th in the Serie A table, very close to the relegation zone. They are one of the candidates for relegation to Serie B this season.
At this point, it is not difficult to see the difference in class between the two teams. This is even more evident when looking at the history of confrontation. Juventus have defeated Cagliari in 5 of the last 6 clashes.
If only counting at home, Bianconeri have won all 7 recent times hosting Cagliari. Therefore, Cagliari will hardly create a surprise when visiting the Allianz Stadium.
Last season, Juventus won 2-1 at home at the Allianz Stadium before drawing 2-2 in the return leg.
Juventus' attack under Motta has been quite impressive. Their matches are always exciting with many goals.
Striker Dusan Vlahovic seems to have found his scoring touch again, with four goals in his last two games. The Serbian striker has also scored in two of his last three games against Cagliari.
Human resources situation
Francisco Conceicao has scored from the bench for Juventus in their last two games and is pushing for a starting spot.
Meanwhile, Vlahovic is expected to lead Juventus' attack once again. In defence, Federico Gatti could replace Bremer, who is out for the rest of the season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
On the other side of the front line, Cagliari will be without Gianluca Lapadula and Luciano Pavoletti. Both are out due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Danilo, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Vlahovic.
Cagliari: Scuffet, Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Zortea, Deiola, Adopo, Augello, Viola, Luvumbo, Piccoli.
Score prediction: Juventus 3-1 Cagliari
The match between Juventus and Cagliari takes place at 5:30 p.m. on October 6 (Vietnam time).
