Overview
Juventus just experienced a shock when Empoli was eliminated from the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on penalties. This comes just a week after Turin were knocked out of the Champions League.
With only one more fight in Serie A, coach Thiago Motta's team needs to quickly recover to get a favorable result against Verona, thereby continuing to conquer a ticket to the Champions League next season.
Juventus' home form in Serie A this season is relatively good. In the last 3 matches at the Allianz Stadium, the Bianconeri have won all against AC Milan, Empoli and Inter Milan. Notably, they scored 7 goals with many different names shining such as Kolo Muani, Vlahovic, Conceicao and Weah. Juventus have also conceded just once during this period.
For Verona, visiting will be a challenge for this team. In the last 4 away matches, coach Paolo Zanetti's team has had unfavorable results with only 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.
In addition, scoring is a big problem for the home team at Marcantonio Bentegodi. They have failed to score in just the last 8 Serie A rounds five times, while having the worst defence in the league (54 goals conceded).
Verona have not won against Juventus in the last 6 encounters. They have even lost 5 matches and have not been able to score in all 5 of those defeats. It is likely that the upcoming match will be another victory for Juventus.
Personnel situation
Juventus are still having difficulty with their defense when they are without a series of names such as Nicolo Savona, Renato Veiga, Bremer, Juan Cabal and Pierre Kalulu. Thiago Motta is likely to pair Federico Gatti and Lloyd Kelly in the centre of defence.
On the other side of the front line, Verona will not have the services of Suat Serdar, Martin Frese, Abdou Harroui and Casper Tengstedt due to injury. Domagoj Bradaric returns from suspension and will start on the left wing.
Expected lineup:
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Weah, Gatti,elly, changeaso, Thuram, Locatelli, Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz, Kolo Muani.
Verona: Montipo, Dawidowicz, Coppola, Valentini, Tchatchoua, Niasse, Bernede, Duda, Bradaric, Suslov, Sarr.
The match between Juventus and Verona takes place at 2:45 am on January 4 (Vietnam time).
