Overview
Although Juventus have had many difficulties this season, Igor Tudor's start as an official head coach has been quite positive, as the team has 10 points in Serie A.
The Bianconeri are still unbeaten in all competitions, although they shared points in a disappointing 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona last weekend. This was an unattractive performance compared to their two previous explosive matches.
After a spectacular 4-3 win over Inter Milan in the Derby d'Italy and a thrilling 4-4 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, Tudor's army was again held back by his former club. Francisco Conceicao's opening goal was soon overshadowed by gift Orban's controversial penalty.
Returning to the Allianz, where Juventus have won their last 6 consecutive Serie A matches since last season, the Turin team will have to face an ambitious opponent to compete for a place in the European Cup. Statistics also show that Juventus have won 10/11 of their most recent home matches in Serie A, except for the heavy 0-4 defeat to Atalanta in March - the match that marked the end of Thiago Motta's reign.
Atalanta have always shown unusual confidence every time they travel to the Allianz, as they are unbeaten in their last seven visits to Juventus in Serie A.
Not only away, La Dea also showed their reluctance when they lost only 1/11 of their most recent confrontation with Bianconeri in the number one tournament in Italy. Therefore, fear is certainly not a factor that can make it difficult for Ivan Juric and his team this weekend.
Like Juventus, Atalanta have also maintained an unbeaten record at home this season. Their only defeat came in the Champions League, when they fell 0-4 to Paris Saint-Germain.
However, La Dea quickly rose up with an impressive comeback against Torino in the previous round. In just 8 minutes, they scored 3 goals in a row, in which rookie Nikola Krstovic left his mark with a double, helping Juric have a sweet victory against his old club.
In fact, Atalanta have only lost 1 of their last 18 away matches in Serie A, and have kept a clean sheet 11 times - a statistic that shows impressive solidity.
Personnel situation
After a break against Verona due to a minor injury, Bremer will return to strengthen Juventus' tri-man defense this weekend. This means Pierre Kalulu is likely to be pushed to the wing.
Up front, Francisco Conceicao is still training separately but is expected to participate, while Juventus are only missing Fabio Miretti and Arkadiusz Milik due to injury.
In the striker position, Jonathan David will have to compete fiercely with Lois Openda and Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian striker is showing explosive form, scoring 5 goals in just three appearances from the bench, but David is often given priority for a starting position.
On Atalanta's side, Ademola Lookman has just returned to training after resolving disagreements with the board, but it is difficult to achieve 100% fitness. Therefore, La Dea's most dangerous spearhead is likely to be Nikola Krstovic. The Montenegro striker could continue to partner Charles De Ketelaere to create a major threat to Juventus' defense.
However, Juric is having a headache with a long injury list, including Ederson, Giorgio Scalvini, Sead Kolasinac, Nicola Zalewski, Isak Hien and Gianluca Scamacca. This is a big loss, especially in the context of Atalanta having to visit a Juventus team that is playing steadily.
Expected lineup:
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Gatti, Bremer,elly, Kalulu, Thuram, Locatelli, changeaso, Conceicao, Yildiz, David.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kossounou, Djimsiti, Ahanor, Bellanova, De Roon, Musah, Zappacosta, Pasalic, De Ketelaere, Krstovic.
The match between Juventus and Atalanta takes place at 23:00 on September 27 (Vietnam time).
