Overview
After an encouraging victory in the European arena, Juventus continued to extend their excitement. They defeated Bologna right at Dall' Ara.
4 days after defeating Pa fos in the Champions League - where 2 consecutive victories have rekindled the hope of winning a ticket to the knockout round - Juventus continued to show their mettle when overcoming an opponent in the top 4.
Juan Cabal, who came off the bench in the second half, unexpectedly became the hero of the Bianconeri with the only header to score, in a tense and tight match.
This victory helped Juventus have two victories in the last 3 rounds of Serie A, equal to the number of wins in the previous 9 rounds combined. The Turin team is showing clear signs of revival after a difficult start to the season, currently rising to fifth place in the rankings.
Under the leadership of Luciano Spalletti, the most successful team in Italy will aim to extend their unbeaten streak at home in Serie A to 12 matches this weekend.
Just two weeks after the defeat to Napoli - another former team - Spalletti will continue to face AS Roma, in the context of Juventus possessing an overwhelming home record against the capital representative. Specifically, they have won 11 of their last 14 matches in Turin, and kept a clean sheet in 10 of them.
As for Roma, the Ba tre team has only won one of their last 10 confrontations with Juventus in Serie A, despite drawing all 3 recent matches. However, they entered this weekend's match with certain confidence as they were 4 points ahead of Juventus.
After a period of decline at the beginning of the month, Roma regained their rhythm with a 1-0 victory over Como. However, the biggest problem for the capital team is still their ability to score, as they are the team with the lowest number of goals in the top half of the rankings (16 goals).
Although they have dropped to fourth place, Roma are only 3 points behind leaders Inter Milan. In the context of Inter, Napoli and AC Milan having to focus on the Italian Super Cup, a rare victory against Juventus could help Gian Piero Gasperini and his team rise to second place.
The basis for Roma to hope to be the most solid defense in Serie A, having only conceded 8 goals, and their impressive away form this year with 12 wins in 17 matches.
Personnel situation
Juventus are still facing a personnel crisis in defense. Federico Gatti is out due to injury, while the two central defenders Daniele Rugani and Bremer have only just returned after a long absence and have not reached their best physical condition.
The shortage of personnel in the defensive center in recent months has significantly affected Juventus' stability. In this weekend's match, Bremer will likely be arranged to start, in the context of the fire fighting plan Teun Koopmeiners being forced to sit out due to suspension.
Up front, Kenan Yildiz continues to be assigned the role of conductor, supporting behind a single striker. When Dusan Vlahovic cannot play, Lois Openda or Jonathan David will be chosen to play at the highest level.
David has just scored in the Champions League, but in Serie A, the Canadian striker is going through a streak of 13 consecutive goalscoring no goals, his longest since playing professionally in Europe.
On the AS Roma side, the main strikers are also not in good form. Evan Ferguson and Paulo Dybala both have difficulty finishing. Dybala has only scored one goal in Serie A, marking the worst start of his career in the league.
Expected lineup:
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Kalulu, Bremer,elly, McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, changeaso, Conceicao, Yildiz, David.
Roma: Svilar, Celik, Mancini, Hermoso, Wesley, Kone, Cristante, Rensch, Soule, Pellegrini, Ferguson.
The match between Juventus and Roma takes place at 2:45 am on December 21 (Vietnam time).
