Juventus vs Cagliari prediction, preview, team news and more | Serie A 2020-21
Juventus will mark their return to action in Serie A this weekend with a tricky home game against Cagliari, who've won three of their last four fixtures.
After seven rounds of league games, the reigning champions find themselves fifth in the standings. While they haven't yet lost under Andrea Pirlo in the league, only two wins have come from their last five fixtures.
Juventus vs CagliariĀ Head-to-Head
Juventus have locked horns with Cagliari on 89 occasions since 1964. As one might expect, The Old Lady have enjoyed the upper hand against the team from Sardinia.
I Bianconeri have been victorious in close to half of their meetings with Gli Isolani, winning 44 games, while the visitors have just 15 wins to their name. As many as 30 encounters between the two sides have ended in a stalemate.
In the latest meeting, Cagliari inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Juventus at the Sardegna Arena, but they are winless at the Allianz Stadium in their last 11 attempts against Juve.
JuventusĀ form guide: D-W-W-L-D
CagliariĀ form guide: W-L-W-W-W
Juventus vs CagliariĀ Team News
Juventus suffered a double blow in the international break, as they lost their two main central defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci to muscular problems on international duty.
Fortunately, Andrea Pirlo might be able to call upon Matthijs de Ligt and Alex Sandro, as the duo resumed full training earlier this week.
Alvaro Morata had a great spell with Spain in the international break and is expected to lead the line alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Dejan Kulusevski.
Injured:Ā Giorgio Chiellini (thigh), Leonardo BonucciĀ (muscle strain)
Doubtful:Ā Federico Chiesa, Aaron Ramsey
Suspended:Ā None
Cagliari manager Eusebio Di Francesco has conducted recent training sessions without Zito Luvumbo, Giuseppe Ciocci, Simone Pinna and Luca Ceppitelli, so they are definitely out of the game.
Injured:Ā Zito Luvumbo (muscle), Giuseppe Ciocci (undisclosed), Simone Pinna (knee), Luca Ceppitelli (thigh)
Doubtful:Ā None
Suspended:Ā None
Juventus vs Cagliari Predicted XI
JuventusĀ predicted XI (3-4-2-1):Ā Wojciech Szczesny; Merih Demiral, Matthijs de Ligt, Danilo; Alex Sandro, Adrien Rabiot, Rodrigo Bentancur, Cuadrado; Dejan Kulusevski, Cristiano Ronaldo; Alvaro Morata
Cagliari predicted XI (4-4-2):Ā Alessio Cragno; Gabriele Zappa, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Diego Godin, Charalampos Lykogiannis; Nahitan Nandez, Razvan Marin, Marko Rog, Adam Ounas; Joao Pedro, Giovanni Simeone
Juventus vs Cagliari Prediction
Cagliari have impressed under Eusebio Di Francesco and their three wins this term have come in their last four outings. They present a unique challenge to Juventus, who will be without a few key players in the match.
Their defence will be tested by the visitors, who have scored 11 times in their last four games.
In the final third, it seems Alvaro Morata can take over some responsibilities from Ronaldo and is expected to score in the game. Given the form of both teams and a weakened Juventus defence, we believe the game will end in a high-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Juventus 2-2 Cagliari
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