Juve trying to avoid another draw with Cagliari

After their first Champions League win of the season, against Bodo/Glimt, Juventus are seeking another triumph in Serie A as they face Cagliari. The Bianconeri, after two consecutive league victories following Igor Tudor’s dismissal, have now recorded two draws and scored only one goal – against Torino and Fiorentina. In Turin, they hope that the match in Norway will be a turning point and that the duel with Cagliari at the Allianz Stadium will confirm their upward trend.

It took Luciano Spalletti only a month to widen the circle of starters by “reviving” several players who had been in poor form. Koopmeiners has gone from a problem to a solid solution in defense, Kostić has gone from “written off” to a key player (he has scored two goals since Spalletti arrived), Cambiaso once again looks like the footballer Pep Guardiola wanted to pay 50 million euros for. Kenan Yıldız reminded everyone of his rich talent in Norway, Openda scored after a 235-day drought, and David was finally decisive in a match. However, the player in whom Spalletti invests the most and trusts the most is Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian striker is not fully fit, the injury is still bothering him, but for the Juventus coach – even when he has a problem – Vlahovic remains the best solution. Yıldız and Vlahović are expected to score against Cagliari. Dusan’s favorite “victim” in Serie A is the team from Sardinia: in 11 matches he has scored eight goals, and in the last three encounters he has always found the net. Cagliari are in crisis.

The Sardinians haven’t won for more than two months; their last victory was against Lecce in September, away from home. Since then – four draws and four losses. Incidentally, Juve have lost only once to Cagliari in their last 27 meetings (21 wins, five draws). A small warning: two of their last three matches ended in draws, and Juventus are the team with the most draws in the last two league seasons among the top five European leagues – a total of 21 times in 50 matches. Juve will be without only Bremer (who will return in mid-December) and Rugani, while the visitors have traveled without Ze Pedro, Mina, Mazzitelli, and Belotti.

SERIE A - MATCHDAY 13

Friday

Como - Sassuolo 2-0 (1-0)

/Douvikas 14, Moreno 53/

Saturday

17.00: (2.10) Genoa (3.05) Verona (4.10)

17.00: (2.70) Parma (3.15) Udinese (2.95)

20.00: (1.33) Juventus (4.90) Cagliari (10.5)

22.45: (1.65) Milan (3.80) Lazio (6.50)

Sunday

14.30: (2.90) Lecce (2.95) Torino (2.70)

17.00: (10.0) Pisa (5.00) Inter (1.33)

20.00: (1.75) Atalanta (3.60) Fiorentina (4.90)

22.45: (2.65) Roma (3.00) Napoli (3.15)

Monday

22.45: (1.47) Bologna (4.10) Cremonese (7.75)

***odds are subject to change***