Torino - Juve: Derby of the injured

Juventus hasn’t found success under Massimiliano Allegri, and their June experiment with Thiago Motta at the helm is also falling short. While Juventus remains the only unbeaten team in Serie A, they trail Napoli by 12 points, effectively ending their title hopes. For now, the Turin giants will be content if they can secure a top-four finish and qualify for the Champions League. Juventus’s struggles mirror those of Dušan Vlahović. The Serbian striker, once scouted by Arsenal has faced criticism in Italy, particularly from former stars like Antonio Cassano. With only seven league goals to his name this season, Vlahović’s performance is considered lackluster for someone who is the most paid player in Italy. He’s now gone three matches without scoring and is sidelined due to injury, meaning he will miss today’s ‘Derby della Mole‘.

On the other side, Torino remains a modest team, with mid-table positioning being their ceiling. They are winless in their last three matches. Juventus enters the Derby della Mole on the back of a disappointing performance and a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan in the Supercoppa semifinal in Riyadh. Without Vlahović and Francisco Conceição, the Bianconeri attack will be led by Nico González as a "false nine," supported by Kenan Yildiz, Ten Compagners, and Samuel Iling-Junior. Torino’s frontline is expected to feature Che Adams and Yann Karamoh.

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Both teams face numerous absences. Torino will be without injured players Ilkhan, Schuurs, Gineitis, and Zapata. For Juventus, alongside Vlahović and Conceição, Thiago Motta will miss the suspended Manuel Locatelli and long-term absentees Arkadiusz Milik and Bremer. In their earlier meeting this season, Juventus secured a 2-0 victory at home, with goals from Tim Weah and Yildiz.

SERIE A MATCHDAY 20

Friday

Lazio - Como 1-1 (1-0)

/Dia 34 - Cutrone 72/

Saturday

17:00: (2.05) Empoli (3.20) Lecce (4.00)

17:00: (5.60) Udinese (3.70) Atalanta (1.65)

20:00: (4.70) Torino (3.50) Juventus (1.90)

22:45: (1.33) Milan (5.10) Cagliari (9.50)

Sunday

14:30: (2.05) Genoa (3.50) Parma (3.90)

17:00: (10.5) Venezia (5.70) Inter (1.28)

20:00: (2.95) Bologna (3.25) Roma (2.65)

22:45: (1.25) Napoli (6.50) Verona (14.0)

Monday

22:45: (4.30) Monza (3.50) Fiorentina (1.88)

Tuesday

20:30: (3.90) Como (3.50) Milan (1.97)

22:45: (2.10) Atalanta (3.40) Juventus (3.60)

Wednesday

22:45: (1.50) Inter (4.20) Bologna (6.75)

***odds are subject to change***