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With both teams behind in the Serie A championship race, traditional rivals Juventus and Inter Milan square off in Turin on Sunday for three crucial points in the Derby d’Italia.
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Inter not only defeated their hosts in the Coppa Italia final and the Supercoppa Italiana last season, but they are also two points ahead of an ailing Old Lady when the clubs meet again this weekend.
Match preview
While the Nerazzurri caused a stir by beating Barcelona to qualification for the Champions League’s last 16, Juve were repeatedly humbled in Group H, in which they finished up with just three points following another defeat in midweek.
While injuries and a ponderous playing style have contributed to some struggles in the final third, across the top 10 European leagues so far this term, only Barcelona and Juve’s Champions League conquerors Benfica have conceded fewer goals domestically – incidentally, Inter have shipped 17 so far, which is their highest tally at this stage for 11 years.
Young Nicolo Fagioli came up with a wonderful winning goal in last week’s otherwise dire display against Lecce, keeping Juventus within 10 points of league leaders Napoli, but surely Allegri’s transitional side can compete for a top-four finish at best this term – and they meet one of their fellow contenders on Sunday.
The most recent was a 1-0 league victory, secured by Hakan Calhanoglu’s goal in April, and the Nerazzurri could now win successive Serie A matches against Juve for the first time since 2003-04 – in fact, they last won two in a calendar year back in 1987.
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Juve’s hopes of reversing the recent trend in this fixture have been lifted by several returns from the club’s overcrowded treatment room, as first-team stars Angel Di Maria, Bremer and Dusan Vlahovic have all recovered and are set to be available on Sunday.
Having received criticism for his displays from several quarters, the latter has regularly found the net despite his team’s relative mediocrity; scoring eight goals in 15 appearances this term.
Vlahovic is among a crop of players born since 2000 to have been involved in at least one Serie A goal for Juventus this season, with the others being Moise Kean, Nicolo Fagioli, Fabio Miretti and English winger Samuel Iling-Junior.
In the Belgian’s absence, Edin Dzeko is the most likely partner for Lautaro Martinez up front – the latter has scored just once in his eight Serie A games against Juve to date.
Following his strike last weekend, Nicolo Barella has scored the most goals among Serie A midfielders this season (five), and the last Inter midfielder to have tallied more in the first 12 league games of a season was Youri Djorkaeff, back in 1997.
Possible starting lineup:
| Juventus | Inter Milan |
|---|---|
| Szczesny, Wojciech | Handanovic, Samir |
| Danilo | Skriniar, Milan |
| Cuadrado, Juan | De Vrij, Stefan |
| Bonucci, Leonardo | Dimarco, Federico |
| Bremer | Bastoni, Alessandro |
| Rabiot, Adrien | Barella, Nicolo |
| Kostic, Filip | Dumfries, Denzel |
| McKennie, Weston | Calhanoglu, Hakan |
| Locatelli, Manuel | Brozovic, Marcelo |
| Vlahovic, Dusan | Martinez, Lautaro |
| Milik, Arkadiusz | Dzeko, Edin |
Probabilities
Juventus = 27.5%
Draw = 21.0%
Inter Milan = 51.5%
Prediction
Juventus 1-2 Inter Milan
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