Luciano Spalletti replaced Igor Tudor at the end of October and Juventus have tried to become more effective in the final third. After a strong start to the post-Tudor era, the Old Lady have shared back-to-back draws either side of the international break against Torino and then Fiorentina.
Cagliari, with rookie boss Tommaso Giulini at the helm, have started the season slowly with just two victories in their opening 12 matches of the campaign. The Sardinians most recently shared a thrilling 3-3 draw with Genoa at the Unipol Demus in a topsy turvy encounter last weekend.
Cagliari may believe they can bloody the nose of a susceptible Juve this weekend but the hosts remain firm favourites for this one in Piedmont.
The Bianconeri will be at home, and this is going to keep them in an advantageous situation from the start. They are coming in after securing a 3-2 win against Bodo/Glimt in their Champions League outing.
Juventus FC will now be looking to extend their winning run. They are placed seventh on the league table.
Cagliari Calcio are on a poor run of form at the moment. They have not come up with pleasing performances this season.
The Rossoblu are in 14th spot on the Serie A points table. They have only won two of their first 12 games of the domestic league competition. They were held to a 3-3 draw by Genoa in their last fixture.
Despite not scoring any goals, Kenan Yildiz was given the Player of the Match award in their last Champions League fixture. He was a constant threat to the opponent’s defence while being in the final third and was also very effective in the midfield. The 20-year-old will be looking to pull off another top performance here.
Juventus are on a six-match undefeated streak.
Cagliari have failed to win a game in their last eight attempts.
The Rossoblu are winless in their last nine meetings against the Bianconeri.
