The Turin club made an unsuccessful bet on Thiago Motta in the summer of the year before last. Just over half a season later, he was replaced by Tudor, who at least secured fourth place in Serie A. But in the new season, problems began for him as well. After a third consecutive defeat (and an eighth match without a win), he too was dismissed.
The current coach, Luciano Spalletti, recorded three consecutive draws, but managed to get the team in shape by winter. Although they lost to Napoli, they won against Bologna in the latest round. There were also no problems in the Champions League against Pafos.
It was the Romans who last spring finished just one point behind the current hosts, taking fifth place. As a result, they’re once again playing only in the Europa League, and rather inconsistently. However, against Celtic, they achieved a 3-0 rout in Glasgow. Where the new coach, Gasperini, has shown clear progress is in Serie A. They even managed to take the lead at one point, but then lost to Napoli and Cagliari. However, they played excellent football against Como, which brought them victory.
Vlahović and company, with 1.27 goals scored, concede a third less—0.93 per match. Their rival from the capital also has a pragmatic style: 1.07 goals scored, but only 0.53 conceded per game.
Juventus have won five of their last six matches
53% of Juventus matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.2
Roma have won their last two matches
20% of Roma matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 1.6.
Juventus (probable lineup): Perin – Kelly, Kalulu, Koopmeiners – Kostić, Yıldız, Francisco Conceição, K. Thuram, Locatelli, McKennie – Vlahović.
Roma (probable lineup): Svilar – Hermoso, Ndicka, Mancini – França, Pellegrini, Soulé, Koné, Cristante, Çelik – Ferguson.
