25 October 2021, 18:53 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Serie A TIM fixture, Juventus F.C. vs. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, kicks off at 17:30 (GMT+1) on Wednesday, October 27, at the Juventus Stadium.
Preview Juventus Serie A, Oct 27, 2021
Preview The entertaining Derby d'Italia between Juventus and Inter Milan ended in a 1-1 draw at the San Siro on Sunday. Inter Milan established an early lead after a venomous effort from Hakan Çalhanoğlu struck the woodwork, leaving Edin Dzeko (17’) with the rebound which he calmly tucked away. Juventus were on the backfoot until Paulo Dybala stepped on the pitch in the 65th minute, and without any surprise, Juventus began to dominate. With one minute left on the clock, the second-half substitute, Dybala (89' P.) struck from the penalty spot and salvaged a point for Juve after sending Inter’s Handanović in the wrong direction. An infuriated Simone Inzaghi had too much to say about the referee’s decision on the spot-kick and joined Roma’s Jose Mourinho and Napoli’s Spalletti on the list of coaches who picked up the red card over the weekend. An impressed Allegri was left happy with a single point. It’s a good point, Allegri said. It keeps us within three points of Inter and allows us to continue this positive run of results, he added. I knew it could be quite a physical game to start with, so I needed someone like Kulusevski to put more pressure on Brozovic, the Juve boss continued. As the tempo dropped, I put on Dybala and Chiesa. With 15 points from 4W, 3D, & 2L, Juve remains unbeaten in five Serie A games: WWWWD and Allegri aims to bag three points on Wednesday. We absolutely must win against Sassuolo, the Juve boss said in his post-match interview after the game against Inter. Massimiliano Allegri could stick with the 4—4—2 deployed against Inter, which could see Paulo Dybala back in the starting line-up, pairing with Alvaro Morata. On availability, Moise Kean remains in doubt with muscle fatigue while Federico Bernardeschi is sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Preview Sassuolo Serie A, Oct 27, 2021
Preview Sassuolo defeated Venezia in a comfortable 3-1 win on Saturday at the Stadio Città del Tricolore. Back to winning ways after picking up only one point in the previous two games: LWLDW, the victory saw Sassuolo jump one spot from 14th to 13th place, having picked up 11 points after 3W, 2D, & 4L. The club will be in the run for at least a point against the Old Lady on Wednesday, with Alessio Dionisi hoping that the individual qualities among the crop will see him through. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Gianluca Scamacca in attack is expected against Juventus. On availability, Pedro Obiang remains unfit to play with a heart condition while Nicolás Schiappacasse is ruled out. Filip Djuricic's availability remains in the shadow of doubt alongside Filippo Romagna for this fixture.