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20 August 2021, 14:11 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
Match Preview Udinese vs Juventus Serie A Aug 22, 2021

Italian Serie A fixture, Udinese Calcio vs. Juventus F.C. kicks off at 17:30 (GMT+1) on Sunday, August 22 at the Stadio Friuli.

Preview Udinese Serie A, Aug 22, 2021

Preview Udinese Calcio will return behind their 3-1 Coppa Italia first-round win over Ascoli. The impressive win on home soil saw Roberto Pereyra (11' & 55') bag a brace alongside Nahuel Molina (53') whose name appeared once on the score sheet. Udinese made several reinforcements to the squad ahead of the new season, bringing in goalkeeper, Marco Silvestri from Hellas Verona for €2.5M. Goalkeeper, Daniele Padelli also joined on a free transfer from Inter Milan while attacking midfielder, Lazar Samardzic made the summer switch from RB Leipzig after €3M switched hands. Nigerian left-back, Destiny Udogie will also be putting on Udinese's colours after he was secured by the White and Blacks a loan transfer from Hellas Verona. Udinese cashed in on Rodrigo de Paul after receiving a fee of €35M to see him leave for the Spanish La Liga side, Atlético Madrid. Coach, Luca Gotti will aim for at least a point when his side welcomes Juventus to the Stadio Friuli on Sunday. A 3--5--2 formation with the new acquisition, Destiny Udogie and Nahuel Molina forming a part of the midfield quintuple on the flanks can be expected. The duo of Cristo and Ignacio Pussetto may be left to do the attacking. Centre-forward, Ilija Nestorovski is ruled out for Udinese's opening game against Juventus.

Preview Juventus Serie A, Aug 22, 2021

Preview After failing to secure their tenth straight league title, Juventus return to Italian Serie A action this Sunday. Their unimpressive form under the guidance of Andrea Pirlo last season helped Juve to 4th place and eventually saw the 42-year-old coach dismissed. Juventus re-appointed former coach, Massimiliano Allegri ahead of the new season. Following his re-appointment, Juventus completed the signing of Weston McKennie from Schalke 04 for a reported fee of €20.4M after his season-long loan with the club. A brilliant performance with the Italian national team at Euro 2020 saw Manuel Locatelli join Juve on loan from Sassuolo, - with an option to purchase. The Old Lady also secured the signing of the Brazilian forward, Kaio Jorge from Santos FC for a fee of €1.5M. Massimiliano Allegri would be glad to announce his return to Serie A with a victory over Udinese on Sunday when he re-introduces himself to the league as coach of Juventus. An attacking 4-3-3 formation, with Alvaro Morata serving as the focal point of the attack is expected. Juventus will be without Arthur while Weston McKennie is suspended for the game. Meanwhile, Adrien Rabiot remains doubtful for this fixture.

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