Juventus are in shape to face Sampdoria at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Serie A this weekend ahead of a daunting fixture list coming up next month.
The Italian champions who have ruled in great shape since losing to Inter Milan 10 days ago, win each of the next three games by an overall score of 8-0.
They beat Napoli first in the domestic Super Cup, saw Bologna in the league, and then ran SPAL in the Coppa Italia.
This update in form comes at a crucial time as the Bianconeri against Inter Milan (twice), AS Roma, Napoli, and Porto, all within the next three weeks.
Andrea Pirlo’s side are looking ahead at a busy time ahead and will be hoping to pick up all the points available from this weekend’s game.
Meanwhile, Sampdoria are currently lamenting in the middle of the stands in 10th with eight wins from 18 games.
However, Samp has beaten some bigwigs on their day, citing Lazio, Atalanta, and more recently, Inter Milan. Of course it won’t be wise for the little Old Lady to disparage their opponents this weekend.
Sampdoria vs Juventus Head-to-head
Juventus have traditionally dominated this fixture with 20 wins from 33 games, and Sampdoria have claimed the damage just six times. Samp’s last win came back in May 2019 after a terrible 2-0 win at home.
The sides finally met on the opening day of the 2020-21 season when Andrea Pirlo’s managerial role secured a 3-0 victory at the Allianz Stadium.
Sampdoria Form Guide (all competitions): LWLWW
Juventus Form Guide (all competitions): WLWWW
Sampdoria vs Juventus Team News
Sampdoria
The home team will be without Manolo Gabbiadini, Lorenzo Tonelli, and Alex Ferrari as they continue to recover from their injuries.
Midfielder Gaston Ramirez needs to proceed with caution as he is just one place away from the ban.
Injury: Manolo Gabbiadini, Lorenzo Tonelli, and Alex Ferrari
Canceled: None
Available: None
Juventus
There are no injury concerns for Andrea Pirlo’s side. However, Dejan Kulusevski is unavailable for the groove after picking up his fifth visit of the season. It serves a one-game ban.
Injury: None
Canceled: Dejan Kulusevski
Available: None
Sampdoria vs Juventus Predicted XI
Sampdoria (4-4-2): Emil Audero; Bartosz Bereszynski, Maya Yoshida, Omar Colley, Tomasso Augello; Antonio Candreva, Adrien Silva, Morten Thorsby, Gaston Ramirez; Keite Balde, Fabio Quagliarella.
Juventus (4-4-2): Wojceich Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Danilo; Weston McKennie, Arthur, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Chiesa; Cristiano Ronaldo, Alvaro Morata.
Prediction Sampdoria vs Juventus
With so many scary games coming up in the next few weeks, this will be a great opportunity for Juventus to build momentum and confidence.
Sampdoria is capable of damaging a few feathers but we expect the Bianconeri emerge with a narrow margin.
Prediction: Sampdoria 1-2 Juventus
Published January 28, 2021, 22:28 IST