Serie A | Gameweek 12

Nov 9, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Allianz Stadium

Juventusvs.Torino

Match Preview

Juventus fought back to earn a 2-2 draw in the Champions League at Lille on Tuesday night as Dusan Vlahovic scored his 50th goal for the club, converting a penalty after Francisco Conceicao fell to the ground.

Despite taking just one point, Juve remain in contention for an automatic place in the last 16 at the halfway stage of the competition's new league phase.

However, the Bianconeri are only sixth in the Serie A standings and have lost some of their momentum of late.

Thiago Motta's men trailed by two goals in a frenetic Derby d'Italia before holding Inter to a 4-4 draw at the end of last month, before twice coming from behind to earn a point against newly promoted Parma.

Last week, they steadied the ship with a 2-0 win over Udinese to remain the only unbeaten team in the Italian top flight - although they have drawn more than half of their 11 league games so far.

Since the start of April, Juventus have not lost a single Serie A game in 19 matches - a dozen of which have ended in draws - and are currently on the longest unbeaten run in Europe's top five leagues.

They have also kept a clean sheet on 12 occasions during that run, including a 0-0 draw with Torino - the first time they have failed to defeat their old rivals since 2022.

Such has been Toro's submissiveness in the Derby della Mole that they have lost 13 and won none of their last 18 Serie A away games against Juventus.

Recent form also suggests that they will face an uphill struggle to come away with anything from Saturday's game: following last week's 1-0 defeat to Fiorentina, Paolo Vanoli's side have failed to take a point from their last three matches.

Having previously been praised for his buoyant start to life in Turin, Vanoli has come under fire for his side's subsequent slump in form, which has seen them not only lose five of their six league games, but also crash out of the Coppa Italia.

Torino's last two defeats have come without scoring a goal, and the season-ending injury to captain and main marksman Duvan Zapata has undoubtedly taken a toll on their performance from the penalty spot.

Nonetheless, the Granata remain in the top half of the Serie A table after 11 rounds of fixtures, and they will be hoping to raise their game against their bitterest rivals.

Recent Performance

Juventus Serie A form:

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Team News

Thiago Motta is certain to make changes to his starting line-up for the Turin derby after a busy run of fixtures on two fronts, with Tim Weah, Weston McKennie and young full-back Nicolo Savona all pushing for a place off the bench.

Juventus will be without defender Bremer, who was recently ruled out for the rest of the season, but Danilo is back in contention after serving a UEFA suspension.

Fellow Brazil international Douglas Luiz returned from injury earlier this week, while Nico Gonzalez (thigh) and Arkadiusz Milik (knee) remain on the treatment table.

Meanwhile, Torino are concerned about the possible absence of Che Adams, with the Scottish striker suffering a thigh strain against Fiorentina and facing a fitness test ahead of Saturday's late kick-off.

Teenage striker Alieu Njie, who has made his first-team breakthrough this season, could be paired up front with Antonio Sanabria.

Toro will again be without long-term absentees Duvan Zapata and Perr Schuurs, but Ivan Ilic is in contention for his first start since returning from injury.

Possible starting lineups

Juventus possible starting lineup:

Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli; Conceicao, McKennie, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic

Torino possible starting lineup:

Milinkovic-Savic; Coco, Maripan, Masina; Pedersen, Ilic, Ricci, Vlasic, Lazaro; Njie, Sanabria