Last week, the "Juventus" club defeated and evaluated the "Napoli" club from the first position in Serie A for the second week in a row, the Italian championship leader. This time the principal rival on the way of Italian champions is the "Inter" team.
Below is a review of the match starting at 21:45.
Tournament situation
After playing 15 rounds, "Inter" has 39 points, leading in the Italian championship. Two points behind, "Juventus" ranks third in Serie A.
Team form
At the start of this season in Italy, "Juventus" already suffered two defeats, but last weekend they won a crucial away victory. Thanks to Gonzalo Higuain's goal, they defeated the previously leading and unbeaten "Napoli" team.
"Inter" has yet to suffer a defeat this season. In early November, they drew 1-1 with "Torino", but then won three consecutive victories. Last weekend, this team defeated "Chievo" players 5-0.
Team news
This week, "Juventus" coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed that goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who suffered an injury, will miss this weekend's match in the Italian championship. If this information is confirmed, we will see Wojciech Szczesny guarding the goal midweek for the "old lady" again.
The hosts will also miss defender Benedikt Howedes, and the chances of right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner recovering from his injury to appear on the field are also considered slim. Good news for "Juventus" fans - Mario Mandzukic, who missed the match against "Napoli" due to injury, is ready to appear on the field.
Meanwhile, all key players in the "Inter" lineup are healthy.
Predicted starting lineups:
"Juventus": Szczesny; Alex Sandro, Chiellini, Benatia, De Sciglio; Matuidi, Pjanic, Khedira; Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain.
"Inter": Handanovic; Santon, Miranda, Skriniar, D'Ambrosio; Valero, Vecino, Gagliardini; Perisic, Icardi, Candreva.
Interesting facts
This will be the 237th match between these two teams. So far, things have been better for the "Juventus" team, who have won 107 games. "Inter" has won 73 matches, and 56 games have ended in a draw;
"Inter" has not won in five consecutive matches at the "Juventus" stadium. The last time they celebrated victory at the opponents' fortress was in the 2012-2013 season, when they won 3-1.
In the last three matches at the opponents' field, "Inter" not only did not win any game but also did not score any goals;
Counting all tournaments, "Juventus" has not conceded a goal in the last 371 minutes;
This season, at home, "Juventus" suffered their only defeat - they were beaten 2-1 by the "Lazio" club;
Playing at home, Turin players in Italy demonstrate the best attack (21 goals) and defense (4 goals conceded);
While working at the "Inter" club, Luciano Spalletti has not lost a single match. He has 12 wins and 3 draws in his account;
Mauro Icardi, who has already scored 16 goals this season, leads the list of top scorers in "Serie A". Meanwhile, Paulo Dybala, with 12 accurate shots, ranks third in this list.
