Juventus will look to take home all three points that will solidify their position in the Serie A top four when they travel to Bergamo on Sunday to face Atalanta.
Venue: Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo)
Key Statistics
Atalanta are winless in their last three league games (D2, L1).
They have failed to score in three of their last five league games, scoring only one goal in that period.
The hosts have won just three games this season in eleven league games at home.
Juventus are currently unbeaten in their last ten league games (W, D3).
The Bianconeri’s’ are currently on a run of six away league outings without defeat (W4, D2).
They have kept five clean sheets from their last ten games.
Head to head
Juventus have won six of the last 15 head-to-head meetings between both sides. Atalanta have four wins in that period.
Latest performances in all competitions
Atalanta: L-L-D-D-W
Juventus: W-W-D-W-W
Atalanta
A run of three wins and two draws in Serie A after the winter break sees Juve lead La Dea by two points in the standings, and while a Bianconeri victory would consolidate their advantage, a win for the hosts would instead help them leapfrog their Turin rivals.
After suffering another Serie A setback last weekend, Atalanta met Fiorentina in Thursday’s Coppa Italia quarter-final in need of a morale-boosting win. But they failed in their attempt, eventually losing 3-2 to Fiorentina in the game.
The hosts have a poor home record as they currently find themselves inside the bottom half of the rankings for points taken on home soil. Gian Piero Gasperini’s fifth-placed side most recently lost at home to relegation-threatened Cagliari last Sunday, when goalkeeper Juan Musso was sent off in a frustrating 2-1 defeat.
A season-ending injury for star striker Duvan Zapata has played its part in a declining strike rate during recent weeks, though. It could well undermine the Bergamaschi’s hopes of winning successive home games against the Old Lady for only the second time in their history – and the first in nearly 70 years.
Possible Atalanta starting line-up
Marco Sportiello; Berat Djimsiti, Merih Demiral, Rafael Toloi; Hateboer, Marten De Roon, Remo Freuler, Davide Zappacosta; Matteo Pessina; Jeremie Boga, Luis Muriel
Injured: Josip Illicic, Aleksey Miranchuk, Juan Musso, Duvan Zapata
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Juventus
Juventus continued their quest for silverware on Thursday evening, as they eliminated Sassuolo in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals thanks to a late own goal.
Juventus entered Serie A’s top four after last week’s league win against Hellas Verona and owe their progress to another intervention by big-money signing Dusan Vlahovic.
Following his arrival, Juve could be back in contention for some collective prizes too, as despite missing out in the dramatic Supercoppa loss to Inter last month, they have been in fine form and could even be outside contenders for the Scudetto – trailing leaders Inter by just seven points ahead of the weekend.
Having now kept a clean sheet in each of their last three league outings, Juventus are also unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A matches – their best such run since the tail end of 2020. Therefore, they arrive in Bergamo as favourites to pull clear of their faltering opponents, but memories of November’s 1-0 loss in Turin will keep them on their toes.
Possible Juventus starting line-up
Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Matthijs de Ligt, Leandro Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Manuel Locatelli, Denis Zakaria, Adrien Rabiot; Juan Cuadrado, Dusan Vlahovic, Alvaro Morata.
Injured: Federico Bernerdeschi, Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Chiesa,
Doubtful: Koni de Winter
Suspended: None
Prediction
Juventus 2-1 Atalanta
