Preview: Juventus vs Pisa – prediction, team news, lineups

Now wanting up at Serie A‘s prime 4, victory is the one choice for fallen giants Juventus once they host relegation-haunted Pisa on Saturday.

After taking two factors from 4 video games, the Bianconeri have fallen behind Roma and Como within the struggle for Champions League locations, whereas their Tuscan guests are absolutely sure for the drop.

Match preview

Meeting for a Sunday night time showdown at Stadio Olimpico, Juventus took on fellow prime-4 contenders Roma final weekend, conscious that defeat would serve a heavy blow to their prospects.

Just days after ending this season’s Champions League marketing campaign with a courageous additional-time exit to Galatasaray, Luciano Spalletti‘s facet performed out an exhilarating 3-3 attract Serie A.

Juve trailed by two till the ultimate quarter-hour, when Jeremie Boga volleyed house his first aim for the membership, earlier than bustling centre-again Federico Gatti popped up with a dramatic late leveller.

No team has scored extra targets in second-half stoppage time this season, and the Bianconeri have retrieved loads of factors from shedding positions – however that spirit has solely acquired them up to now.

Juventus have now received none of their final 4 league matches – after prevailing in seven of the earlier 9 – so they need to play catch-as much as Como and Roma in a good race for Europe.

In that context, any extra errors should be prevented, and significantly at house to opponents who’ve received simply as soon as all season.

Following a 2-0 win in Pisa on the finish of December, Juve stay unbeaten throughout 15 prime-flight video games in opposition to this week’s guests, with a dominant document of 11 wins and 4 attracts.

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While most date again a number of a long time, Pisa have misplaced all seven Serie A away video games in opposition to Juventus, conceding a complete of 20 targets within the course of.

On this event, the Tuscan facet will head for Turin in hope somewhat than expectation of ending that sequence, having celebrated only a single prime-flight success all season.

Surely heading for a fast return to Italy’s second tier, the Nerazzurri are with no victory in 16 league fixtures since posting their lone win again in early November.

Monday’s 1-0 loss to Bologna made it three consecutive defeats, and Pisa have solely scored as soon as throughout 4 video games since new boss Oscar Hiljemark took cost.

Barring a miraculous turnaround, they’re sure for demotion after only one 12 months in Serie A; 9 factors from security, their comeback marketing campaign has proved an enormous disappointment up to now.

Juventus Serie A type:

W W D L L D

Juventus type (all competitions):

D L L L W D

Pisa Serie A type:

L L D L L L

Team News

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Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli can reclaim his place after serving a one-match ban final week, whereas one other of their key gamers is nearing a protracted-awaited return.

Not but prepared to start out, Dusan Vlahovic is again in coaching after greater than three months on the sidelines; solely Emil Holm and Arkadiusz Milik are unavailable.

Until Vlahovic returns, Jonathan David and Lois Openda will vie to start out up entrance, with Spalletti often preferring the Canadian.

Meanwhile, Pisa are nonetheless lacking injured trio Daniel Denoon, Isak Vural and Simone Scuffet.

The latter’s fellow goalkeeper Adrian Semper not too long ago resumed full coaching, so the place of third-selection stopper Nicolas is in some doubt. 

Arturo Calabresi (shoulder) and Felipe Loyola (ankle) are each nursing knocks, so it stays to be seen if both can characteristic in Turin.

Juventus doable beginning lineup:

Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; McKennie, Thuram, Locatelli, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; David

Pisa doable beginning lineup:

Semper; Canestrelli, Caracciolo, Bozhinov; Toure, Loyola, Aebischer, Marin, Angori; Moreo, Durosinmi

We say: Juventus 2-0 Pisa

Juventus can not afford to slide up on Saturday, as that may severely injury their hopes of Champions League qualification.

As Pisa are low on each confidence and high quality, Juve ought to put up their first league win for a month.

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