07/15/2020 - 13:01
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With Cristiano Ronaldo and Dybala from the start, the Juventus leader visits Sassuolo at Mapei Stadium , for Date 33 of the Italian Serie A, in one of the most attractive duels of the day.
In the absence of six dates for the end of the championship, he commands with eight points of advantage although he barely garnered one in his last two presentations and that is why this duel takes on vital importance.
A careful rival for Vecchia Signora , who does not want to stumble on his way to the ninth Scudetto in a row and who must pay attention to his rival on duty, who comes preceded by a streak of four wins in a row.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in the draw against Atalanta last day. (Photo: Marco Bertorello / AFP).
The last victim of the team trained by Roberto De Zerbi was Lazio, who faced the "green-black" suffered his second defeat at home in the tournament and the fourth since soccer resumed, so he now shares third place with Inter.
The Neroazzurro of Antonio Conte defeated Torino last day in a game that started with a loss and was the only one of those who fight at the top who sang victory since Juventus barely achieved a dying home draw with Atalanta.
It was thanks to the two penalties converted by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo that allowed him to keep his undefeated at home safe against the revelation team of the tournament, which was about to add his tenth consecutive victory and which yesterday thrashed the weak Brescia.
Maurizio Sarri will choose Bernardeschi instead of Douglas Costa, who will be on the substitute bank. (Photo: EFE / EPA / LUCA ZENNARO).
Somewhat more modest, although not negligible, is Sassuolo's campaign since the tournament restarted, to the point that coach Maurizio Sarri compared him in the previous match with Gian Piero Gasperini's team.
"Sassuolo, like Atalanta, is the team in the best condition and one of the most interesting teams. He has a great coach and an excellent project," said the Juventus coach.
Sassuolo reaped the last 12 points in a row, while Juventus barely scratched a draw at home against Atalanta after the surprise defeat suffered as a visitor against Milan.
Striker Francesco Caputo, Sassuolo's top scorer, will start in the duel against Juventus, for Serie A of Italy. (Photo: Vincenzo Pinto / AFP).
Simone Inzaghi's team repeated the experience at the Olympic this Saturday against De Zerbi's despite starting off with a win, as he ended up falling with an added-time goal by Franceso Caputo , the "green-black" scorer with 16 goals.
Twelve more celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo, who is only one away from the gunner Ciro Immobile and will go for more this afternoon in a pair with the Argentine Paulo Dybala in search of the lost victory.
Juventus' last victory was three days ago against Genoa, with goals from CR7, Dybala and Brazilian Douglas Costa, who is announced as a substitute tomorrow as Sarri would opt for Federico Bernardeschi to complete the trident .
Paulo Dybala will start in Juventus' attack with Cristiano Ronaldo, in the match against Sassuolo. (Photo: Marco Bertorello / AFP).
A key loss by sanction will be that of the Colombian Juan Cuadrado, to replace the Brazilian Danilo, who will start alongside his compatriot Alex Sandro and the Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur, while Gonzalo Higuaín will be substitute .
With them, Juventus will try not to repeat what happened at the end of the previous season when, after securing the title, they did not win any of their last five games of the championship.
A "luxury" that cannot occur this time if you do not want to be surprised because, as Sarri warns, "we must harvest at least 11 points in these last six games because the Scudetto is still far away."
Sarri will also have Turkish Merih Demiral and Giorgio Chiellini on the bench, two who completed their recovery from their injuries, but have not yet been filmed.
Gonzalo Higuaín will wait for his opportunity on the bench of Juventus substitutes. (Photo: Reuters / Massimo Pinca).
Leonardo Bonucci, who now carries the captain's tape and has a "foot ailment that forces him to wait until the last moment to assess whether he is playing or the best thing to do is rest," Sarri explained.
A detail to take into account because on Monday Juventus will receive Lazio in Turin for the next date, in which Inter will visit Rome on Sunday and Atalanta will start on Saturday at Hellas Verona field.
Duel on Monday in Turin that Lazio dreamed of before the championship was interrupted as it was only one point away from the top and it was assumed, then, that this clash would be decisive in the fight for the title.
The Lazio debacle detracted from it, but it could still serve as a relaunch point as long as he manages to recover today when he visits Udinese.
Possible formations
The 11th of Sassuolo : Consigli; Müldür, Chiriches, Ferrari, Rogério; Magnanelli, Locatelli; Berardi, Duricic, Boga; Caputo. DT: Roberto De Zerbi.
Juventus 11 : Szczesny; Danilo, De Ligt, Rugani, Sandro; Bentancur, Pjanic, Rabiot; Bernardeschi, Dybala, Ronaldo. DT: Maurizio Sarri.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one goal away from catching Ciro Immobile at the top of Italy's Serie A scorers table. (Photo: Miguel Medina / AFP).
Stadium : Mapei Stadium.
Hours : 4:45 p.m. (Argentine time).
TV : ESPN.
Referee : Paolo Valeri.