07/29/2020 - 15:41
- Clarín.com
- sports
Juventus, who with overwhelming dominance became the Italian Serie A champion for the ninth consecutive season, visits Cagliari on Wednesday in the outgoing game of the eight that complete the 37th and penultimate date.
The match is played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in the city of Cagliari from 16:45 (Argentina time) behind closed doors for the public due to the coronavirus pandemic and televised on the ESPN 2 signal .
Juventus was crowned champion early last Sunday after winning Sampdoria (2-0) and intends to maintain its winning streak in Serie A to come in good spirits to its commitment to the knockout stages of the Champions League, next August 7, in Turin, against the French Olympique de Lyon, where he needs to overcome the defeat (1-0) at the first crossing to advance the phase.
Juventus presents Gonzalo Higuaín as a starter to accompany the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo up front, and Cordovan Paulo Dybala is not injured, while Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur, who emerged from Boca Juniors, also plays from the start.
In the Cagliari, who does not play for nothing, the Argentine striker Giovanni Simeone is the starter and the Uruguayan Nahitan Nández, former Boca Juniors, does not play, due to the accumulation of warnings.