Coppa Italia finalists Juventus welcomes AC Milan in top-of-the-table clash.
In a thrilling top-of-the-table clash, Juventus host AC Milan at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, with the Old Lady eager to close the gap to second place and the Rossoneri determined to maintain their edge.
Juventus
Juventus will resume Serie A duties this weekend after reaching the Coppa Italia final with a 3-2 aggregate win over Lazio. Despite a 2-1 loss in the semi-final's second leg, their 2-0 victory in the first leg was enough to see them through.
They'll take on Atalanta, who defeated Fiorentina 4-2 on aggregate, in the final scheduled for May 15 at the Stadio Olimpico. Back in Serie A, Juve [DLWDD] remain unbeaten in three games but are without a win in their last two, having drawn 2-2 with Cagliari last weekend.
Currently sitting in 3rd place with 64 points [18W, 10D, 5L], Juve face a crucial top-of-the-table clash with Milan on Saturday. They hope to close the five-point gap to Milan to just two. A win would allow the Bianconeri to complete a league double over Milan for the first time since 2018/19.
However, Juventus have had a mixed run of form this calendar year, with six draws in their last 15 Serie A games, winning only five [5W, 6D, 4L]. Another draw would see them with three consecutive draws for the first time since September–October 2020.
Massimiliano Allegri is likely to stick with his 3-5-2 formation, featuring Dušan Vlahović and Federico Chiesa in attack.
Milan
Milan will be looking to put Monday’s disappointing 2-1 loss to Inter behind them, despite celebratory scenes right under their noses at the San Siro after Inter became champions right after the game. The decisive encounter, marred by ugly incidents, saw Milan finish with nine men, while Inter finished with ten.
Monday’s defeat in the Derby della Madonnina left Milan [WWWDL] with 69 points [21W, 6D, & 6L]. The Rossoneri will now focus on finishing ahead of Juventus, leaving Saturday’s game as a must-win if the objective is to be met with ease.
After nine away defeats in a row against Juventus in Serie A, AC Milan have gone unbeaten in the last three at the Allianz Stadium [2W, 1D, 0L]. They could go four without defeat away to Juve for the first time in the competition since last doing so between May 1991 and March 1994.
A 4—2—3—1 formation with Olivier Giroud in attack is expected. Davide Calabria and Theo Hernández are both suspended following red cards against Inter.
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