Udinese vs Juventus: Two months after both teams met, Juventus are traveling to Udinese for the first time this season. In a battle of the Bianconeri, Juventus will try everything possible to make sure they are ready for the new season.
However, Udinese are looking forward to ending their poor results against the Turin side.
Udinese vs Juventus Preview
After the reimposition of point deduction, a painful European exit and a successive league defeat made Juventus end their miserable season. Although defeating Udinese at the end was good news for the fans,
In the rare absence of European football, Juventus is looking forward to returning to top form this season, although controversies will continue to pursue the club.
After a long pre-season trip where Juventus defeated AC Milan and Real Madrid, Juventus captain Leonardo Bonucci is no longer part of Allegri’s plans as he is already interested in joining Lazio.
There are negotiations going on about bringing Romelu Lukaku to Juventus. The club had already signed Timothy Weah. Both Manuel Locatelli and Arkadiusz Milik turned their loan into a permanent offer.
Juan Cuadrado and Angel Di Maria had already departed from the Old Lady, leaving space for the young players to break into the starting 11 this season.
Juventus kept 20 clean sheets last season, fewer than only Lazio in the league. Allegri is looking forward to getting his 250th win as Juventus manager in a similar style.
Ahead of the season opener against Udinese, Juventus had won the most Serie A season openers with 59 victories.
In recent years, Udinese’s Dacia Arena has improved this club’s performance in Turin, where it had lost one out of the 15 matches against the old lady.
This will be the fifth time the clubs will be meeting on the first match day, with two wins for Juventus, two draws, and one win for Udinese. Having lost the last four matches of the 2022–23 season, Udinese ended their season with the worst losing streak since 2018.
Andrea Sottil’s side finished in 12th place last season with 13 draws, hampering their progress into the top half of the Serie A table.
Udinese vs Juventus Team News
Mattia De Scigilo and Paul Pogba are set to miss the match against Udinese. Timothy Weah is expected to make his debut against Udinese. Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa are likely to stay up front.
The two players had scored five goals against Udinese to date. However, Udinese made two new signings, Christian Kabasele and Jordan Zemura, who are likely to sign.
Udinese vs. Juventus Probable Line-Up
Udinese’s Probable Starting Lineup:
Silvestri; Perez, Bijol, Masina; Ebosele, Zarraga, Walace, Lovric, Zemura; Thauvin, Beto
Juventus Probable Starting Lineup:
Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, Miretti, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic
Udinese vs Juventus Prediction
Allegri wants to return Juventus glory and would love to do that with a season against Udinese. However, Udinese at home will be extremely difficult to defeat due to the fans support.
Prediction: Udinese 0:1 Juventus