Juventus face Cagliari in their Serie A fixture on Saturday, with in-form Alvaro Morata is expected to lead the line.
Cagliari may prove to be a tough nut to crack for Juventus, who will be without Bonucci and Chiellini in the game.
When is the Match between Juventus and Cagliari ?
The match between Juventus and Cagliari will take place at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
Kick Off Time
The match will start 7.45pm GMT.
Team News & Tactics
Juventus suffered a double blow in the international break, as they lost their two main central defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci to muscular problems on international duty.
Fortunately, Andrea Pirlo might be able to call upon Matthijs de Ligt and Alex Sandro, as the duo resumed full training earlier this week.
Predicted Lineup (3-4-1-2): Szczesny; Danilo, De Ligt, Demiral; Sandro, Bentancur, McKennie, Cuadrado; Dybala; Ronaldo, Morata
Cagliari
Cagliari manager Eusebio Di Francesco has conducted recent training sessions without Zito Luvumbo, Giuseppe Ciocci, Simone Pinna and Luca Ceppitelli, so they are definitely out of the game.
Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cragno; Tripaldelli, Walukiewicz, Klavan, Zappa; Rog, Marin; Sottil, Pedro, Ounas; Simeone
Juventus vs Cagliari Head-to-Head and Results
Juventus have locked horns with Cagliari on 89 occasions since 1964. As one might expect, The Old Lady have enjoyed the upper hand against the team from Sardinia.
Juventus have been victorious in close to half of their meetings with Cagliari, winning 44 games, while the visitors have just 15 wins to their name. As many as 30 encounters between the two sides have ended in a stalemate.
Key Stats
After a streak of 18 unbeaten Serie A matches versus Cagliari, Juventus lost to them in July this year. Last time Juventus lost two in a row versus Cagliari was in 2009.
Cagliari have scored 2+ goals in their previous 5 matches this season, winning three out of those matches.
Juventus have started gameweek 8 from outside the top 3 of the table for the first time since the 2015/16 season when they were 12th.
If Juventus draw the match versus Cagliari, it will be the first time since 1978/79 that Juventus will have drawn five of their first eight Serie A matches.
Cagliari’s Giovanni Simeone is close to securing his 50th goal in the Serie A. Aged 25 years and 139 days, Simeone could join Icardi, Dybala and Crespo who are the only Argentinians to have achieved this record at a younger age.
