Juventus and Atalanta meet at Juventus Stadium, in a match for the 37th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 12-26-2018, the two teams tied (2-2). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 6 matches won 6. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 03-14-2018, to Serie A, Juventus won by (2-0). G. Higuaín (29 ‘) and B. Matuidi (81’) scored the goals for Juventus. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Juventus:
After 28 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 89 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Roma (2-0), after in the previous match they tied (1-1) at home, in a match against Torino. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 10 conceded.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 18 games ago. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 27 of its last 36 games for Serie A, of these 27 came to rest in advantage in 17 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 23 In 36 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times, but got the comeback in 5.
Juventus come to this day with a defeat, 2-0, in the displacement to the field of Rome, registering the third consecutive game without beating in this competition. Despite this black phase, the local club already won the title of the Italian championship. In this match against Atalanta, coach Massimiliano Allegri must keep the team in a 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of ball possession and slow attacks, especially through the flanks: Pjanic is the great organizer of the game. offensive process. Cristiano Ronaldo is the great highlight of this formation, since it is the best score, with 21 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Khedira, Perin, Chiellini and Douglas Costa, players recovering from injury.
Atalanta:
After 19 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 65 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Lazio, by (1-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Genoa, by (2-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last match that they disputed, for Coppa Italia, they lost with Lazio at home (0-2). In the last 10 away matches for the championship Atalanta has 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 22 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 18 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 36 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 18 times, but got the comeback in 6.
Atalanta comes to this match with a defeat, by 0-2, against Lazio, in a game for the Italian Cup. In the last match for the Italian championship, the visiting team beat Genoa, 2-1: Castagne and Musa Barrow scored the team’s goals. Often coach Gian Piero Gasperini acts with three men on defense, five in midfield and two in attack, with Zapata and Papú Gómez being the most advanced team references. However, the great offensive weapon of this formation is the extreme Ilicic, player very fast and excellent in the hand to hand. For this game the coach does not have Jose Luis Palomino, suspended, in addition to Rafael Toloi and Marco Varnier, both injured.
