Juventus vs AS Roma – Serie A – Preview

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Sreya

Juventus vs AS Roma – Juventus host AS Roma at the Juventus Stadium on 17th December, Saturday in a ‘top of the table’ Serie A fixture. Juventus and AS Roma are ahead of the other Serie A clubs by a significant margin.

Juventus lead the race for the Scudetto with thirty nine points, while Roma are second in league standings with thirty five points. Juventus have two more wins than Roma after sixteen matches, but both clubs are in a rich vein of form although they suffered surprise losses a couple of weeks ago.

Juventus lost 3-1 to Genoa while Atlanta defeated AS Roma by a 2-1 scoreline.

Team News

Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci are sidelined through injuries for Juventus while Leandro Paredes and Alessandro Florenzi will be missing through injuries for AS Roma. Mohamed Salah is also doubtful for the visitors.

Juventus Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Buffon, Stephan Lichsteiner, Andrea Barzagli, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Sami Khedira, Claudio Marchisio, Stefano Sturaro, Miralem Pjanic, Mario Mandzukic, Gonzalo Higuain.

AS Roma Possible Starting Lineup: Wojciech Szczesny, Antonio Rudiger, Federico Fazio, Kostas Manolas, Emerson, Daniele De Rossi, Kevin Strootman, Diego Perotti, Radja Nainggolan, Stephan El Shaarawy, Edin Dzeko.

“A draw will not suffice for me, matches like this have to be won. Roma are strong and organised – they have quality. We are facing a tough Roma side who are solid and who concede very few goals. It will be an important game, but not a decisive one. We’re all looking forward to a great evening of sport featuring two great teams.”

– Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Juventus vs AS Roma H2H Stats, the last five Serie A encounters between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Juventus and one win for AS Roma, with one match ending in a draw.

Juventus have won their last twenty four home matches in the Serie A. However, AS Roma are undefeated in thirty of their last thirty three league games, so it should be a closely contested affair. Juventus are likely to win 2-1.