Udinese vs Juventus: Juventus begin their Serie A 2021-22 campaign with an away trip as they face Udinese on Sunday at the Dacia Arena.
Match Details:
Teams: Udinese vs Juventus
Venue: Dacia Arena, Udine, Italy
Date: Sunday 22nd August, 2021
Time: 10:00 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.juventus.com/en
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🏟 Stadio Friuli
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📲 #UdineseJuve pic.twitter.com/5FRIyz95Jk— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) August 22, 2021
Preview
Allegri will look to begin his 2nd stint with Juventus in style as his side takes on Udinese in their opening match of the 2021-22 Serie A season.
Juventus were not at their best last season under Pirlo and managed to secure only a 4th place finish post which Pirlo was shown the door.
Poor performances across Europe also saw them miss out on the Champions League with the Coppa Italia being the only title they could pick up by the end of the season.
Getting ready for #UdineseJuve! 🏃♂️
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The over-reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo, who was the league’s top scorer last season was visible as the Bianconeri faltered.
With the return of Allegri, the men from Turin will hope to once again get back to the top and make a difference to European football as well.
On the other hand, Udinese finished a lowly 14th last season, 7 points off the relegation zone.
Hence, they will need to show vast improvement this time if they want to finish in a better position.
🎯 Concentrazione alta ⚡️
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🎯 High focus ⚡️⚪⚫ #AlèUdin #ForzaUdinese #Training pic.twitter.com/eUsYV637g2
— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) August 20, 2021
Rodrigo de Paul was their top scorer last campaign with 9 goals to his name but after 5 years, he left them for Atletico Madrid.
The likes of Padelli, Udogie, Silvestri and Samardzic have joined the Udinese side in the transfer and Gotti will hope to see get them up and running this season without further ado.
Both sides met last season in the Serie A where Juventus made a comeback to win 2-1.
Form Guide
Udinese: DLLLW
Juventus: WWWLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Udinese 3-1 Ascoli
Juventus 3-1 Atalanta
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Udinese vs Juventus in India?
The match can be live streamed on the JioTV App while the broadcast is available on Sony Ten 2/HD.
Team News
Nestorovski is ruled out for the Udinese side due to cruciate ligament injury.
Juventus will miss the services of Arthur and Rabiot due to injury while McKennie is suspended for this clash due to accumulation of last season’s bookings.
Udinese possible 11:
Silvestri, Becao, Nuytinck, Samir, Molina, Pereyra, Walace, Makengo, Udogie, Pussetto and Deulofeu
Juventus possible 11:
Szczesny, Sandro, de Ligt, Bonucci, Danilo, Bernardeschi, Ramsey, Bentancur, Ronaldo, Chiesa and Dybala
Prediction: Udinese 0-3 Juventus
Juventus should register a comfortable opening day win as they have a stronger squad at the moment and in-form players.
Ronaldo and Chiesa come off successful international stints with the goals-backing them and confidence.
Udinese will struggle to put Allegri’s side under pressure and this is set to be a positive return for the Italian.
Players to watch out for: Pussetto, Deulofeu, Ronaldo and Chiesa.