Juventus – Torino: 6th May 2017

Champions League, top priority

Juventus Torino takes the lead in Serie A with 84 points in 34 rounds. Thus, Massimiliano Allegri’s band was more than a 9-point retreat from the second-place AS Roma, just four stages before the end of the season in Italy. Moreover, “bianconerii” can become mathematical champions for the sixth consecutive year just after this round if AS Roma does not get a higher number of points than Juventus in the weekend match. Thus, with minimal pressure in the championship, “bianconerii” will certainly focus on Champions League semifinals, where they have the chance to win the competition.

Urged by pride

Torino ranks 9th in Serie A, with 49 points in 34 stages. So, the students of Sinisa Mihajlovic have remained without any particular goal in this season’s end, the only ambition of the “browns” being to get a positive result in front of the big rival after a considerable time. However, the circumstances are happy for the guests, as Juve will focus on this season’s final stage in the elimination stages of the UEFA Champions League, so chances for FC Torino to go unbeaten from “Juventus Stadium” start to grow considerably.

Direct meetings

In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, Juventus was forced nine times, while FC Torino won the other duel in April 2015;

The 2015 spring match, won by FC Torino with a score of 2-1, was, in fact, the only victory of the “browns” in front of the great rival this century;

Probable teams:

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Buffon-Dani Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro-Pjanic, Khedira- Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic- Higuain

Torino (4-2-3-1): Hart – Zappacosta, Castan, Moretti, Avelar – Acquah, Baselli – Falque, Ljajic, Boye – Belotti