On Wednesday, starting at 17:55, the match Lokomotiv – Juventus will be played, within the phase of the Champions League groups, Group D, 2019/2020 edition. Lokomotiv made an excellent match in the tour, opening the scoring in Turin, through the success of Aleksey Miranchuk. Paulo Dybala scored a double in the second half, winning all 3 points for Maurizio Sarri’s group. The Russians now propose the same excellent evolution, and next to the advantage of their own land, it will be a very difficult duel for “Old Lady”.
The close result of the tour does not show the dominance of Juventus, who had 28 goals on goal, compared to 5 of the Russians, with 11-0 corner statistics. However, Lokomotiv has defended excellent, tactics that will approach it in return from Moscow. On the weekend, the Russians drew with UFA, score 1-1, contrary to the victory obtained by Juventus, score 1-0 in the local derby with Turin. Maurizio Sarri’s team leads Group D of the Champions League, with 7 points, and Lokomotiv remains with the dowry of the first round, victory with Leverkusen. Juventus is unbeaten in the last 15 matches in all competitions, during which time the Torinese have not received more than one goal per game in the last 10 disputes. The tactic for Wednesday’s match is clear, Lokomotiv will aim for a draw, a result that can please the Italians, but not entirely. The few absences from the hosts’ camp would make the point even more valuable, and many goals in this duel are not very likely.
Probable teams:
Locomotive: Guilherme; Ignatyev, Höwedes, Murilo, Ćorluka, Rybus; Krychowiak, Barinov, João Mário; Al. Miranchuk, Éder
Absent: Djordjević, An. Miranchuk, Smolov
Juventus: Szczęsny; Danilo, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanić, Matuidi; Ramsey; Ronaldo, Dybala
Suspended: Juan Cuadrado
PREDICTION: Juventus to win @ 1,64
