Juventus take on the visitors Fiorentina in the round 18 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, December 29th at Allianz Stadium (Turin).
Juventus changed very seriously in the off-season. First of all, it is worth noting the tough transfer campaign, when their players were sold for next to nothing (Chiesa) or even just let go (Szczesny), while only for the pair Douglas Louis and Koopmeners in the summer they paid more than a hundred million - and there were plenty of other newcomers. Thiago Motta was called to coach in place of Allegri, who was fired with scandal in the spring, of course, after he led Bologna to the Champions League. But at the new place, the results are extremely contradictory so far. Well, okay, in the cup everything is in order, they crushed Cagliari 4-0. And in the Champions League, due to the 2-0 with Manchester City, they finished the year with 11 points - there is every chance to talk about the playoffs. In Serie A, of course, you can be proud of the unbeaten streak. But the lion's share of the matches end in draws - even with the new outsider, Venezia. However, in the last round they managed to secure a 2-1 victory over Monza.
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Fiorentina gained momentum in the fall. Last season, Squadra Viola repeated their results from the year before: they reached the Conference League final, and lost it again, while simultaneously finishing in Serie A in 8th place again. After that, Italiano was replaced by Palladino as coach. At first, Raffaele had a lot of problems, an ambitious club at the start - he also ended in a draw, including twice with the Puskas Academy, so they only got past the Hungarians on the way to the group round in a penalty shootout. But in the main round they took 4 wins and 13 points. At the same time, they improved on the domestic stage, rising to the top quartet of Serie A leaders by winter. Although Empoli's defeat in the cup (albeit on penalties), and before that the defeat of Bologna hint that the players are far from ideal. Especially since in the last round they lost 1-2 at home to Udinese.
All three of the last head-to-head matches were won by the Bianconeri. The Old Lady seems to have picked up speed now, while the visitors are clearly not in shape. We are betting on the home team to win.
Prediction for the match: Juventus to win.
