Juventus vs Internazionale – Serie A – Preview

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Sreya

Juventus vs Internazionale – Juventus hosts Internazionale at the Juventus Stadium on 5th February, Sunday in a crucial Serie A fixture.

Juventus sit atop the Serie A standings with fifty one points after twenty one matches while Internazionale are fourth with forty two points.

While Juventus bounced back from their 2-1 loss to Fiorentina with consecutive victories against Lazio and Sassuolo, Internazionale have won their last six matches on the trot, scoring thirteen and conceding only twice in those games.

Team News

Mario Lemina is Juventus’ only injury concern while Internazionale have a completely healthy squad to choose from.

Juventus Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Buffon, Stephan Lichsteiner, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Miralem Pjanic, Sami Khedira, Juan Cuadrado, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Gonzalo Higuain.

Internazionale Possible Starting Lineup: Samir Handanovic, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Jeison Murillo, Miranda, Cristian Ansaldi, Marcelo Brozovic, Roberto Gagliardini, Antonio Candreva, Joao Mario, Ivan Perisic, Mauro Icardi.

“Both Juventus and Inter have the potential to win the league. I have no doubt that tomorrow’s game will live up to its billing. In Higuain and Icardi, we’ll be seeing two of the world game’s best strikers out on the field. Whoever the opposition, we need to approach every game with the same focus: we’ve got three games in seven days coming up and each of them are worth three points.”

– Maximilliano Allegri, Juventus.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Juventus vs Internazionale H2H Stats, Juventus have drawn one, won two and lost two of their last five matches against Internazionale in all competitions. In fact, Juventus are undefeated in ten of their last eleven home matches against Inter in all competitions.

While Juventus have won their last 27 home matches in the Serie A, Inter Milan have won seven consecutive league games. It should be a closely contested affair but Juventus are likely to win 2-1 tonight.