Cagliari vs Juventus Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Cagliari have been the surprise package in Serie A thus far as they now welcome the inconsistent Juventus to the Unipol Demus in Sardinia on Sunday.
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Cagliari preview: Strong start
Having stuck by Fabio Pisacane over the summer, Cagliari have been extremely impressive with four victories in their opening five games as they sit tucked inside the top four and a point off top spot ahead of this weekend’s match day.
The Sardinians went into the break on the back of edging past Udinese by a goal to nil at the Bluenergy Stadium in Friuli, courtesy of a Daniel Maldini winner with the youngster enjoying a strong start to the season on the pitch and a chaotic one off it.
Juventus preview: Inconsistent Juve
Luciano Spalletti and his Juventus side missed out on the top four and UEFA Champions League qualification last season but The Old Lady now have a lot of depth to their squad as they seek to make amends this time around.
They have been frustrated by inconsistency thus far with a draw with AC Milan and a defeat to Sassuolo undermining their start, albeit they headed into the break with a UEFA Europa League thumping of NEC Nijmegen and a league defeat of Atalanta.
Cagliari team news: Kevin Carlos a doubt
Former Nice forward Kevin Carlos remains a doubt for Cagliari this weekend with Alessandro Deiola and Mattia Felici remaining confirmed absentees.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Caprile; Ze Pedro, Yerry Mina, Javi Rodriguez; Sugawara, Romano, Winks, Obert; Adopo, Maldini; Mendy
Unavailable: Deiola (Injured), Felici (Injured)
Questionable: Idrissi (Injured), Trepy (Injured), Kevin Carlos (Injured)
Juventus team news: A few issues
Club captain Manuel Locatelli sustained an ACL injury last summer and he remains sidelined alongside Khephren Thuram and Kenan Yildiz.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Jhon Lucumi, Celik; McKennie, Douglas Luiz; Conceicao, Gonzalez, Alajbegovic; Kolo Muani
Unavailable: Grabara (Injured), Thuram (Injured), Locatelli (Injured), Yildiz (Injured), Milik (Injured)
Questionable: Juan Cabal (Fitness), Boga (Fitness), Ekhator (Fitness)
Cagliari vs Juventus prediction
The players at the disposal of Luciano Spalletti, as well as his preference for a more attacking and proactive style of football, should lead to the Bianconeri being quite fun to watch for the neutral this season. They are running up against a Cagliari side that have only dropped points against Internazionale thus far but with five goals scored in four games have a clear way in which they set about to get results. A low-scoring contest seems a decent bet for this one.
Cagliari vs Juventus tip: Under 2.5 goals
