Juventus vs AC Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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It is one of the most famous clashes in Italian football and it has already been played once this year with AC Milan coming from behind to defeat Juventus in the semi-finals of the Supercoppa Italiana and they now do battle in Serie A at the J Stadium in Turin.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 18th January, 2025: UK – 5:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Juventus Team News: Several injuries
Serbia international striker Dusan Vlahovic has raised question marks over Thiago Motta’s style of football and he remains unavailable for this one due to a thigh injury.
As well as the absence of Vlahovic, defensive trio Bremer, Danilo and Juan Cabal all remain sidelined alongside both Francisco Conceicao and Arkadiusz Milik.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Yildiz, McKennie, Gonzalez; Koopmeiners
Unavailable: Danilo (Injured), Juan Cabal (Injured), Bremer (Injured), Conceicao (Injured), Milik (Injured), Vlahovic (Injured)
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AC Milan Team News: Key issues
AC Milan are dealing with plenty of injury issues ahead of the Rossoneri’s trip to Turin with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Samu Chukwueze and Noah Okafor, bound for RB Leipzig, all out.
Sergio Conceicao’s key improvement for his side is to get the best out of Portugal international Rafael Leao with the former Porto boss already implementing his 4-4-2 system.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernandez; Pulisic, Musah, Bennacer, Reijnders; Alvaro Morata, Leao
Unavailable: Florenzi (Injured), Loftus-Cheek (Injured), Chukwueze (Injured), Okafor (Injured)
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Juventus vs AC Milan Prediction
Thiago Motta is under pressure despite the fact that Juventus remain the only unbeaten side in Serie A. They remain outside of the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots, though, because they have drawn 13 and won just seven of their 20 matches so far this season. They now face an AC Milan side that come into this one on the back of their aforementioned victory over Juve in the Supercoppa Italiana before another come from behind win to defeat Derby della Madonnina rivals Internazionale in the final. They were then held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Cagliari before a 2-1 win against Como in midweek following the appointment of Sergio Conceicao. Conceicao is excellent at making his sides difficult to beat and Juventus’ 20-game unbeaten run of form is simply unsustainable so siding with the Rossoneri is the way to go for this one.
Juventus vs AC Milan Tip: Double chance – AC Milan to win or draw
