Juventus vs Inter - Serie A: Team news, lineups & prediction
Juventus host Inter on Sunday night as two of Serie A's most successful sides slug it out from the fringes of the division's elite.
These clubs dominated Italian football to such an extent that the legendary journalist Gianni Brera dubbed it the Derby d'Italia. Yet, Juve and Inter trudge into the weekend sitting seventh and sixth in the league respectively.
Here's everything you need to know about the 246th iteration of this famous old rivalry.
Where are Juventus vs Inter playing?
- Location: Turin, Italy
- Stadium: Allianz Stadium
- Date: Sunday 6 November
- Kick-off Time: 19:45 GMT / 15:45 EST / 12:45 PST
- VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo
- Referee: Daniele Doveri
Juventus vs Inter H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Juventus: 1 Win
Inter: 3 Wins
Draws: 1
Current Form (Last Five Games)
Juventus: WWLWL
Inter: WWWWL
Juventus team news
Paul Pogba's agent recently revealed that the French midfielder will not return in time for the winter World Cup. Weston McKennie is expected to recover ahead of the finals in Qatar, but suffered a quadriceps injury last weekend which is set to sideline him this Sunday. Moise Kean is suffering from a problem in the same area.
Mattia De Sciglio (thigh) is likely to remain in the treatment room with long-term absentees Marley Ake (ankle) and Kaio Jorge (tendon).
However, Massimiliano Allegri was able to give Federico Chiesa his first minutes of the season against Paris Saint-Germain in midweek. Angel Di Maria, Gleison Bremer and Dusan Vlahovic are also expected to be available again.
Juventus predicted lineup vs Inter
Juventus Starting 11 (4-4-2): Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Bonucci, Sandro; Cuadrado, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Vlahovic, Milik.
Bench: Pinsoglio, Perrin, Gatti, Miretti, Rugani, Di Maria, Chiesa, Fagioli, Soule.
Inter team news
Romelu Lukaku has been limited to just three starts since rejoining Inter in the summer, a tally he may not be able to add to after picking up another muscular problem this week. Danilo D'Ambrosio is also a doubt with a groin complaint.
Marcelo Brozovic has returned to first-team training ahead of the Derby d'Italia after sitting out the whole of October with a hamstring problem.
Inter predicted lineup vs Juventus
Inter Starting 11 (3-5-2): Onana; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Martinez, Dzeko.
Bench: Handanovic, Gagliardini, Gosens, Correa, Bellanova, Asllani, Acerbi, Darmian, Mkhitaryan.
Juventus vs Inter score prediction
On the face of it, this is a meeting between mundanity and mayhem. Only Lecce's matches have seen fewer goals at both ends that those involving Juve - who have Serie A's tightest defence.
Inter, by comparison, have rediscovered their pazza (crazy) alter-ego, scoring and conceding in vast quantities; averaging a league-high 3.5 goals per match.
Juve's injury-ravaged squad is gradually emerging from the treatment room but the Bianconeri aren't favourites in their own stadium this weekend. Prior to Tuesday's Champions League dead-rubber away to Bayern Munich, Inter had gone seven games unbeaten, winning six of them. Juve may not limply roll over in such a feted fixture, but Inter should have enough to return to winning ways.
Prediction: Juventus 1-2 Inter