It didn’t take lengthy for Juventus to get some assist relating to closing the hole between themselves and Como in fourth place. It got here from a considerably surprising supply by a really surprising scoreline, but it surely was one thing that resulted within the three-point hole between the 2 sides taking place to at least one.
This weekend may very nicely be the identical sort of scenario — particularly once you keep in mind that Como are dealing with the group at the moment sitting atop the Serie A standings.
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However in contrast to Easter Monday when Juventus had a provincial membership on the schedule, they now should additionally attempt to fend off a group that’s clad in nerazzurro — this one being about an hour or so on prepare from Milan.
Twenty-four hours earlier than Como face league-leading Inter Milan on the shores of Lake Como, Juventus will take the sector on the New Steadiness Stadium in Bergamo trying to do one thing that they weren’t capable of do within the Coppa Italia couple of months in the past — beat Raffaele Palladino and Atalanta. Sure, the identical Atalanta group that was the final remaining group within the Champions League earlier than they bumped into the Bayern Munich machine that has one foot within the semifinals. The identical Atalanta group will advance to the Coppa Italia last with a win over Lazio in a few weeks. And the identical Atalanta group that each bounced Juventus from the Coppa Italia again in early February and that the Bianconeri haven’t crushed .
This kicks off an enormous three-game stretch for Juventus, with the subsequent three weekends wanting like this:
Neglect who Como have on the schedule for a second as a result of for Luciano Spalletti that could be a important three-game span over the subsequent 14 days during which Juventus will primarily proceed some type of cost towards the highest 4 or just about want a miracle within the last month of the 2025-26 season to qualify for the Champions League. It already isn’t straightforward, however you then throw in some very powerful opponents on high of it as Como attempt to maneuver round their hardest remaining fixtures with a bonus over Juventus.
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It’s clear what Juventus should do: simply hold the stress up.
If they will do this on a constant foundation, although, that’s the larger query that’s nonetheless very removed from being a certainty — or actually something near it. That is the 2026 model of Juventus in any case, the place issues are each excellent with the potential for delivering the wrong way fairly shortly. Ya know, simply as Monday’s win over Genoa just about reminded us all of as soon as once more.
Now it’s an away fixture in opposition to a significantly better and way more proficient group who’re by no means a straightforward opponent on their house subject. Which is one thing Juventus know all too nicely from a again in early February.
Since being dumped out of the Champions League Spherical of 16, Atalanta have tried to get again on monitor in opposition to two of Serie A’s worst groups, Hellas Verona and Lecce. It’s secure to say that Atalanta’s 3-0 win over Lecce on Easter Monday went a complete lot higher than grinding out a slim 1-0 victory over soon-to-be Serie B-bound Verona.
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Over their final six video games, each Juventus and Atalanta have picked up 11 factors.
And with Atalanta only one level behind sixth-place Roma coming into Matchday 32, there’s nonetheless loads of hope for Palladino and Co. that they’ve an opportunity to qualify for the Convention League and even Europa League if they will go on a late-season run.
Nevertheless it’s fairly easy for Juventus: simply don’t repeat what occurred the final time you visited Bergamo.
As a lot as Juve dominated that Feb. 5 loss in Bergamo, it was Atalanta that was about as environment friendly as doable once they did even have the ball. As a lot as Juve had almost 60% of the possession or almost twice as many photographs as La Dea, it didn’t matter. This was the beginning of a February during which Juventus’ January fortunes shortly changed into one thing way more unlucky and any type of main progress that it appeared like Spalletti is perhaps making abruptly glided by the wayside. Certain, it was “solely” the Coppa Italia, but it surely was a loss that proved to be a quite massive dangerous omen for what was to come back over the subsequent few weeks each domestically and in Europe.
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That was over two months in the past, although. Simply how a lot totally different Juventus are from that model of themselves might be a little bit up within the air relying on who you ask. However Spalletti actually is aware of that this can be a weekend during which his group may return up into fourth place for a couple of hours or possibly even longer than that.
Asking for a little bit assist from Inter is rarely a great factor as a result of it’s Inter. However that’s the case this weekend. First Juventus have to maintain their very own enterprise, although — and that appears like quite a bit harder of a process as in comparison with earlier this week after all people celebrated Easter.
Let’s simply hope the tip outcome is similar sort of factor as we noticed a couple of days in the past on the Allianz.
TEAM NEWS
Juventus shall be with out all-everything midfielder Weston McKennie in opposition to Atalanta on Saturday night time. The versatile Texan shall be serving a one-game suspension resulting from yellow card accumulation.
On high of that, after barely having to cope with any type of damage issues popping out of the worldwide break, Spalletti will now be with out three gamers — together with two possible starters — in opposition to Atalanta.
Dusan Vlahovic will miss the subsequent couple of weeks after selecting up a calf damage as he was warming up throughout the second half. Vlahovic is actually out of the Atalanta and Bologna matchups, whereas possible a doubt for Juve’s journey to San Siro to face former supervisor Max Allegri and AC Milan.
Mattia Perin is taken into account “day-to-day” after having to be substituted on the half of Monday’s win over Genoa. And Vasilije Adžić, who was famous known as as much as face Genoa, continues to be working his means again to 100% health after selecting up an ankle damage whereas on worldwide responsibility with the Montenegro Underneath-21 squad.
With McKennie suspended for the journey to Bergamo, Teun Koopmeienrs is predicted to come back into the beginning lineup to fill his place. That might end in a slight formation change from Spalletti, who has beforehand used Koopmeiners in a three-man midfield quite than as a No. 10 like he has with McKennie.
Jonathan David is predicted to retain his spot within the beginning lineup after enjoying from the opening whistle in opposition to Genoa on Monday.
As was the case earlier within the week in opposition to Genoa, Lloyd Kelly is one yellow card away from having to endure the identical destiny as McKennie and be pressured to serve a one-game ban resulting from accumulation.
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JUVENTUS PLAYER TO WATCH
For the primary time in almost two months, Michele Di Gregorio appears set to start out a sport in aim for Juventus.
There are very legitimate explanation why he’s gone so lengthy in between begins. However what he did in his sudden look off the bench again on Monday may show to be a serious confidence booster for a participant who was struggling amidst mounting stress.
Or at the very least we hope that’s the case.
With Perin nonetheless on day-to-day standing, the probability of Di Gregorio beginning in aim for the primary time since Juventus’ loss to Como during which he made a number of key blunders is fairly obvious. However what occurred this previous Monday in opposition to Genoa can also’t be ignored — each in phrases to the significance of that outcome, the context during which he entered the sport and in addition simply the potential impression it may have on a participant who wanted that precise sort of confidence increase.
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He was known as into motion as a result of Perin, Juventus’ starter in aim the previous six weeks, acquired harm proper earlier than the half. And, in fairly the fascinating twist, it was Di Gregorio coming to the rescue to maintain the clear sheet — and the three factors — intact with an enormous double save. The response from his teammates was fairly highly effective as a result of they know what the participant and, possibly extra importantly, the person has been by means of since he misplaced his beginning job in aim to Perin. There may be congratulating a teammate on an enormous, game-defining sort of save, then there may be the response that Di Gregorio acquired. It was one which had a variety of emotion to it apart from simply what occurred a couple of seconds earlier.
However now, with Perin out, it’s about carrying over that confidence and that renewed sense of belonging with him to Bergamo. In a means, it’s precisely like a aim scorer who lastly finds the again of the web after a protracted chilly streak — you need them to make the most of the drought ending and hopefully head off on a heater. For Di Gregorio, it’s now about benefiting from this opportunity to play once more and never repeating the identical sort of errors that led him to dropping his job within the first place.
If he does the higher of these two choices, then the participant who made quite a few big-time saves down the stretch final season shall be displaying his face once more. And that, my pals, could be a welcome sight certainly.
MATCH INFO
When: Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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The place: New Steadiness Enviornment, Bergamo, Italy.
Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 7:45 p.m. in the UK, 2:45 p.m. Jap time, 1:45 p.m. Central time, 11:45 a.m. Pacific time.
HOW TO WATCH
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