Juventus have returned from the Arctic Circle and have the hopes that they are going to be finished with these sorts of temperatures and enjoying situations for the remainder of the late-fall weeks and into the winter. Identical goes for hoping {that a} first Champions League win can carry over to a present run domestically that has seen loads of attracts the previous few weeks.
Then once more, it’s not anticipated to be all that a lot hotter in Turin this weekend.
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So whereas it is likely to be chilly in Turin on Saturday night, Juventus are actually hoping to construct off their first Champions League win of the season. The very last thing Juve supervisor Luciano Spalletti must see from his staff is similar outcome he had seen the earlier three outings in all competitions. You understand, the sight of Juventus drawing towards an opponent regardless of how good or dangerous they could be. However loads like when Juve confronted Fiorentina final weekend, Spalletti’s squad now has a Cagliari facet that entered Matchday 13 in 14th place and all of three factors above the drop zone as we cost towards the halfway level of the 2025-26 season.
It’s the form of staff we’ve seen Juve drop factors towards far too typically during the last 18 months or so.
But when Spalletti’s staff desires any probability of entering into the highest 4 earlier than the tip of the 2025 calendar 12 months, then it’s a lot of these opponents during which they should begin beating frequently once more reasonably than recording draw after draw after draw.
We do know this: As I kind this, Como has simply crushed Sassuolo, so Juventus know that the staff immediately in entrance of them within the standings have gained but once more as they proceed their spectacular begin to the brand new season. Juve will take the sector towards Cagliari in seventh place — a location within the league desk that’s reflective of simply what number of factors they’ve dropped already this season.
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And it’s not like Juve’s residence document in Serie A has been significantly better thus far.
In reality, it’s the identical seventh-place standing when Juve play on the Allianz Stadium, with 4 wins and two losses of their first six residence fixtures domestically this season.
So, with all of that being mentioned, the principle query coming off Tuesday’s win over Bodø/Glimt might be this one: Will we see the Juventus from the primary half in Norway or the one which flipped the rating of their favor within the second half?
It positive can be good — particularly towards a staff like Cagliari that hasn’t gained a recreation because the final week of September and has only a single optimistic outcome over that span, with a scoreless draw towards the aforementioned red-hot Como coming earlier this month.
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However, as we all know, it’s the Cagliaris of the world who Juventus appear to simply battle to do a lot of something proper towards in current occasions. Breaking down a low block? That’s been a slog. Attempting to not let the provincial opponent reap the benefits of the small variety of scoring possibilities they could get? That’s been an enormous ask. We’ve seen Juve do some good issues underneath Spalletti, however those self same issues from the final couple of managers nonetheless present their face extra typically than anyone round right here would really like.
Juventus have gained 14 of their final 17 video games towards Cagliari. That may be a pattern that has to proceed for the straightforward indisputable fact that Spalletti’s squad has to maintain tempo with the highest six and never let issues get even worse as we head towards the brand new 12 months. As a result of if the margin between Juve and the highest six turns into greater than just some factors as soon as we hit Christmas, there’s going to be a number of work to do — sure, much more than the present day — after all of us try to shake off our New Yr’s Eve hangovers.
No person desires that — particularly whenever you notice how crowded the fixture listing goes to be over the subsequent couple of months.
TEAM NEWS
Spalletti didn’t maintain a pre-match press convention on Friday, so we’re uncertain of the place issues stand formally by way of accidents and availability for Saturday’s recreation.
Federico Gatti, who missed the journey to Norway earlier this week because of the flu, seems to be like he might be accessible off the bench after returning to coaching on Thursday.
The gamers who will for positive be out towards Cagliari are the recognized accidents: Gleison Bremer, Carlo Pinsoglio, Daniele Rugani and (after all) Arek Milik.
Contemplating Juventus are every week away from their large journey to Naples, it feels essential to repeat that Teun Koopmeiners is one yellow card away from having to serve a one-game ban. So if he desires to proceed the current pattern of not getting a card, that ought to guarantee he might be enjoying towards Napoli in every week.
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JUVENTUS PLAYER TO WATCH
As we’ve got finished loads of the occasions over the previous few years, we’re going to speak about any individual from Serbia.
The catch is that the Serbian we’re about to speak about in all probability isn’t the one you suppose.
Yep, with a month left within the 12 months 2025, we’re about to debate the potential influence of the Serbian finest recognized for spamming crosses from the left wing over and over.
That’s proper, of us. The Serbian we’re about to speak about is Filip Kostic. You understand, the man who scored Juventus’ solely aim of their less-than-inspiring efficiency in Florence final weekend.
In relation to the anticipated lineups for Cagliari’s journey to Turin, guess who’s being tipped to begin on the left wing?
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That, my buddies, can be our buddy Kostic.
It’s not one thing I anticipated to essentially contemplate all that a lot within the calendar 12 months of 2025. However when you concentrate on it for just a few seconds, would you contemplate Kostic the most suitable choice Juve at present have if wingbacks are nonetheless going to be a factor for this staff heading into 2026? We’re seeing Andrea Cambiaso battle to duplicate the form of type earlier than his ankle harm (and Manchester Metropolis switch rumors) from 12 months in the past. Juan Cabal continues to make wild tackles at any time when attainable, which has turn out to be a really large legal responsibility for this staff. As we all know, as a lot as Weston McKennie can play out large, he isn’t a pure wingback by any means. And relating to Joao Mario, he’s just about an after thought at this level.
That just about leaves you with Kostic, who has performed comparatively effectively with the quantity of recreation time he’s gotten this season.
Juventus’ want for some kind of presence on the left wing that isn’t Kenan Yildiz is fairly obvious at this level. Cambiaso has offered it at occasions, however remains to be simply so extensively inconsistent on each ends of the sector to be relied upon like he has been previously. (He’ll nonetheless get a number of minutes, although, due to who he’s and he has a supervisor who very a lot appreciates him.) However Kostic has delivered when he’s performed — which, once more, is one thing I didn’t anticipate to say when it turned evident he was sticking round this season.
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So let’s hope Kostic can as soon as once more do one thing cool on the left wing similar to he did final weekend. Perhaps it may well even are available in a recreation that Juventus really wins, too.
MATCH INFO
When: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.
The place: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy.
Official kickoff time: 6 p.m. native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 5 p.m. in the UK, 12 p.m. Jap time, 11 a.m. Central time, 9 a.m. Pacific time.
HOW TO WATCH
Tv: Fox Deportes (United States); TLN (Canada).
On-line/Streaming: , CBS Sports activities Golazo Community, DAZN USA, Amazon Prime Video (United States); DAZN Canada; fuboTV Canada (Canada); DAZN UK (United Kingdom); DAZN Italia, Sky Go Italia (Italy).
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