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country flag Serie A Round 15
Juventus vs. Internazionale
Fri 07 December 2018 19:30
Referee
Massimiliano Irrati
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Juventus

Last updated: Sat 08 December 2018 07:21
In Brief

Dominated Fiorentina and obtained 3-0 away win. Hosting arch-rivals Inter next. Can with the group. Alex Sandro, Kean, Barzagli and Khedira out.

Looking Back

Despite Fiorentina aggressiveness, they ended up dominating, scoring once in the first half and twice in the second one.

Chiellini was perfect at the back and even scored. Bentancur had Pjanic forgotten in the middle of the park and broke the deadlock. Ronaldo scored his 10th goal for the Old Lady.

Looking Ahead

Host Inter coming off 13 wins and 1 draw in the domestic campaign.

Can with the group. Barzagli and Khedira will be out. Alex Sandro and Kean also absent.

Bentancur is a yellow card away from suspension.

Benatia could represent an alternative to Bonucci in the heart of the defence and Douglas Costa to Dybala in the attack.

Bentancur, who has some back issues, should be preferred to Can in the midfield. In a 4-2-3-1 formation, the latter would sit on the bench and Cuadrado would act as a winger.

Allegri is also considering the adoption of a 4-4-2 system of play.

Points of Interest

Juventus hosted Inter 85 times: they won 58 and drew 16, while losing 11. Overall, they scored 150 goals and conceded 66. It was April 2005 when they last lost, 1-0, and they did not concede any goals in 5 out of the last 8 at home to Inter.

Internazionale

Last updated: Sat 08 December 2018 07:21
In Brief

Failed to beat Roma away despite taking lead twice. A tough trip to Juventus ahead of them. Dalbert and Nainggolan out.

Looking Back

Put under some pressure by Roma, they actually took the lead twice, one per half, but they were reached to a draw in both occasions.

Keita scored while D'Ambrosio served him an assist and dominated at the back. Perisic and Asamoah made some decisive mistakes.

Looking Ahead

Having won only 1 out of the last 3, they are next expected by a trip to Juventus, who won all their home games for over a year.

Dalbert and Nainggolan sat the last game out and will not play again.

Asamoah is one yellow card away from suspension.

D'Ambrosio is contending with Vrsaljko at rightback while Joao Mario should prevail over Borja Valero in the midfield in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation. In-form Keita could be considered instead of Politano or out-of-form Perisic.

Points of Interest

Inter returned home from Juventus without conceding only 5 times in the last 35 years, while they failed to score in 19. In 85 fixtures they conceded more than 2 goals 20 times while they scored more than 2 just in 3.

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Internazionale

Last updated: Sat 08 December 2018 07:21
In Brief

Failed to beat Roma away despite taking lead twice. A tough trip to Juventus ahead of them. Dalbert and Nainggolan out.

Looking Back

Put under some pressure by Roma, they actually took the lead twice, one per half, but they were reached to a draw in both occasions.

Keita scored while D'Ambrosio served him an assist and dominated at the back. Perisic and Asamoah made some decisive mistakes.

Looking Ahead

Having won only 1 out of the last 3, they are next expected by a trip to Juventus, who won all their home games for over a year.

Dalbert and Nainggolan sat the last game out and will not play again.

Asamoah is one yellow card away from suspension.

D'Ambrosio is contending with Vrsaljko at rightback while Joao Mario should prevail over Borja Valero in the midfield in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation. In-form Keita could be considered instead of Politano or out-of-form Perisic.

Points of Interest

Inter returned home from Juventus without conceding only 5 times in the last 35 years, while they failed to score in 19. In 85 fixtures they conceded more than 2 goals 20 times while they scored more than 2 just in 3.

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Round 1
Chievo Verona - Juventus 2 - 3
Round 2
Juventus - Lazio 2 - 0
Round 6
Juventus - Bologna 2 - 0
Round 9
Internazionale - Milan 1 - 0
Round 12
Milan - Juventus 0 - 2
Round 14
Fiorentina - Juventus 0 - 3
Round 15
Juventus - Internazionale 1 - 0
Round 16
Torino - Juventus 0 - 1
Fiorentina - Empoli 3 - 1
Round 27
Juventus - Udinese 4 - 1
Round 37
Napoli - Internazionale 4 - 1