A victory for Juventus is therefore crucial, and they should be confident given that they are unbeaten in each of their last 16 league matches stretching back to late November.
Juventus
Derby d’Italia is known to be one of the most intense clashes in Italy and this latest edition will see a head-to-head battle for third in Serie A with fourth-placed Juventus sitting just one point behind rivals Inter, although the visitors do have a game in hand. A victory for Juventus is therefore crucial, and they should be confident given that they are unbeaten in each of their last 16 league matches stretching back to late November. Juventus beat rock-bottom Salernitana here last time out (2-0), with a strike from Paulo Dybala just five minutes into the game setting them on their way.
It’s since transpired that he’ll be leaving Turin at the end of this season when his contract expires, with Inter one of his reported potential next destinations! That could add more heat to an already explosive rivalry which has produced 21 yellow cards and three red across the last three derby clashes.
Inter
Defending champions Inter have drawn three of their last four Serie A games, with coach Simone Inzaghi admitting his side’s performance against Fiorentina last time out (1-1) was ‘insufficient’ and that the lack of positive results are starting to impact the team psychologically. Yet Inter can take a morale boost from knowing they were the last Italian team to beat Juventus, that was during Inter’s 2-1 comeback victory in January’s Super Cup final! That was quite a rare victory for Inter who have won just two of the last 13 competitive H2Hs, whilst the last time they beat Juventus here was back in 2012! But the visitors do travel on the back of four away league draws and could now go five for the first time since 2004.
Dusan Vlahovic scored and assisted for Juventus in his last Serie A outing, but he is yet to be on the winning side against Inter in his career. Inter’s experienced Edin Dzeko has already scored 97 Serie A career goals, three of them against Juventus, but none at this stadium. Just five of the last 33 Serie A H2Hs have seen both teams score in the first half.