Juventus vs Salernitana

Juventus’s dress rehearsal for the Coppa Italia final against Atalanta brings Serie A minnows Salernitana to the Allianz Stadium. 

Despite hauling back an early deficit to hold bitter rivals Roma to a 1-1 stalemate last weekend, Juventus have now drawn four consecutive league matches, practically renouncing their hope of securing a runner-up finish. Speculation over Massimiliano Allegri’s future has intensified amid Juventus’ dreadful run of just three wins across their last 16 competitive games (D8, L5). Not even a triumph in the upcoming Coppa Italia final could save Allegri’s job. However, the man must hope, and the impending home return bodes well for ‘I Bianconeri’ as they’ve not conceded a goal in four successive outings at the Allianz Stadium (W2, D2). That doesn’t mean they can take anything for granted, especially after only winning once in three home league encounters against sides starting this round 17th or worse (D1, L1). 

Meanwhile, Salernitana’s preparations for life in Serie B started long ago, but despite suffering relegation, they still have some dignity to save. The Salerno outfit took an early lead but eventually slipped to a 2-1 loss at Atalanta last time out, succumbing to their 24th defeat this Serie A campaign. With three games left, they need as many points to exceed the lowest points tally in a Serie A campaign set by Chievo in 2018/19 (17). Not even the bravest Granata fans would dare to expect a win in Turin, not least because Stefano Colantuono’s men have picked up just one victory on their Serie A travels this term (W1, D4, L12), conceding a league-high 39 goals in the process!