Preview: Juventus vs Cagliari – Prediction, Team News, Lineups

After two away wins in a row Juventus On Sunday they return to Turin where they host the Serie A strugglers Cagliari.

Brought within reach Top spot in ItalyJuve then emerged victorious in a five-goal thriller against RB Leipzig; Meanwhile, Cagliari recently secured their first league win of the season.

Game preview

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Demonstrating their resilience under the head coach's regime Thiago MottaJuventus fought back from a 2-1 deficit with ten men and secured maximum points in their second Champions League game with the star striker Dusan Vlahovic We rise to the challenge by setting two critical goals.

The Bianconeri still overwhelmed RB Leipzig on German soil Bremer suffered a serious knee injury within the first few minutes and was goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio is sent off with half an hour of play.

Against all expectations, a great strike from Vlahovic brought the visitors level before they were substituted Sergio Conceicao started a solo run and fired home a late winner.

Juve had previously beaten Eredivisie champions PSV Eindhoven 3-1 and those Champions League goals remain the only ones conceded by the disciplined defense in all competitions – although Bremer will now miss the rest of the season.

Only Bayern Munich had to take fewer shots on average in Europe's top five leagues, while Turin conceded fewer shots on goal (an average of 1.3 per game) than any other team.

Including last week's 3-0 win over Genoa, Motta's men kept clean sheets in each of their first six Serie A games, setting a new record for Italy's most successful club: only three teams managed one in all their first games Conceded seven goals, none since the great AC Milan team of 1993-94.

With Juve having won their last seven league games with Cagliari on home soil, keeping five clean sheets, they are expected to continue in the same vein on Sunday and send off the international break in style.

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Overall, Cagliari have lost no fewer than 12 of their last 14 top-flight games against Juventus and have conceded two goals in each of the last four.

David NicolaThe Barcelona side will travel north on this occasion having finally secured a long-overdue league victory following Monday's dramatic 3-2 win at Parma, secured by goals from Nadir Zortea, Razvan Marin and match winner Roberto Piccoli.

His late goal at the Stadio Tardini lifted Cagliari from bottom of the table to 16th place, with five points to their name so far.

This modest record is still better than in the Rossoblu's previous two Serie A seasons, when they had only picked up two points at this point in the game – they were ultimately relegated the first time around; Last season they narrowly avoided relegation.

As well as beating likely survival rivals Parma, the Sardinian side ended September with progress in the Coppa Italia, and their opponents in the round of 16 will be none other than Juventus.

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Team news

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Medical tests during the week confirmed that Juventus defender Bremer suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the Bianconeri's Champions League win against Leipzig, meaning the Brazil international will now be sidelined for several months.

Federico Gatti is therefore set up for partners Pierre Kalulu in the hosts' back four, while Wednesday's match winner Sergio Conceicao could replace Nico Gonzálezwho also limped off the pitch injured last time.

Aside from that, Arkadiusz Milik decided to have surgery because of a long-standing knee problem, but Tim Weah could be back in the squad after an ankle injury.

With no other comparable options, Dusan Vlahovic will start again and face his favorite opponents: the Serbian striker has scored six goals in nine league games against Cagliari, including two direct free kicks.

In the meantime, visitors will be without Mateusz Wieteska once again, while striker duo Leonardo Pavoletti And Gianluca Lapadula are both big doubts.

Roberto Piccoli and Zito Luvumbo was therefore able to continue at the top with the support of both Nicolas Viola or Gianluca Gaetano.

Juventus possible starting lineup:
Di Gregorio; Danilo, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, McKennie; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic

Cagliari possible starting lineup:
handcuffs; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Makoumbou, Marin; Zortea, Gaetano, Luvumbo; Piccoli

We say: Juventus 2-0 Cagliari

Given Cagliari's lack of bite – and their dismal record against Juventus in Turin – the hosts look set to continue their remarkable nil-nil run for another 90 minutes.

Juventus look to be a serious contender for the Scudetto this season, so they won't let relatively modest opponents stop them in Sunday's lunchtime Serie A contest.

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