Juventus – Roma

Roma have a good chance of scoring against Juventus

Juventus have an extraordinary record. The Turin side beat Sassuolo in the first match, despite personnel problems, and then played out a goalless draw against Sampdoria. And it is not the loss of points against the Genoese that is disheartening, but the fact that the Italian side's performance was rather poor. The entire Internet is laughing at Juventus' style of play and the way they cross at their own goal, and the form of some of their players is depressing. It seems that the Bianconeri have not drawn any conclusions since last season. Yes, it's true that Allegri's men haven't conceded a goal and they've given their opponents no reason to do so. But is that important against a backdrop of total inefficiency up front? Nor does the Turin side's overstretched injury ration help them improve. Da Maria, who shone against Sassuolo, is injured. Also unavailable is Pogba, who is supposed to spur attacks. And it looks like Allegri will not immediately be able to restructure the team's game, as it was put under specific household names. Roma, albeit modestly, got their six points. The team got two minimal victories over Salernitana and Cremonese and seem to be far from fulfilling their potential. With the same Grigiorossi, the Wolves scored as many as 3.22 goals per xG (their best of the tour). The team was also the best in terms of shots. Yes, there is an issue to implementation, but it's solvable and generally depends more on luck than anything else. Yes, you can hardly expect the same football from the Romans as in the previous rounds. Juventus (as much as it may sound) are not as enterprising and energetic a team as Cremonese. It's worth noting that the teams as a whole stick to more or less the same style of play. And, unfortunately for fans of the beautiful game, it won't be here. Juventus' heaviness cannot be hidden in one game, and injuries to weighty performers only exacerbate the situation. Roma clearly don't mind taking a third game with minimal effort, but doing so against a smarter opponent will be more difficult. In a tough and viscous game, we should not expect goals. And in general, it is very likely that the match could end in a draw. But preference should be given to those who are at least on the move.