Juventus vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Juventus are trying to continue to step on the gas ahead of the clash against guests from Russia, Lokomotiv Moscow. They met in the third week of Group D of the Champions League.
Currently Juventus compete with Atl Madrid in the top two ranks after both bagging 4 points. Old Lady is confident enough to be able to add another armed with 6 consecutive wins in various competitions, including facing Bayer Leverkusen (3-0) in the second week of UCL and Inter Milan (1-2) in the 7th week of Serie A. Finally, they succeeded winning 2-1 against Bologna in Week 8 of Serie A last Sunday (10/20).
On the other hand, Lokomotiv Moscow will also come with a flashy record with 6 wins in the last 7 matches. The only defeat was received when entertaining Atl Madrid (0-2) in the second week of Group D after in the first week 1-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. So they also believed enough to steal the numbers in Turin.
The problem is, there are six players who are certain to be absent ahead of tomorrow’s visit, call it Jefferson Farfan, Boris Rotenberg, Anton Miranchuk, Luka Djordjevic, Fedor Smolov, and Rifat Zhemaletdinov. From the side of the host, Wojciech Szczesny will reportedly return to the goalkeeper’s post after yesterday’s absence against Bologna, as well as Blaise Matuidi. On the front lines, the duo Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo will again become the mainstay, supported by Aaron Ramsey or Federico Bernardeschi.
The absence of a number of players in last weekend’s game will make Juventus appear fresher. Next, they tried to win, while taking advantage of the crisis of players in the Lokomotiv Moscow camp, especially if this will be the first visit to Turin.
Our Prediction: Under 2.5
Odds: 2.37