Juventus Vs. AC Milan Prediction: La Vecchia Bad Record When Meeting The Rossoneri

Francisco Conceicao of Juventus is preparing to face his father's team. (photo: x @juventusfc)

JAKARTA - Serie A's hot match was again presented on Saturday night 18 January when Juventus hosted AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium, Turin. Two weeks after their meeting at Supercoppa Italiana which was won by Milan, both teams are now trying to get the full three points to improve their position in the standings.

Juventus, who are unbeaten in 20 Serie A games this season, face major problems in the form of the inability to secure victory in a superior situation. In their last three league games, Juventus failed to maintain their lead against Fiorentina, Torino at Derby della Mole, and Atalanta.

Finally, Juventus were only able to draw 1-1 at Atalanta's headquarters after Pierre Kalulu's goal cost them two points. With 13 draws from 20 matches, Thiago Motta's men are now in fifth position in the standings, three points adrift of AC Milan who are in eighth place.

Facing Milan, Juventus had a bad history in their last four meetings in Serie A in Turin, where they failed to win. In addition, Juventus were only able to score two goals in their last eight meetings against Milan in the league.

On the other hand, AC Milan came to Turin with high enthusiasm after winning the Supercoppa Italiana title by defeating Juventus and Inter. However, Milan also experienced inconsistency in the league, despite a comeback win against Como last weekend that brought fresh air to Sergio Conceicao's troops.

Theo Hernandez's goal in the match marked the 30th score of the French defender in Serie A, making him the first defender in the club's history to achieve this achievement. Additional goals from Rafael Leao confirmed a 2-1 win and revived Milan's hopes of finishing in the top four.

TimJuventus' formation and condition received good news with the recovery of Dusan Vlahovic from injury. However, the Serbian striker is likely to start from the bench. Meanwhile, players such as Arkadiusz Milik, Juan Cabal, and Bremer are still absent due to long-term injuries.

Francisco Conceicao, who was previously absent from Supercoppa due to injury, has the opportunity to join the squad to face a team his father trained. In addition, Manuel Locatelli and Pierre Kalulu, former AC Milan players, are confirmed to be the mainstays in midfield and behind Juventus.

In the AC Milan camp, Christian Pulisic and Alvaro Morata are doubtful after suffering an injury against Como. Morata is also ruled out due to suspension, while Malick Thiaw is likely to be replaced by Matteo Gabbia at the heart of defense.

Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Alessandro Florenzi are also still on the Milan injury list. Even so, Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez are ready to be the main focus to dismantle Juventus' defense.

This meeting will certainly take place tightly considering the importance of the final results for both teams. Juventus need to break the draw trend that haunts them in Serie A, while Milan hopes to win in a row in the league for the first time since September.

Juventus' advantage at home, coupled with the return of some important players, gave them a little advantage. However, Milan, which has a dynamic attack line with Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez, remains a big threat.

Prediction Of Lineup

Juventus (4-2-3-1)Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Yildiz, Koopmeiners, McKennie; Gonzalez

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)Maignan; Emerson, Tomori, Gabbia, Hernandez; Fofana, Bennacer; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Abraham

Score prediction: Juventus 1-1 AC Milan