JAKARTA - The closing match of Serie A for the 2024-2025 season between Venezia and Juventus at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Sunday, May 25, is a life-to-life match for both teams with different ambitions: one struggles to survive, the other hunts for Champions League tickets.
Juventus currently sit fourth in the standings, one point ahead of Roma and two points ahead of Lazio. Victory over Venezia will ensure a place in next season's Champions League, while meeting the minimum target of management after a volatile season.
Last week, Juve won 2-0 over Udinese thanks to the contribution of two assists from Kenan Yildiz, a young player who has become increasingly prominent and has been involved in 10 goals this season. Dusan Vlahovic also ended the goal drought after seven barren matches, even though his future at the club was still a question mark.
However, Juventus has never won an away under interim coach Igor Tudor who replaces Thiago Motta. This match could be Tudor's last test before bringing Juve to the Club World Cup next month.
Venezia in Ambang Relegation On the other hand, Venezia needs more than just a miracle. Now in 19th position and two points adrift of the safe zone, Jay Idzes et al. must win over Juventus, then hope Lecce and Empoli fail to get full points in order to escape the snares of relegation.
Last week's 3-0 defeat to Cagliari exacerbated Venezia's condition. With a record of scoring only from open play less than once per game, they rely heavily on set pieces 53% of goals this season come from set pieces situations.
Venezia did win twice from the last three home games, but scoring a win over Juventus something that last happened at home in April 1962 would be an almost impossible mission.
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Juventus are confirmed to have lost Pierre Kalulu (suspension) as well as several injured players such as Arkadiusz Milik, Juan Cabal, and Bremer. However, Weston McKennie is expected to appear after recovering from a minor injury. Khephren Thuram and Nicolo Savona returned from suspension.
Meanwhile, Venezia could not play the mainstay defender and captain of the Jay Idzes team due to the accumulation of yellow cards. The creative midfielder Gaetano Oristanio is also doubtful about appearing after suffering an injury in the previous match.
With a big burden on each other's shoulders, this match will be fierce. However, with the squad's depth and motivation to secure the Champions League, Juventus are predicted to be able to complete the mission at Stadio Penzo and drag Venezia back to Serie B.
Schedu; Marcandalli, Schingtienne, Cande; Zerbin, Perez, Nicolussi Caviglia, Busio, Ellertsson; Yeboah, Gytkjaer
Juventus (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Veiga, Kelly; McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso; Gonzalez, Yildiz; Kolo Muani
Score Prediction: Venezia 1-2 Juventus
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