Juventus will host Atalanta in one of the standout fixtures of Serie A Matchday 19 on Sunday evening at the Allianz Stadium but both teams go into this match on the back of contrasting results from the previous weekend of league action.
The Bianconeri are third in the Serie A table with 37 points, but they had slipped from second place after Napoli demolished them 5-1 at the Stadio Diego Maradona. Meanwhile, La Dea are equal fifth with Lazio and AS Roma on 34 points, and they produced one of their greatest performances in the last round, smashing Salernitana 8-2.
A victory would be vital for both sides as they both hold European aspirations. However, a win for Atalanta would bring them level with Juventus and create a battle for the Champions League spots.
Juventus v Atalanta: Predicted line-ups
After the humiliating defeat to Napoli, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri will make multiple changes to his team. Juan Cuadrado is expected to return from injury while the likes of Dusan Vlahovic, Paul Pogba, Leonardo Bonucci and Mattia De Sciglio remain sidelined with their own injury concerns.
Atalanta will be missing Teun Koopmeiners, who picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Salernitana, but Mario Pasalic is expected to return to the starting line-up.
Juventus predicted XI v Atalanta (3-5-1-1): Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Di Maria; Milik
Atalanta predicted XI v Juventus (3-4-1-2): Musso; Toloi, Palomino, Scalvini; Hateboer, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic; Lookman, Hojlund
Juventus v Atalanta: When does the Serie A fixture start?
Kick-off in the Serie A Matchday 19 fixture of Juventus v Atalanta is set for 20:45 CET, local time in Italy, on Sunday January 22.
For viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will start at 19:45 GMT. That is 14:45 ET / 11:45 PT in the United States.
Juventus v Atalanta: Where to watch the Serie A fixture?
For fans in the United States, Juventus v Atalanta will be on Paramount+ along with other standout fixtures in Serie A Matchday 19.
Juventus v Atalanta will be shown on BT Sport 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
