Juventus-Torino: team news and predicted line-ups
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- This will be the 145th Derby della Mole in Serie A: Juve lead by 67 wins to 35, with 42 draws.
- Torino have won only one of their last 22 derbies against Juve (2-1 in April 2015), with 16 wins for the Old Lady.
- Torino’s last win away to Juve came in 1995 – since then the Bianconeri have enjoyed eight wins and three draws against the Granata at their own ground.
- Torino have managed to score in each of their last six games against Juve, following a run of 10 derbies in which they failed to score a single goal.
- Juve have scored a goal in the final 15 minutes of each of those last six games against Toro, with four coming in injury time.
PREDICTED LINE-UPS
JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Benatia, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain.
INJURED: De Sciglio, Howedes, Pjaca, Marchisio, Khedira.
LIKELY TO START: Benatia 60-40% Rugani, Cuadrado 60-40% Bernardeschi, Mandzukic 55-45% - Douglas Costa.
TORINO (4-2-3-1): Sirigu; Ansaldi, N’Koulou, Moretti, Molinaro; Rincon, Baselli; Iago Falque, Ljajic, Niang; Belotti.
INJURED: Barreca, Bonifazi, Obi