Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Juventus play host to Salernitana at their Allianz Stadium in the Serie A round 6. The Bianconeri are undefeated in the new domestic campaign, but they need to start winning on a regular basis if they are to regain Scudetto. Dusan Vlahovic is widely expected to return to the starting XI, whereas all Federico Chiesa, Di Maria, Kaio Jorge, Pogba, and Szczesny should miss out with injuries.
Salernitana, on the other hand, aim to extend their unbeaten run to five matches, but seeing that Juve have turned their Allianz Stadium into a real fortress, we do not believe that the underdogs are capable of grabbing something from Sunday’s clash. All Ivan Radovanovic, Franck Ribery, Emil Bohinen, and Matteo Lovato are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team ahead of the trip to Turin.
Highlighted Player (Leonardo Bonucci):
Over the years Leonardo Bonucci has established himself as one of Juve’s key defenders. The 190-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a right back as well, was born in Viterbo on 1 May, 1987 and he started his senior career at Inter. However, he made no more than one league appearance for the Nerrazzurri between 2005 and 2009.
After ending his loan spells with the likes of Treviso and Pisa, he joined Bari in 2009 and he scored one goal in 38 league games for the club. Juventus signed him in July, 2010 for a fee of €15.5 million. Leonardo Bonucci won his fifth Scudetto with Juve in the 2015/2016 season and he played in the 2014/2015 Champions League final against Barcelona. However, the Bianconeri were beaten by Barca in the title game.
Bonucci made his Italy debut on 3 March, 2010 and two years later he participated in the Euro 2012 final against Spain. The Azzurri were hammered by Vicente del Bosque’s troops 4-0 in the Olympic Stadium clash.