In this week 1 match, on Mon Aug 15th, Juventus plays host to Sassuolo in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. 8th placed Juventus is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Inter. Nicolò Barella struck first for Inter in the 7th minute, but Alex Sandro got the equalizer for Juventus in the 50th minute , but fortunately for Inter it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Juventus should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Sassuolo recorded a 3-2 win against Modena. Diego Falcinelli struck first for Modena in the 11th minute, then Nicola Mosti added another in the 30th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
Sassuolo and Juventus last played eachother at the Allianz Stadium on the 10th of February. Juventus won by a score of 2 to 1. Paulo Dybala struck first for Juventus in the 3rd minute, then Hamed Junior Traorè tied it up for Sassuolo in the 24th minute.
Grégoire Defrel and Abdou Harroui are the top scorers for Sassuolo in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For Juventus, their top scorers are Leonardo Bonucci and Dušan Vlahović, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.