Torino vs Juventus preview

April 25, 2015
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Juve vs TorinoTorino are still searching for the first Derby della Mole win since 1995 and having lost last seven matches against their arch rivals, they will give their best to end the barren run on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Juventus head into the derby clash in great mood having secured another league title and a place in the Champions League semis.

Following what was a breakthrough season last term that saw I Granata secure European qualification, the team have continued with strong performances.

Torino did well to reach the last 16 stage of Europa League, where they were eliminated by Zenit, while again climbing to the top half of the Serie A standings.

Coach Giampiero Ventura had some problems during the squad rebuilding process after the likes of Cerci, Immobile, Kurtic and Pasquale left, but the January arrival of Maxi Lopez proved the turning point.

The experienced Argentine went on to establish a very good partnership with Fabio Quagliarella, who now has a chance to get revenge on his former club for the lack of playing time while at Juventus.

And with Torino unbeaten in last five matches, there may be some value in odds of 1.87 (20/23) offered on Granata not to lose.

Migjen Basha, Gaston Silva and Pontus Jansson are back in contention, meaning Giampiero Ventura will have fully fit squad to pick from.

Probable starting line-up (3-5-2): Padelli – Maksimovic, Gilk, Moretti – Peres, Benassi, Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Darmian – Quagliarella, Lopez.

Juventus may have become the dominant force in Italian Serie A under Antonio Conte, but it is his successor Max Allegri that could achieve a historic treble of titles with the Old Lady.

The Bianconeri already have the league trophy in the bag seeing as they are 15 points clear at the top, while they will be vying Lazio for the Coppa Italia title.

And having also qualified for the Champions League semi-finals, the treble remains a realistic possibility, even if they will first have to beat CL holders Real Madrid.

Following the narrow win in the first leg, Juventus did well to prevent Monaco from scoring in midweek, and no doubt they enter the Torino clash in great spirits.

And with the Bianconeri winning last seven matches against the local rivals, they can be backed at 2.00 (1/1) to extend the impressive run.

Max Allegri will have Arturo Vidal back to the side, but Claudio Marchisio is banned and Pogba, Asamoah, Caceres and Romulo are out injured.

Probable starting line-up (3-5-2): Buffon – Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini – Lichtsteiner, Pereyra, Pirlo, Vidal, Padoin – Tevez, Morata.

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