Juventus travels to Udine this Saturday from 6 p.m. for the 11th day of Serie A. A match to finally get back on the path to victory after the disappointing draw against Parma this week.
This is a trap match par excellence for Juventus. Opposed to a Udinese team 7th in the standings with 16 points and a record of 5 wins for 1 draw and 4 defeats, the Old Lady will have to pull out all the stops. Under the leadership of German coach Kosta Runjaić, Udinese is quite simply the feeling of this start of the championship. A solid team with 14 goals scored and 14 conceded but which remains with an away setback against Venice.
Two absences for Udine and the two Frenchmen Arthur Atta and Isaak Touré. For the rest, a complete group with French people like Florian Thauvin (3 goals), Ouma Solet and Alex Guessand in the defensive sector. Top scorer of the team, Lorenzo Lucca (4 goals) also a danger who is on the shelves of Juventus as a second attacker. Remember that Udinese can move ahead of Juventus in the standings if they win.
A starting 11 with the big return of Teun Koopmeiners
For Juventus too, it is absolutely necessary to return to the path to victory. After 3 matches without victories (2 draws, 1 defeat), the Old Lady must move forward and a victory on the pitch at the Stade du Frioul would do the greatest good before returning to the Champions League and heading north of France against Lille on Tuesday evening. A Juventus deprived of Douglas Luiz, Nico Gonzalez, Gleison Bremer and Arkadiusz Milik but with Dusan Vlahovic, Kenan Yildiz and Timothy Weah in great form.
For this match, Motta should line up a 4-2-3-1 with Michele Di Gregorio in goal supported by a 4-man defense with Nicoló Savona, Federico Gatti, Pierre Kalulu and Andrea Cambiaso on the left. In the midfield, the pairing of Khephren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli and a little further up the field Kenan Yildiz on the left, Timothy Weah on the right and the big return of Teun Koopmeiner just behind the striker, Dusan Vlahovic. A Juventus in search of redemption after its 2-2 draw against Parma and which can even in the event of victory be tied on points with Inter Milan, runner-up to Napoli.
Motta's group before going to Udine here
Probable composition Udinese (3-5-2) : Okoye / Kabasele – Bijol – Giannetti / Ehizibue – Lovric – Karlström – Payero – Zemura / Davis – Thauvin.
Compo probable Juventus (4-2-3-1) : Di Gregorio / Savona – Gatti – Kalulu – Cambiaso / Thuram – Locatelli / Weah – Koopmeiners – Yildiz / Vlahovic.
Match information
Serie A J11 : Udinese – Juventus
Date, time: Saturday November 2, 2024 / 6 p.m.
Stade : Friuli Stadium, BlueEnergy Stadium (Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Coaches: Kosta Runjaić (ALL, Udinese) – Thiago Motta (ITA, Juventus)
Diffusion : DAZN Italy, no broadcast in France
Referee: Rosario Abisso (38 years)
Weather report : 15 degrees clear
