Unbeaten in over two months, Juventus will be looking to cement their position in a top-four race when they take on already-relegated Hellas Verona on Sunday. With only three rounds left until the end of the season, the Bianconeri are perfectly positioned to secure Champions League qualification.
Como’s goalless home draw against Napoli yesterday gives Juventus a massive opportunity to extend a fragile two-point cushion over the fifth-placed Lariani. Keen to bounce back from a scoreless stalemate at Milan last weekend, Luciano Spalletti’s charges head into proceedings as odds-on favorites.
That result ended Juventus’ three-game winning streak in Serie A, yet you would need to go back to mid-February for their last league defeat (W5, D3). Verona’s visit to the Allianz Stadium feels like a perfect chance for the record-time Italian champions to maintain their scintillating form, with the visitors already preparing for life in Serie B.
Lecce’s 2-1 win at Pisa on Friday condemned the Rossoblu to a return to the second tier for the first time since 2019. With nothing but pride left to play for in their last four matches, Paolo Sammarco’s side might still be eager to restore some dignity after a disappointing campaign that ultimately ended in relegation.
Juventus
Last Sunday’s draw at Stadio San Siro hampered Juventus’ momentum, casting doubt on their hopes of dining at Europe’s top table next season. However, Napoli handed the Bianconeri a major boost yesterday, and Spalletti’s side cannot afford to pass on this opportunity to re-establish a five-point lead over Como.
All signs are pointing in that direction. In addition to stringing together an eight-game unbeaten streak in Serie A, Juventus have recently regained their trademark defensive solidity. Indeed, they’ve kept six clean sheets across their last seven league outings, having registered just nine shutouts in the first 27 rounds.
Furthermore, Juventus have never lost a Serie A game against a side starting the matchday in the bottom two at the Allianz Stadium. That trend is unlikely to end here, given that the Turin giants have beaten Verona in six of their last eight meetings (D2), with each of those victories being accompanied by a clean sheet.
Hellas Verona
To put the size of the task awaiting Verona today in perspective, they are still waiting for their first Serie A win in Turin. Ominously, the out-of-sorts visitors have lost 29 of their 34 previous top-flight visits to Juventus’ home ground (D5), including the last four in a row – all of which saw them fail to find the back of the net.
However, the Gialloblu can draw heart from their spirited performance in September’s reverse fixture, as they held Juventus to a 1-1 draw at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. Still, that clash feels like a lifetime ago, with Verona picking up just three wins in 30 Serie A games since then. Yet, their last league victory came in early March against Bologna.
If it’s any consolation, that victory did come on the road, though it remains Verona’s only away win since the start of 2026 (D2, L5). Moreover, Sammarco’s men have suffered five defeats on their last six Serie A road trips, conceding multiple goals in four of those losses. It’s also worth noting that they’ve allowed their opposition to draw first blood in a league-high 22 matches this term.
With Dusan Vlahovic making a cameo appearance against Milan last weekend, Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik is now the only notable absentee in the Juventus squad.
Despite overcoming a niggling injury, the Serbian superstar is more likely to start on the bench, with misfiring Jonathan David expected to lead the line. However, it’s uncertain whether Kenan Yildiz will be fit enough to start after struggling with a minor fitness issue in the build-up to this encounter.
As for Verona, their sizable injury list features several first-team stalwarts, including Suat Serdar, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Daniel Oyegoke, Daniel Mosquera, and Cheikh Niasse. Nicolas Valentini must serve a suspension, while Gift Orban won’t be in contention for the team after an ugly altercation with a fan last month.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Thuram, Locatelli; Conceicao, McKennie, Boga; David.
Hellas Verona (3-5-1-1): Montipo; Edmundsson, Nelsson, Frese; Belghali, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini, Bernede, Bradaric; Suslov; Bowie.
There is a universe where Verona could trouble Juventus, but we are not living in it. The gap is simply too wide to even start considering the visitors could pull off an upset in Turin, as we back the hosts to return to winning ways in style.
Prediction: Juventus to Win
