Preview: Juventus vs. Frosinone – tips, team news, queues

Juventus play host to Frosinone Friday night in Turin, they hope to extend their series of matches without defeat in Serie A to 24 games.

Frosinone goes to the defending champions after winning only three league games this season, but visitors are only two points away from safety.

Juventus

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Mbadimiliano Allegri had to cope with his team by recording a rare two-game winless series in preparation for the match against Sbaduolo last weekend, but that only served to reinforce the priority given to victory for the third time.

Allegri had to face injury problems in his defense again, but a convincing victory and a clean sheet were achieved with a minimum of problems and Juventus is now back on track in its quest for a season. unbeaten in Serie A.

Their upcoming schedule is no easier with the return of the Champions League, but that may be what Juventus needs to replicate some of its early season performances.

Facing Frosinone in front of the club's fans is the perfect warm-up for the first-leg match with Atletico Madrid, and Allegri has to decide whether to take the risk of rest. Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 34-year-old still played 90 minutes last weekend while Allegri continued to show excessive confidence in a player who has now contributed 18 goals and seven badists in Serie A this season, but the time will surely come at a stage where the Portuguese superstar is being offered a game out of reach of the spotlight.

However, this will not happen until his teammates start delivering to the goal with only Mario Mandzukic have reached a high level in the last third, and the likes of Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa remain on three league games between them for the season.

Allegri's most pressing concerns are likely to revolve around his background, although there are some signs that the crisis of his injuries at the back could ease over the next week. .

It remains to be seen if any of the players recovering will be at risk against Frosinone, but Allegri will call for contributions all over the field in anticipation of the team's biggest game of the season next week.

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Frosinone

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Frosinone has been looking for certainties of relegation since the end of September, but there are signs that the Canarini think they can win another year at the top of the Italian rankings.

A series of 10 games without a win had threatened to leave Frosinone out of contact with Chievo, but two wins in three outings have really changed the complexion at the bottom of the standings.

Marco BaroniThe club team is now on the verge of defeating the last three and although another triumph may not be recorded this weekend, there is at least some optimism about the possibility of A great escape.

Frosinone remains without a home win all season – something that will inevitably change as soon as possible – but victories in Bologna and Sampdoria can serve as a catalyst for the rest of the season.

The success in Bologna was aided by a red card early, but Frosinone kept a 65-minute lead and added time in Sampdoria to show that he had the character to get out of trouble.

Baroni's next task is to find a player who can reach two numbers before the end of the season, with Camillo Ciano currently the only player to have contributed more than three goals in Serie A.

There have been only seven different scorers since mid-August and Frosinone remains with the poorest record of the last third.

Baroni's main advantage is that his team are now outperforming their nearest rivals – they are 12th in the last six games – and they will probably not be afraid when they face their most illustrious opponents on Friday night. .

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Ronaldo should start for Juventus Friday night, although the striker has spent time training away from the team this week.

Leonardo Bonucci has returned to training after ankle problem but can stay out of the team, but this match may not be too early to Giorgio Chiellini and Costa.

Emre Can and Rodrigo Bentancur can be handed off starts in midfield, with Miralem Pjanic and Blaise Matuidi potentially rested for the game with Atletico but Alex Sandro serves as a suspension of a match.

Baroni is likely to choose the same side that started the match with Sampdoria, with the exception of late fitness issues.

Juventus possible at departure:
Szczesny; Cancelo, Rugani, Caceres, Sciglio; Can, Khedira, Bentancur; Dybala, Ronaldo, Mandzukic

Frosinone possible at departure:
Sportiello; Goldaniga, Salamon, Capuano; Zampano; Chibsah, Maiello, Cbadata, Beghetto; Ciofani, Ciani

Head-to-head

The two men met only three times in the high-flying Italian, but the dominant team of the country has not always distinguished itself.

A goal in the 92nd minute of Leonardo Blanchard Frosinone earned a 1-1 draw at the two-team meeting in Turin in September 2015, before Juventus won 2-0 in the opposite match later in the season.

The same score was recorded at the Stadio Benito Stirpe during the current campaign, but Juventus opened the scoring only in the 81st minute.

We say: Juventus 4-0 Frosinone

Allegri will likely take the opportunity to rest some of his star men for Friday's game, but that should not stop the home team from winning a comfortable victory.