Juventus will look to shake off their recent struggles and stay on track for a Champions League spot when they host relegation-threatened Hellas Verona in Serie A on Monday.
Despite dominating possession, Juve crashed out of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals after a penalty shootout loss to Empoli. With no silverware left to chase, their focus now shifts entirely to securing a top-four finish in the league. Although they remain on course for Champions League qualification, recent performances have raised concerns.
On the other hand, Hellas Verona is fighting for survival and arrives in Turin after a morale-boosting stoppage-time victory over Fiorentina. Still, history is against them—Verona has never beaten Juve away in Serie A, failing to score in five of their last six meetings.
Juventus remains defensively depleted, with Bremer, Juan Cabal, Pierre Kalulu, and Renato Veiga all sidelined. Federico Gatti and Lloyd Kelly are expected to form the central defensive pairing. Douglas Luiz is also out with a flexor injury. Up front, Dusan Vlahovic—who has scored six Serie A goals against Verona—could be partnered with Randal Kolo Muani.
For Verona, top scorer Casper Tengstedt is unavailable, along with Suat Serdar, Martin Frese, and Abdou Harroui. Domagoj Bradaric returns from suspension and could start, while Antoine Bernede—who scored the winner against Fiorentina—may be rewarded with a place in the starting XI.
Juventus is expected to line up with Di Gregorio in goal, a back four of Weah, Gatti, Kelly, and Cambiaso, Thuram and Locatelli in midfield, and an attacking trio of Gonzalez, McKennie, and Yildiz behind Kolo Muani.
Juventus has conceded the fewest open-play goals in Serie A (12), while Verona has one of the worst defensive records (44 goals conceded). Given their dominance in this fixture, a comfortable home win looks likely. A 2-0 victory for Juventus seems the most probable outcome