Our other big derby of the day is from the Italian Serie A, where the 2nd-placed Juventus will play host to the 4th Roma on Saturday. Juventus are coming into this match after securing their spot to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia when they defeated Genoa. On the other hand, Roma suffered an unexpected elimination in the hands of Torino on Wednesday.
Roma (12-2-2) are having a really successful season so far, both in the Serie A and the Champions League. However, they were just eliminated from the Coppa Italia after losing to Torino by 2-1 at home. That loss put an and to their streak as they were undefated in five matches in all competitions (3-0-2). They have also managed to qualify to the next round of the Champions League, finishig ahead of Chelsea and Atletico Madrid. As far as the Serie A is concerned, Roma are currently sitting at the 4th spot with 38 points, but have played one less match than all three teams above them. They can theoretically move to the top spot when they play that suspended match. They will be coming here without Karsdorp and Pellegrini who are injured, while Defrel is still listed as questionable to participate.
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Juventus (13-2-2) are coming off are coming into this match after easily overcoming Genoa by 0-2 at home. That win enabled them to move on to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, where they are up for a regional rivalry against Torino. They have been really strong lately, as they are now riding on a seven-match undefeated streak in all competitions (5-0-2). Interestingly enough, they haven’t conceded a single goal in that span. Juventus were used to sitting at the top of the league in recent years, but this season they are sitting at the 2nd place. However, they are just a single point behind league leaders Napoli, and are waiting to take advantage of any slip-ups. They have been just as good at home so far (7-1-1), where they have scored 21 goals, against just 4 conceded. Moreover, they have kept clean sheets in each of their last four matches. They will be missing Howedes here, while Buffon and Guardado are sitll considered as doubtful.