Juventus was able to win the title last season and did it quite confidently, but failed in other tournaments, which cost the work of Maurizio Sarri. Andrea Pirlo was appointed to the position of head coach, thanks to whom a number of acquisitions were made, but more importantly, the squad was finally noticeably cleared of players whose qualifications in recent years have caused great questions. The debut as the head coach of Juventus turned out to be more than successful for Pirlo. In the home match the old lady left no chances for Sampdoria, having shipped three unanswered goals to its goal. Nevertheless, the feeling of triumph did not last long. Already in the next match Roma created a huge number of problems for Juventus, piercing the old lady’s defense with sharp counterattacks like butter. As a result, they managed to snatch only a 2:2 draw and Adrien Rabiot, who was removed in that meeting, cannot take part in today’s battle.
After a flamboyant return to the Premier League and even a struggle to get into the Champions League or the Europa League, Sheffield United failed to start the new championship. In the first three rounds, the blades lost to Aston Villa (0:1), Wolverhampton (0:2) and Leeds (0:1), failing to score in these matches. Sheffield United are the penultimate in the table, behind only Fulham. Taking into account last season, the losing streak of “blades” in the Premier League is six matches. Somehow Chris Wilder’s wards flew quickly out of the League Cup, where they lost on penalties to Burnley. The main time ended with the score 1:1. “Sheffield United” began to play on the road unsuccessfully. Although before Christmas, the “blades” did not lose at all. In their last six away Premier League games Sheffield have lost five times. Three players are not available to Chris Wilder for the upcoming match: Simon Moore, Lys Musse and Jack O’Connell.
