They may not be the favourites to win the title this season, but after such a turbulent season, qualifying for the Champions League would be an acceptable outcome for Juventus. To finish above Napoli, Roma and Lazio would be a step in the right direction for the black and whites. And guess what – all those thee clubs lost their Serie A games over the weekend – helping Juve along the way.Should the Turin club win at tenth-placed Sassuolo tonight, they will open up an eight-point lead over Roma and all but secure a place in the Champions League for next season. Not only that, but they would close the gap between them and Napoli to just one point. It’s really important to win, but it also helps when the ones around you lose, doesn’t it?🚨 Matias #Soulé will be a #Juventus first team player next season. [@GiovaAlbanese] pic.twitter.com/xYjpLir0tq— JuveMedia (@JuveMedia_) April 23, 2022 According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri could rest his number one striker Dusan Vlahovic tonight. The Serbian international has scored six goals in 2022, with only Lazio’s Ciro Immobile (9 goals) and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen (7 goals) scoring more since 1 January.Allegri cannot afford to pick and choose in midfield, though. Adrien Rabiot and Denis Zakaria are the only two midfielders available, so Brazilian right-back Danilo will once again have to slot in the middle of the park. Leonardo Bonucci is the favourite over Giorgio Chiellini in defence and will probably play alongside Luca Pellegrini. Meanwhile, Juan Cuadrado has been ruled out after picking up a muscle injury in training.Parc des Princes and Stamford Bridge fell – can Modric conquer Etihad too?Sassuolo will be up for a fight at their Mapei Stadium. The green-blacks won the last three home league games and will try to win four in a row at home for the first time in their history. To do so against Juve, however, they would have to shore up their defence – something they’ve repeatedly failed to do. They’ve only had two clean sheets since beating Salernitana 1-0 on 26 September – and both of those came away from home.Juventus are Juventus, even when they’re not having the best of seasons. And their rivals should have known better than to give the black and whites a chance to come back.SERIE A – ROUND 34SaturdayTorino – Spezia 2-1 (1-0)/Lukic 4 pen, 69 – Manaj 90+6 pen/Venezia – Atalanta 1-3 (0-1)/Crnigoj 81 – Pasalic 44, Zapata 47, Muriel 63/Inter – Roma 3-1 (2-0)/Dumfries 30, Brozovic 40, Martinez 52 – Mkhitaryan 85/Verona – Sampdoria 1-1 (0-1)/Caprari 78 – Caputo 44/SundaySalernitana – Fiorentina 2-1 (1-0)/Djuric 9, Bonazzoli 79 – Saponara 64/Empoli – Napoli 3-1 (0-1)/Henderson 80, Pinamonti 83, 87 – Mertens 44, Insigne 53/Bologna – Udinese 2-2 (1-1)/Hickey 6, Sansone 59 – Udogie 25, Success 46/Genoa – Cagliari 1-0 (0-0)/Badelj 89/Lazio – Milan 1-2 (1-0)/Immobile 4 – Giroud 50, Tonali 90+3/Monday21:45: (4.20) Sassuolo (3.70) Juventus (1.96)***odds are subject to change***
