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In the Serie A round of 23 Juventus host Crotone at Allianz Stadium on Monday, Feb 22, 2021. 

Buffon Will Play, Dybala Out:

Andrea Pirlo ensures that the senior goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon, will play from the start in the Juventus vs Crotone match. He also admits that he is starting to miss Paulo Dybala's presence.

Juventus coach, Andrea Pirlo has his reasons for his 'confession' wanting to see Paulo Dybala's action again on the field.

The duel against Crotone is an opportunity for Juventus to return to winning ways after last week's 0-1 defeat at Napoli. 

Coach Pirlo: 

"This is an important match to continue our fight for the Scudetto," Pirlo said in his pre-match press conference session. Facing Crotone, who is still slumped at the bottom of the Italian League standings, Juventus has a golden opportunity to win full points. 

Even so, Pirlo does not want to underestimate the opposing team who have always lost in the last four matches in Serie A. "Crotone is a great team and also plays a good football  " said Pirlo.

Crotone:

Crotone had a tough return to Serie A since they have been at the bottom of the league table for almost the entire season. 

Adding up to the moment 12 points, with only 3 victories, with 52 goals against the team with the most goals in the league, and one of the least productive in offense with 23 goals in favor.

Juventus:

Juventus has had a somewhat different season than previous years, since, they have consummated many victories and have left some good games. 

Team juvenile constant "slipping" has made them lose a lot of ground concerning the title fight. Placing in fourth place in the standings with 42 points, 8 from the top. So you need to keep adding by three to take advantage of any slippage from the teams above.

Also, Juventus lost the first leg of the champions league knock-out stage against Fc Porto by a 2:1 Scoreline. In a match where defensive errors were their curse, but Federico Chiesa's goal, at 82, encouraged them to face the revenge match.

Possible starting lineups:

Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon, Danilo, Demiral, De Ligt, Ramsey, Bentancur, Chiesa, McKennie, Alex Sandro; Kulusevski, Ronaldo.

Coach: Andrea Pirlo.

Injuries Update and Suspensions: Rabiot (suspension), Cuadrado (Muscle Injury), Arthur (Muscle Injury), Bonucci (Muscle Injury), Chiellini (Calf Injury).


Crotone (4-3-3): Cordaz; Rispoli, Djidji, Golemic, Reca, Petriccione , Molina, Vulic; Messias, In Carmine, Ounas.

Coach: Giovanni Stroppa.

Injuries Update and Suspensions: Cuomo (Muscle Injury), Benali (doubting).

Head to head:

Meeting: 5

Juventus wins: 3

Juventus goals: 10

Draw: 2

Crotone wins: 0

Crotone Goals: 2.

Match Predictions:

Juventus have never lost against Crotone in Serie A, home and away, winning 3 times in 5 meetings so far (W3 D2 L0).

Juventus have always scored at least 3 goals and kept a clean sheet in their last 3 home games against Crotone in all competitions.

Always create a maximum of 2 goals in the last 5 Juventus matches in Serie A. Juventus have always won by a minimum margin of 2 goals in their last 4 home games in Serie A.

Crotone has always lost in his last 5 away games in Serie A: 1-3 vs Sampdoria, 2-6 vs Inter Milan, 1-2 vs Hellas Verona, 1-2 vs Fiorentina, 0-4 vs AC Milan.

So, our prediction is Juventus 3-0 Crotone.

Kickoff time:

8:45 PM CET

7:45 PM GMT

12:45 PM PKT

1:15 PM IST

Where to Watch Juventus Crotone?

You can watch the match live on ESPN or online on vipstand.se