On the 18th of January, Juventus will play host to Sampdoria in a meeting of these two Coppa Italia teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Juventus is fresh off their 4-3 win against Roma. Tammy Abraham struck first for Roma in the 11th minute on a feed from Jordan Veretout, but Paulo Dybala got the equalizer for Juventus in the 18th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Mattia De Sciglio to cap off a wild match. Juventus is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sampdoria recorded a 0-1 loss against Napoli. Andrea Petagna scored the first goal for Napoli in the 43rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Napoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Napoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Sampdoria is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Juventus won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Manolo Gabbiadini has been the most effective weapon for Sampdoria lately. The Italian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Juventus’s most prolific scorer has been Morata. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.