Football. ua is announcing the matches of the third round of the championship of Italy, scheduled for Saturday.

The leader of the championship of Italy, Juventus will try to strengthen his position in the fight against Chievo, but another team that has not yet lost points in Serie A in the season-2017/2018 - Sampdoria, will not be able to continue its victorious procession, as the bout of "bleuercyati" with Roma will not take place.

Poster of the 3rd round Juventus - Chievo Saturday, September 9, 19:00, Turin, Allianz Stadium. Arbitrator - Mikael Fabbri.

Hardly anyone has doubts about who is the favorite in the confrontation between Juventus and Chievo. After a confident victory in the first round of Crotone, the "old lady" forced her fans to worry, when in the second match Djenoa lost two goals in the opening. However, thanks to the hat-trick of Dibala and the goal, Cuadrado was able to win a strong-willed victory.

Whatever coach Juve Massimiliano Allegri said that now the most important thing for his team is the taming of "flying donkeys", but he is probably already thinking in the Champions League fight against Barcelona, ??which will be held in the capital of Catalonia on Tuesday. And surely Allegri would gladly make a serious rotation of the team, but because of the injuries of Marcisio and Chiellini, as well as the problems with the muscles of Khedira, which were revealed after his return from the German national team, most likely, he will limit himself only to the planned debut at the gate of Juventus Szczesny, who must change Buffon.

After the victory over Udinese and a deserved draw from Lazio, which did not take place due to the ball missed in the last seconds, Chievo gained sufficient confidence in his forces, but the chances that the guests will replenish their point balance in Turin are small. However, without resistance, "flying donkeys" will definitely not surrender.

Words Massimiliano Allegri, the coach of Juventus:.

"We will have to make changes in the line-up, not because we're about to meet Barcelona in the Champions League. Now all our thoughts only about Chievo, but Khedir and Chiellini are injured, Marchisio did not have time to fully recover. But we have enough players to replace them. For example, Buffon, who will simply be given additional rest, will replace Szczesny. Also on Saturday Matyuidi will definitely play ".

"We have to meet a very well-organized team. Rolando Maran managed to create a team, which will not be easy for any team in Serie A. Chievo already beat Udinese, and Lazio lost, only missing in the last seconds, and this proves that we are waiting for a serious rival. Remembering how the match started against Genoa, it is necessary first of all to take care of reliable defense ".

Interesting facts - In the last 14 matches against Chievo Juventus scored 25 goals, and the "jalallo" managed to hit the opponent's gate only 9 times.

- Last season, the match between Juventus and Chievo ended with a score 2: 0.

Approximate compositions of Juventus: Schesny - Lichtsteiner, Rugani, Benatya, Alex Sandro - Pyanich, Matyudi - Douglas Costa, Dibala, Mandzhukich - Higuain.

Chievo: Sorrentino - Cacciatore, Gamberini, Dainelli, Gobbi - Castro, Radovanovic, Hetemayi - Birsa - Pucciarelli, Inglese.

Injured: Piazza, Chiellini, Khedira, Marchisio - Mejorini.

Sampdoria-Roma forecast 2: 0 Sampdoria-Roma Due to heavy rains, hurricane winds and the threat of floods in Genoa, it was decided Friday not to hold a match between Sampdoria and Roma at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Approximately this match will be postponed to the 13th or 20th December.

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