Thiago Motta's start as the head coach of Juventus gives the club's fans hope for a successful season that could bring titles. Empoli's beginning to the championship also looks promising, although historically, they often find themselves battling to avoid relegation as the season progresses.
Empoli approach their encounter with the Turin side on the back of a three-match unbeaten run against decent opponents. However, neither AS Roma (2:1) nor Bologna (1:1) boast the squad depth of Juventus. In their last match, the team had 1.81 xGA with 14 shots from Bologna, conceding in the 2nd minute. It's clear that not all injured players will recover in time for this game, particularly the notable absence of star defender Mattia De Sciglio, who is on loan from Juventus.
The impressive debut of Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, with three consecutive clean sheets, suggests that parting ways with the highly-paid Wojciech Szczęsny was a wise move by the management. The Turin side has showcased exceptional finishing: they have 6 goals from 3.08 xG (the highest difference in Serie A). It's worth mentioning that Thiago Motta is integrating newcomers such as Teun Koopmeiners, FranciscoConceição, Douglas Luiz, and Facundo González from the bench against Roma (0:0).
Since February 2022, Juventus have scored 14 goals against Empoli in 5 games and secured 4 victories. Currently, the Turin team is in excellent form and should collect three points against a mid-table side that will suffer their first defeat and start their descent to the lower half of the table.
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Roberto D'Aversa
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Devis Vasquez
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gk. | 3 | -2 |
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Federico Brancolini
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Jacopo Seghetti
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Samuele Perisan
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Valerio Biagini
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ardian Ismajli
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Giuseppe Pezzella
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Liberato Cacace
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Mattia Viti
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Saba Goglichidze
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Junior Sambia
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Luca Marianucci
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mattia De Sciglio
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Saba Sazonov
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Tyronne Ebuehi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jacopo Fazzini
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Liam Henderson
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Nicolas Haas
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Youssef Maleh
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Alberto Grassi
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Andrea Sodero
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Faustino Anjorin
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Luca Belardinelli
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Szymon Żurkowski
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Emmanuel Gyasi
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Lorenzo Colombo
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Ola Solbakken
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Sebastiano Esposito
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Emmanuel Ekong
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Pietro Pellegri
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Thiago Motta
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Michele Di Gregorio
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gk. | 3 | 0 |
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Carlo Pinsoglio
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Mattia Perin
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Andrea Cambiaso
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df. | 3 | 1 |
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Federico Gatti
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Gleison Bremer
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Juan David Cabal Murillo
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Nicolò Savona
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df. | 3 | 1 |
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Danilo
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jonas Jakob Rouhi
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Pierre Kazeye Rommel Kalulu Kyatengwa
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Douglas Luiz
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Manuel Locatelli
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Nicolò Fagioli
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Khéphren Thuram-Ulien
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Teun Koopmeiners
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Weston McKennie
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Arthur
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Paul Pogba
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Vasilije Adžić
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Dušan Vlahović
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Kenan Yıldız
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Francisco Conceição
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Lorenzo Anghelè
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Nicolás González
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Timothy Weah
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Arkadiusz Milik
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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