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Juventus and Parma are set to trade tackles at the Allianz Stadium in the second round of the 2026\/27 Serie A season. Saturday\u2019s encounter in Turin will provide the home team with an opportunity to reach an unprecedented feat in the club\u2019s history.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gleison Bremer\u2019s thumping header fired Luciano Spalletti\u2019s side to a narrow 1-0 victory at newly promoted Frosinone last weekend. However, Juventus put three points on the board only narrowly, as the newcomers hit the crossbar in the dying seconds of the match. Indeed, they almost punished the Bianconeri for squandering a number of clear-cut chances.<\/span><\/p>\n Summer signing Randal Kolo Muani missed an open goal in the first half, while Francisco Conceicao skied the ball from a promising position at the start of the second half. Spalletti\u2019s men must be far more clinical in front of goal if they\u2019re to improve on last season\u2019s sixth-place finish. And Parma\u2019s upcoming visit seems to be a decent chance for Juventus to build some early momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n Losing star goalkeeper Zion Suzuki to Aston Villa could potentially derail Parma\u2019s season. His successor, Edoardo Corvi, failed to live up to the billing in the Crusaders\u2019 opening game of the campaign, as Cagliari secured a gutsy 1-0 win at Stadio Ennio Tardini last Saturday. Overall, it was a disappointing performance from Carlos Cuesta\u2019s side as they were dominated by the Islanders.<\/span><\/p>\n If it\u2019s any consolation, Parma beat third-tier Catania 2-0 in the first Coppa Italia round, with Simone Lontani, who joined the club from Milan Futuro in the summer, bagging a match-winning brace.<\/span><\/p>\n Juventus<\/strong><\/p>\n After squeezing past Frosinone on day one, Juventus can now win their opening two Serie A games without conceding for a third season in a row. Interestingly, Spalletti\u2019s side could achieve that impressive feat under a third different manager, having previously done so under Massimiliano Allegri and Thiago Motta.<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s hardly a better place to pursue that record than the Allianz Stadium, where Juventus suffered just two league defeats in the entire 2025\/26 season (W10, D7). However, Juventus\u2019 home campaign last term finished in a dire fashion, with the Bianconeri picking up just two wins from their final eight Serie A outings in Turin (D3, L2).<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that Juventus\u2019 last five home league matches featured precisely two goals, highlighting the potential for another tight contest. Adding to this sentiment, five of their last six games yielded a full-time margin of a single goal at most, a trend they\u2019ll be keen to buck this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n Parma<\/strong><\/p>\n Although unwillingly, Parma may afford Juventus another victory here. Only two teams have beaten the Crusaders more often in Serie A than the Bianconeri (28). Furthermore, three of Parma\u2019s recent opening-day away defeats have come at the hands of Juventus, with Cuesta\u2019s side conceding eight times while scoring just once in return.<\/span><\/p>\n Following a dismal Serie A beginning against Cagliari, the visitors are at risk of starting a new league season with back-to-back losses for the first time since 2020\/21. Unfortunately for the traveling fans, that\u2019s a distinct possibility, not least because Parma have won their Serie A away opener just once in their last 21 top-flight seasons (D8, L12).<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking of Parma\u2019s dreadful season openings, they failed to get on the scoresheet in their first four away games last term. On the bright side, their road form gradually improved over the course of the campaign. Cuesta\u2019s team went on to register four clean sheets on their last eight Serie A trips, suggesting this may not be a walk in the park for Juventus after all.<\/span><\/p>\n It was a Pyrrhic victory for Juventus at Stadio Benito Stirpe last weekend as they lost standout winger Kenan Yildiz to a potentially long-term injury<\/strong>. Jeremie Boga, who signed a permanent contract in Turin at the start of the summer, could replace the Turkish forward on Saturday. In addition to Yildiz, Spalletti cannot call upon Jeff Ekhator and Federico Gatti, who are still on the treatment table.<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, Parma will take this trip without former Juventus midfielder Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, who\u2019s on the sidelines with a groin injury. Meanwhile, Atalanta loanee El-Bilal Toure should start in attack despite failing to impress on his Serie A debut for the Crusaders.<\/span><\/p>\n Juventus (4-2-3-1):<\/strong> Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Luiz; Conceicao, McKennie, Boga; Kolo Muani.<\/span><\/p>\n Parma (4-3-3):<\/strong> Corvi; Delprato, Troilo, Valenti, Valeri; Ordonez, Keita, Bernabe; Almqvist, Toure, Lontani.<\/span><\/p>\n It would take a monumental effort from Parma to avoid defeat in Turin for only the second time since the start of 2020 (D1, L3). However, if Juventus can find composure in the final third, there should be no chance for the visitors to win their first points this season.<\/span><\/p>\nMatch Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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