The Juventus Men's First Team is back in Serie A action following their Champions League exploits, with a trip to face Verona at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.
Here are the interesting facts ahead of the 18:00 CEST showdown on Saturday, 20 September:
Interesting Facts
- Juventus have won all of their first three games in a Serie A season for the first time since 2018/19, when Massimiliano Allegri was the coach; on that occasion, the Bianconeri won all of their first eight league games.
- Juventus have won their last five league games, and the last time they won at least six in a row in Serie A was between October 2022 and January 2023.
- No player currently in Hellas Verona's squad has ever scored against Juventus in Serie A. The last to do so at the Bentegodi was Tijjani Noslin on 17 February 2024, assisted by Michael Folorunsho.
- Juventus have scored three goals this season with players who came off the bench (two with Dusan Vlahovic and one with Vasilije Adzic): only Barcelona (4) and Lille (5) have scored more in the current top five European leagues.
- Since the beginning of March 2025, Kenan Yildiz is the Serie A player who has been involved in the most goals in all competitions: 15, the result of eight goals and seven assists in 17 matches.
- Among Serie A players who played at least 90 minutes between August and September in all competitions, Dusan Vlahovic has contributed to a goal most frequently on average: four goals and one assist in 141 minutes, resulting in a goal contribution every 28 minutes.
Opposition Focus
- Hellas Verona and Juventus will face each other for the 69th time in Serie A, with the Gialloblu winning 12 times, the Bianconeri 39 times, and 17 draws.
- Juventus have won six of their last seven league games against Hellas Verona (1 draw), keeping six clean sheets in the process with an aggregate score of 12-2.
- Hellas Verona have conceded goals in 24 consecutive Serie A matches against Juventus (43 goals conceded in that period, an average of 1.8 per match).
- Hellas Verona have won only one of their last 14 home league games (6 draws, 7 losses): 1-0 against Fiorentina on 23 February.
- If he scores, Giovane (aged 21 years and 300 days on the date of the match) could become the youngest Hellas Verona player to score in a Serie A match against Juventus since Giuseppe Galderisi (20 years and 362 days) on 18 March, 1984.
- Lorenzo Montipo reunites with Igor Tudor after four seasons; the Gialloblu goalkeeper was coached by the current Juventus manager in 2021/22 in Serie A for 32 matches.