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2021/22 Italian Serie A
Matchday 19
Juventus v Cagliari
Allianz Stadium
Turin, Italy
Tuesday, 21 December 2021
Kick-off is at 21h45
Juventus will be targeting a third straight win over Cagliari in
Serie A when they square off at the Allianz Stadium on December 21.
The Old Lady have had great success against the Islanders, winning 19 of their 26 league encounters and suffering just three defeats.
The Sardinia outfit most recently beat Juve during the 2019/20 campaign when they emerged 2-0 victors at the Unipol Domus - their other two wins came back in 2009.
The two teams have only met once outside of Serie A, with the Turin giants triumphing 1-0 in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia in December 2012.
Massimiliano Allegri's side won both the home and away fixtures last term, the scoreline reading 2-0 in Turin and 3-1 in Sardinia.
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Allegri bemoaned the performance of his players following the 1-1 draw with Venezia on December 11, claiming they need to learn how to play 'ugly' when the situation calls for it.
"We can't seem to realise when it's the time to play pretty and those 10-15 minutes we ought to play ugly, grit our teeth and push through," he said.
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Suggested photo: Walter Mazzarri - Cagliari head coach
Walter Mazzarri was left fuming after the 4-0 loss to Inter Milan on December 12 and is hoping to see more determination from his team when they take on the 36-times Italian champions.
"What I do not accept is that we didn't win a tackle, we didn't show determination or hunger, instead it was Inter biting at our ankles to get the ball back immediately," Mazzarri said.
"I didn't like a single thing about the performance tonight, I am furious. This is a team that must fight for every ball to secure safety, but we don't fight for every ball."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Serie A Meetings)
Matches - 5
Juventus - 4
Cagliari - 1
Draws - 0
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