Juventus is set to play a 'lunch-match' on Sunday 6 October 2024 in Serie A for the first time since March 17, 2024.  On that occasion, they faced Genoa and ended in a 0-0 draw. Prior to that match, the Bianconeri had an impressive streak, winning six consecutive top-flight games played at 12:30, with each match featuring at least two goals.  Juventus ended the Serie A Week 7 with a late draw against Cagliari.

Juventus has triumphed in 12 out of their last 14 Serie A encounters with Cagliari, recording 1 draw and 1 loss. During this stretch, they have netted at least two goals in each match, including exactly two goals in their last four games in order.

Juventus is on a roll with seven straight home victories against Cagliari in Serie A, achieving five clean sheets during this time. Among the teams in the 2024/25 top division, only Venezia has a longer active streak of home wins against them, with 10 consecutive home victories.

In a remarkable achievement, Juventus has completed the first six matches of a top-flight season without allowing a single goal. This means the Bianconeri have gone an impressive 540 minutes without conceding since the tournament began, setting a record in the era of three points for a win. This feat ranks as the sixth-best all-time in terms of minutes, with only three teams in history managing to finish the first seven Serie A games with seven clean sheets: Milan in 1993/94, Cagliari in 1966/67, and Bologna in 1946/47.

Cagliari found success in Parma and rose to five points in the standings: the Sardinians in 2023/24 and 2021/22 (the last two tournaments played in the top category), had collected just two points in the first six rounds of the top-flight championship, without winning a match.

Player Stats

Dusan Vlahovic has scored six goals in nine Serie A matches played against Cagliari (against no team has he scored more goals in the top league); curiously, two of the five goals from direct free kicks scored by the Serbian in the competition have come against the Sardinians, including the last of these last April.

Nicolás González had never reached the month of October in Serie A without scoring at least one goal in the league: Cagliari, however, is one of only two teams faced (along with Sassuolo) since he has been playing in the top flight against which the Argentine has scored in three different games (three goals against the rossoblù in total for him).

Since the start of last season (2023/24), among the defenders in Serie A only Federico Dimarco (13), Theo Hernández (12), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (nine) and Denzel Dumfries (nine) have actively participated in more goals than Nadir Zortea (eight, thanks to three goals and five assists).

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