The Numbers Game: Juve look to maintain Serie A form as they make Derby d´Italia statement

Massimiliano Allegri will expect Juventus to suffer the 'wrath' of their Champions League failure to Inter when they battle in the Italian Derby on Sunday.

A 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday made it five defeats in six Group H games for Juve, but they will advance to the Europa League after finishing in third place.

Allegri said he expects his players to use the fury of failing in the Champions League as fuel for the rest of the season, and a win at the Allianz Stadium would put them above Inter.

The sixth-placed Nerazzurri, who start the weekend two points better than Juve, had already qualified for the Champions League before being beaten 2-0 at Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Stats Perform selects outstanding Opta data to preview a clash between two Italian football heavyweights in Turin.

Return to Serie A for Juve

As Juve suffered another European defeat in midweek, they won three consecutive Serie A games without conceding a goal.

The last time they had four clean sheets in a row in the competition was in December 2018, when they won six games in a row without conceding.

Allegri has also been boosted by the return of long-absent Federico Chiesa from a knee injury as a substitute against PSG, a timely comeback after it was revealed Paul Pogba will miss the Cup of the world. It remains to be seen when Pogba will return.

Inter target Italian Derby

The Nerazzurri had won four games in a row and gone seven unbeaten before breaking away from Bayern.

Inter won three and drew one of four meetings between these two sides last season, beating the Bianconeri 1-0 away in Serie A in April.

They could win back-to-back Serie A games against Juve for the first time since Alberto Zaccheroni was in charge in 2003-04, while the last time they won two such games in one calendar year, it was 1987.< /p>

Juve build on solid foundations, youngsters do their part

Although Juve did not start the season as they would have liked, they have an excellent defensive record in Serie A.

In Europe's top 10 leagues this season, only Barcelona (four goals in 12 games) and Benfica (five in 11) have conceded fewer goals than Juve's seven in 12 games in the Italian top flight.

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They also have the most players born since 2000 to be involved in at least one Serie A goal this season with a total of five, with Dusan Vlahovic (seven), Moise Kean (one), Nicolo Fagioli (one) , Fabio Miretti (one) and Samuel Iling-Junior (one) make their mark.

Inzaghi the scourge of the Bianconeri

Inter's Simone Inzaghi has beaten Juventus seven times in 18 appearances during his coaching career, drawing twice.

He has beaten the Bianconeri more times than any other manager since taking his first job in April 2016.

Inzaghi could become the second Inter manager to win two Serie A away games against Juventus, after Helenio Herrera (three, between 1961 and 1965).