As Juventus sit just outside the Champions League positions in fifth place, Saturday night’s historic matchup against AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium represents an opportunity for the Bianconeri to strengthen their bid in the top four or risk being pulled further down the table if they fail to secure a positive result.

Thiago Motta's Juventus will host AC Milan on Saturday for one of the most awaited matchups of the season, two weeks after the Rossoneri managed to make a comeback against them and win the Supercoppa semifinal 2-1,

AC Milan are set to face Juventus on matchday 22 of the 2024/25 Serie A season: the match will kick off at 18:00 CET on 18 January at the iconic Allienz Stadium.  Led by Coach Sérgio Conceição,

Thiago Motta Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Sérgio Conceição Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Match ends, Juventus 2, AC Milan 0. Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.

With both of these sides currently sitting outside the top four, Saturday's matchup between Juventus and AC Milan in Turin could be categorized as a play-out game in the race for Serie A's UEFA Champions League places.