2 vs 0
Played
September 22, 2012 6:45 PM GMT
Juventus Stadium — Torino
Referee:‬ C. Russo‎
Attendance:‬ 38369‎
 

Juventus - Chievo Preview: Conte's men look to dispatch the Gialloblu

The Bianconeri will look to build on their good start to the season with a home win over the Flying Donkeys, as the champions look to stay atop of Serie A

By Greg MacGregor

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  PROBABLE LINE-UPS

JUVENTUS


Buffon
 Lucio, Barzagli, Chiellini
 Isla, Marchisio, Pirlo, Giaccherini, Asamoah
Vucinic, Quagliarella

CHIEVO


Roma
Sorrentino
Sardo, Dainelli, Cesar, Jokic
Vacek, Rigoni, Hetemaj
Thereau, Cruzado
Pellissier

Juventus are likely to welcome back Lucio (pictured) from injury as he makes his first start for the Bianconeri. The Serie A champions will look to gain three points at home following their draw in London against Chelsea on Wednesday.

Arturo Vidal, who scored in the Champions League game but also picked up a minor knock, is likely to sit this match out, with the versatile Mauricio Isla to come in and Kwadwo Asamoah set to retain his place on the left-hand side of the midfield.

Fabio Quagliarella will most likely get the nod up front after his midweek equaliser, though Alessandro Matri may come into the reckoning if Antonio Conte looks to freshen up his attack.

Chievo, meanwhile, will look to field the same defence that lost to Lazio 3-1 at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi last weekend. In midfield, Kamil Vacek will replace Luciano, who is set to drop to the bench.

In attack, Alberto Paloschi is still injured, so Sergio Pellissier will play up front alone, while David Di Michele will start from the sidelines as Peruvian Rinaldo Cruzado gets a start.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Juventus have drawn the last four games against the Flying Donkeys. Their last win came in this fixture in 2009, a 1-0 victory courtesy of a Vincenzo Iaquinta goal.
  • Juve defender Andrea Barzagli played 29 times for Chievo during the 2003-04 season.
  • The Old Lady go into this match on the back of a huge unbeaten run of games in Serie A, now standing at 42 matches since they last lost.
  • Chievo have one win this season, after they beat Bologna 2-0 at home on the opening weekend of the Italian season.
  • The Gialloblu have a record of four draws and one win against Juve in their last five league games, both home and away.

  • If he plays, the Chievo captain Sergio Pellissier will be making his 299th Serie A appearance for the club, having been with the side from Verona since 2001.


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Last Five Matches
Juventus
May 18, 2013Sampdoria 3 - Juventus 2ITA1
May 11, 2013Juventus 1 - Cagliari 1ITA1
May 8, 2013Atalanta 0 - Juventus 1ITA1
May 5, 2013Juventus 1 - Palermo 0ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Torino 0 - Juventus 2ITA1
Chievo
May 19, 2013Atalanta 2 - Chievo 2ITA1
May 12, 2013Chievo 1 - Torino 1ITA1
May 7, 2013Roma 0 - Chievo 1ITA1
May 4, 2013Chievo 0 - Cagliari 0ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Chievo 0 - Genoa 1ITA1
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Available Squads
1Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper
3LucioDefender
3Giorgio ChielliniDefender
19Leonardo BonucciDefender
33Mauricio IslaDefender
6Paul PogbaMidfielder
8Claudio MarchisioMidfielder
22Kwadwo AsamoahMidfielder
24Emanuele GiaccheriniMidfielder
9Mirko VučinićStriker
27Fabio QuagliarellaStriker
30Marco StorariGoalkeeper
34RubinhoGoalkeeper
4Martín CáceresDefender
11Paolo De CeglieDefender
15Andrea BarzagliDefender
26Stephan LichtsteinerDefender
21Andrea PirloMidfielder
23Arturo VidalMidfielder
39Luca MarroneMidfielder
12Sebastian GiovincoStriker
17Nicklas BendtnerStriker
32Alessandro MatriStriker
1Stefano SorrentinoGoalkeeper
2Dario DainelliDefender
12Bostjan CesarDefender
13Bojan JokicDefender
21Nicolas Sebastien FreyDefender
-Marco RigoniMidfielder
16Luca RigoniMidfielder
25Kamil VacekMidfielder
56Perparim HetemajMidfielder
31Sergio PellissierStriker
77Cyril ThereauStriker
1Christian PuggioniGoalkeeper
-Sergio ViottiGoalkeeper
3Marco AndreolliDefender
20Gennaro SardoDefender
33Paul PappDefender
5Roberto GuanaMidfielder
18R. CruzadoMidfielder
14Isaac CofieMidfielder
-Davide MoscardelliStriker
11Mamadou SamassaStriker
-David Di MicheleStriker
39Adrian StoianMidfielder
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