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February 16, 2013 10:45 PM EAT
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Roma-Juventus Preview: Andreazzoli targets first win against in-form Bianconeri

The Giallorossi are yet to taste victory in the league in 2013 and face a tricky test against the Italian champions, who can go eight points clear at the top of Serie A

By Max Bentley

Aurelio Andreazzoli - Roma
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  PROBABLE LINEUPS
ROMA

Stekelenburg
Marquinhos, Burdisso, Dodo
Lamela, Bradley, De Rossi, Marquinho
Pjanic, Totti
Osvaldo
JUVENTUS

Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres
Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah
Vucinic, Matri

Antonio Conte's side are looking to make it three wins on the bounce when they travel to the capital to take on a stumbling Roma side who are still getting used to life under interim coach Aurelio Andreazzoli. 

Having emerged unscathed from the emphatic 3-0 victory away at Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday night, the Juventus coach has no new injury concerns, although Federico Peluso and Claudio Marchisio are suspended.

Kwadwo Asamoah could return to the starting XI after returning from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana, while Leonardo Bonucci is also available having served his two-match domestic suspension.

Having both found the net in the Bianconeri's last two matches, Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri are once again expected to lead the line, and Nicolas Anelka could make his Serie A debut from the bench. Paolo De Ceglie and Luca Marrone are also pushing for starts.

Andreazzoli made numerous changes to Zdenek Zeman's favoured starting lineup in the 3-1 defeat to Sampdoria and is faced with several injury concerns for Saturday.

Alessandro Florenzi did not take part in Thursday's training session as he is suffering from flu, and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo and Daniele De Rossi could face late fitness tests on their respective knee and thigh injuries.

The Giallorossi are already without Leonardo Castan, Federico Balzaretti and Mattia Destro for the clash against the Italian champions, so Andreazzoli will be hopeful that his star players can make a quick recovery.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Juventus thumped the Giallorossi 4-1 in the reverse fixture earlier this season, with Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Alessandro Matri and Sebastian Giovinco getting on the scoresheet.
  • These two sides are Serie A’s top scorers, with 100 goals shared evenly between them. However, Roma have conceded the second-most in the division (45) whilst Conte's side have the best defensive record (16).
  • Roma have lost four of their last six Serie A matches and are currently 10 points behind arch-rivals Lazio who occupy the final Champions League spot.
  • Roma have only been able to secure one victory in their last 15 Serie A encounters against Juventus, back in February 2004.
  • Pablo Daniel Osvaldo and Erik Lamela are tied as the Giallorossi's top league goalscorers with 11 goals. Fabio Quagliarella leads the Old Lady's charts with seven.
  • Mirko Vucinic (pictured, right) moved from Roma to Juventus in 2011 for a reported fee of €15 million. The Montenegrin has scored 19 goals in 62 games since joining.


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Last Five Matches
Roma
May 26, 2013Roma 0 - Lazio 1ITAC
May 19, 2013Roma 2 - Napoli 1ITA1
May 12, 2013Milan 0 - Roma 0ITA1
May 7, 2013Roma 0 - Chievo 1ITA1
May 4, 2013Fiorentina 0 - Roma 1ITA1
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
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Available Squads
1Maarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
3MarquinhosDefender
23Iván Rodrigo PirisDefender
29Nicolas Andres BurdissoDefender
-Vasilis TorosidisDefender
7MarquinhoMidfielder
15Miralem PjanicMidfielder
16Daniele De RossiMidfielder
8Erik LamelaMidfielder
9Pablo Daniel OsvaldoStriker
10Francesco TottiStriker
1Bogdan LobonţGoalkeeper
13Mauro GoicoecheaGoalkeeper
42Federico BalzarettiDefender
46Alessio RomagnoliDefender
4Michael BradleyMidfielder
11TaddeiMidfielder
20Simone PerrottaMidfielder
47JonatanMidfielder
48Alessandro FlorenziMidfielder
77Panagiotis TachtsidisMidfielder
17N. LópezStriker
1Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper
4Martín CáceresDefender
15Andrea BarzagliDefender
19Leonardo BonucciDefender
26Stephan LichtsteinerDefender
6Paul PogbaMidfielder
21Andrea PirloMidfielder
22Kwadwo AsamoahMidfielder
23Arturo VidalMidfielder
9Mirko VučinićStriker
32Alessandro MatriStriker
30Marco StorariGoalkeeper
34RubinhoGoalkeeper
33Mauricio IslaDefender
20Simone PadoinMidfielder
24Emanuele GiaccheriniMidfielder
39Luca MarroneMidfielder
12Sebastian GiovincoStriker
21Nicolas AnelkaStriker
27Fabio QuagliarellaStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Edinson  Cavani Edinson Cavani
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Napoli
29 7
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
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Udinese
23 4
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
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Roma
16 2
Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy
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Milan
16 0
Germán Denis Germán Denis
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Atalanta
15 5