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January 28, 2012 2:45 PM EST
Juventus Arena — Torino
Referee:‬ P. Valeri‎
Attendance:‬ 39625‎
 

Serie A Preview: Juventus - Udinese

The winter champion host Francesco Guidolin's men on Saturday night, knowing a victory would see it move six points clear of the visitors.

By Adam Wheeler

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PROBABLE LINEUPS
JUVENTUS


Buffon
Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
Vidal, Pirlo, Marrone
Giaccherini, Matri, Vucinic


UDINESE



Handanovic
Ferronetti, Danilo, Domizzi
Basta, Isla, Pinzi, Fernandes, Armero
Floro Flores
Di Natale

The Old Lady have a few concerns going into Saturday's clash, with both Claudio Marchisio and Simone Pepe doubtful. The midfield pair both limped out of the 2-0 victory over Atalanta last week, and will need to pass late fitness tests to take part on Saturday.

However the league leader has been boosted by the return of Fabio Quagliarella and Alex Manninger, with the duo returning to the squad which defeated Roma in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday, after recovering from fractured cheekbone and twisted ankle respectively.

Francesco Guidolin's troops will travel to Turin without two of their midfield enforcers in the form of Kwadwo Asamoah and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, with the pair both representing Ghana at the African Cup of Nations. Mehdi Benatia will also miss out, as the former Marseille youth is also at the tournament with Morocco.


DID YOU KNOW?
  • Juventus is the only side to have won a point away at Udinese in this campaign.
  • No other side in Serie A has drawn more games than the Old Lady this season.
  • The hosts have only conceded two goals in their last seven league games.
  • Antonio Di Natale has scored 50 percent of Udinese's league goals this term.
  • The visitors have lost two of their last three games in all competitions.
  • Only the hosts have conceded less goals than Udinese this season.


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Head to Head
Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 28, 2012 Juventus 2 - Udinese 1
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Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Dec 21, 2011 Udinese 0 - Juventus 0
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Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 30, 2011 Juventus 1 - Udinese 2
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Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 19, 2010 Udinese 0 - Juventus 4
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Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Apr 3, 2010 Udinese 3 - Juventus 0
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Last Five Matches
Juventus
May 20, 2012Juventus 0 - Napoli 2ITAC
May 13, 2012Juventus 3 - Atalanta 1ITA1
May 6, 2012Cagliari 0 - Juventus 2ITA1
May 2, 2012Juventus 1 - Lecce 1ITA1
Apr 29, 2012Novara 0 - Juventus 4ITA1
Udinese
May 13, 2012Catania 0 - Udinese 2ITA1
May 6, 2012Udinese 2 - Genoa 0ITA1
May 2, 2012Cesena 0 - Udinese 1ITA1
Apr 29, 2012Udinese 2 - Lazio 0ITA1
Apr 25, 2012Udinese 1 - Inter 3ITA1
Team News
Available Squads
1Samir HandanoviçGoalkeeper
3Mauricio IslaMidfielder
5DaniloDefender
8Dušan BastaDefender
11Maurizio DomizziDefender
26Giovanni PasqualeDefender
27Pablo ArmeroDefender
32Damiano FerronettiDefender
16Gelson FernandesMidfielder
23Almen AbdiMidfielder
10Antonio Di NataleStriker
21Daniele PadelliGoalkeeper
24Joel EkstrandDefender
13NeutonDefender
23Jean-Alain FanchoneDefender
18Cristian BattocchioMidfielder
25Gabriel TorjeMidfielder
37Roberto PereyraMidfielder
83Antonio Floro FloresStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker
Milan
28 10
Diego Alberto Milito Diego Alberto Milito
Striker
Inter
24 8
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese
23 4
Edinson  Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli
23 3
R. Palacio R. Palacio
Striker
Genoa
19 3