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Played
February 18, 2012 2:45 PM EST
Juventus Arena — Torino
Referee: C. Brighi
Attendance: 31000
February 18, 2012 2:45 PM EST
Juventus Arena — Torino
Referee: C. Brighi
Attendance: 31000
Serie A Preview: Juventus - Catania
Despite the hosts' unbeaten form in Serie A, recent draws have put their title credentials into doubt. The Elefanti are fresh from putting Genoa to the sword.
By Livio Caferoglu
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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JUVENTUS
 Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
Caceres, G'erini, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie
Matri, Quagliarella
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CATANIA
 Kosicky
Motta, Spolli, Legrottaglie, Marchese
Izco, Lodi, Almiron
Gomez, Bergessio, Barrientos
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Juventus look likely to stick with the 3-5-2 system deployed against Parma midweek, but not without changes in personnel. Arturo Vidal's absence is enforced due to suspension, so Emanuele Giaccherini is expected to take up a central midfield role in his absence. Martin Caceres, Paolo De Ceglie and Fabio Quagliarella are to replace fellow trio Stephan Lichtsteiner, Marcelo Estigarribia and Mirko Vucinic.
Meanwhile, for visiting Catania, coach Vincenzo Montella is set to name an unchanged XI from last weekend's 4-0 mauling of Genoa. Andrea Campagnolo and David Suazo remain out of contention for a little longer yet, while Ciro Capuano requites a late fitness test, and Alessandro Potenza has been ruled out for the season.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Catania has lost only two of its nine clashes against Juventus since its return to
Serie A in 2006.
- However, the Sicilians have managed to beat Juve only once during this time.
- Nevertheless, Catania is unbeaten in its last three away trips to Turin.
- Juventus has recorded goalless draws in its last two games against Siena and Parma, despite amassing a total of 24 shots on goal.
- However, the Bianconeri remain the only side still unbeaten amongst the 'top five' European leagues.
- No other Italian team has drawn more games than Juve so far this season.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Juventus 2-0 Catania
- 31.9 %
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Juventus 3-0 Catania
- 19.36 %
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Juventus 3-1 Catania
- 7.48 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | Feb 18, 2012 | Juventus 3 - Catania 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 25, 2011 | Catania 1 - Juventus 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 23, 2011 | Juventus 2 - Catania 2 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | Jan 13, 2011 | Juventus 2 - Catania 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Dec 5, 2010 | Catania 1 - Juventus 3 |
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Juventus
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| May 20, 2012 | Juventus 0 - Napoli 2 | ITAC |
| May 13, 2012 | Juventus 3 - Atalanta 1 | ITA1 |
| May 6, 2012 | Cagliari 0 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Juventus 1 - Lecce 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Novara 0 - Juventus 4 | ITA1 |
Catania
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| May 13, 2012 | Catania 0 - Udinese 2 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2012 | AS Roma 2 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Catania 0 - Bologna 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Palermo 1 - Catania 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 24, 2012 | Cagliari 3 - Catania 0 | ITA1 |
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | Defender |
| 29 | Paolo De Ceglie | Defender |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| 20 | Simone Padoin | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 22 | Marco Borriello | Striker |
| 18 | Fabio Quagliarella | Striker |
| 30 | Marco Storari | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Martín Cáceres | Defender |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | Defender |
| 23 | Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia | Midfielder |
| 7 | Simone Pepe | Midfielder |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | Striker |
| 14 | Mirko Vučinić | Striker |
| 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | Striker |
| 1 | Tomáš Košický | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Nicola Legrottaglie | Defender |
| 11 | Marco Motta | Defender |
| 12 | Giovanni Marchese | Defender |
| 14 | Giuseppe Bellusci | Defender |
| 4 | Sergio Bernardo Almiron | Midfielder |
| 10 | Francesco Lodi | Midfielder |
| 13 | Mariano Julio Izco | Midfielder |
| 17 | Alejandro Gómez | Midfielder |
| 28 | Pablo César Barrientos | Midfielder |
| 18 | Gonzalo Bergessio | Striker |
| 20 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Nicolás Federico Spolli | Defender |
| 27 | Felipe Seymour | Midfielder |
| 19 | Adrian Ricchiuti | Midfielder |
| 27 | Marco Biagianti | Midfielder |
| 25 | Osariemen Ebagua | Striker |
| 32 | Andrea Catellani | Striker |
Results
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker Milan |
28 | 10 |
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Diego Alberto Milito
Striker Inter |
24 | 8 |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
23 | 3 |
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R. Palacio
Striker Genoa |
19 | 3 |