Played
March 16, 2013 3:45 PM EDT
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara — Bologna
Referee: M. Bergonzi
Attendance: 34415
March 16, 2013 3:45 PM EDT
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara — Bologna
Referee: M. Bergonzi
Attendance: 34415
Serie A Preview: Bologna - Juventus
The hosts have came into form at the right time of the season with three wins on the bounce ensuring they avoid the relegation battle, while the visitors continue to march on
By Craig Turnbull
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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BOLOGNA
 Curci Garics, Antonsson, Cherubin, Morleo
Perez, Taider,
Kone, Diamanti, Gabbiadini
Gilardino
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JUVENTUS
 Buffon Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
L'stiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah
Giovinco, Vucinic
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Juventus can play its strongest side against Bologna on Saturday and will be buoyed by the return of midfielder Arturo Vidal, who was suspended for last week's 1-0 win over Catania.
He is likely to replace Paul Pogba, who scored a last-minute winner against the Rossoblu back in October, and received a call up to the France squad for the doubleheader against Georgia and Spain.
Antonio Conte, however, has Martin Caceres, Simone Pepe and Nicklas Bendtner unavailable, though none of them would have been likely to make the starting XI had they been fit.
Sebastian Giovinco, whose agent recently declared his client was content at Juventus Stadium despite rumors of an exit in the summer, is expected to continue alongside Mirko Vucinic, however, Alessandro Matri could also be in contention to partner the Montenegrin.
Meanwhile for the hosts, Stefano Pioli will be forced into making one change as defender Frederik Sorensen has been ruled out of the encounter after the injury he suffered against Inter last week. Nicolo Cherubin is likely to deputize in his absence as he is preferred to Naldo.
It is a special game for Bologna's Manolo Gabbiadini as the 21-year-old, who has netted five times this season in Serie A, will be desperate to impress against the Old Lady - his parent club.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Bologna is on a promising run just now having seen off Inter 1-0 last weekend to record their third victory in a row.
- The Rossoblu have just won one match in their last 25 against the Old Lady (in all competitions), and that came back in February 2011 when Marco Di Vaio (pictured, right) grabbed a double to give the club a 2-0 victory.
- Stefano Pioli's men have only been beaten three times at home this season: Parma, Milan and Inter have taken maximum points away from the Dall'Ara.
- Juventus has recorded the two wins in their last five matches away from home in Serie A.
- The Bianconeri are 10 league games unbeaten as the visitors. The last time Bologna won at home against the Old Lady was in 1998 - a 3-0 success that day.
- The last two league games at Dall'Ara have ended in draws.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Bologna 0-2 Juventus
- 32.32 %
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Bologna 0-3 Juventus
- 15.05 %
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Bologna 1-3 Juventus
- 10.68 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 16, 2013 | Bologna 0 - Juventus 2 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Oct 31, 2012 | Juventus 2 - Bologna 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 7, 2012 | Bologna 1 - Juventus 1 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | Dec 8, 2011 | Juventus 2 - Bologna 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 21, 2011 | Juventus 1 - Bologna 1 |
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Bologna
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| May 19, 2013 | Bologna 0 - Genoa 0 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | Parma 0 - Bologna 2 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Bologna 0 - Napoli 3 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Lazio 6 - Bologna 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Atalanta 1 - Bologna 1 | ITA1 |
Juventus
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| May 18, 2013 | Sampdoria 3 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Juventus 1 - Cagliari 1 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Atalanta 0 - Juventus 1 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Juventus 1 - Palermo 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Torino 0 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| - | Gianluca Curci | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Archimede Morleo | Defender |
| 5 | Mikael Antonsson | Defender |
| 8 | Gyorgy Garics | Defender |
| 21 | Nicolò Cherubin | Defender |
| 6 | Saphir Taider | Midfielder |
| 15 | Diego Pérez | Midfielder |
| 33 | Panagiotis Kone | Midfielder |
| 82 | Alberto Gilardino | Striker |
| - | Manolo Gabbiadini | Striker |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti | Striker |
| 44 | Filippo Lombardi | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Federico Agliardi | Goalkeeper |
| - | Marco Motta | Defender |
| - | M. Abero | Defender |
| - | Naldo | Defender |
| - | Roger | Defender |
| 4 | Rene Krhin | Midfielder |
| - | Tiberio Guarente | Midfielder |
| - | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | Midfielder |
| - | Michele Pazienza | Midfielder |
| - | Davide Moscardelli | Striker |
| - | Christian Pasquato | Striker |
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | Defender |
| - | Federico Peluso | Defender |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| 20 | Simone Padoin | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal | Midfielder |
| 9 | Mirko Vučinić | Striker |
| 12 | Sebastian Giovinco | Striker |
| 30 | Marco Storari | Goalkeeper |
| 34 | Rubinho | Goalkeeper |
| 11 | Paolo De Ceglie | Defender |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | Defender |
| 33 | Mauricio Isla | Defender |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres | Defender |
| 6 | Paul Pogba | Midfielder |
| 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 39 | Luca Marrone | Midfielder |
| 21 | Nicolas Anelka | Striker |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella | Striker |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | Striker |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
29 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Midfielder Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |
