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November 3, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Juventus Stadium — Torino
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Juventus - Inter Preview: League leaders clash in Derby d'Italia

The Bianconeri are looking to make it 50 games undefeated in Serie A, and fend off the challenge of Andrea Stramaccioni's side, who are on an eight-game winning run

By Craig Turnbull

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JUVENTUS


Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
L'steiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah Vucinic, Giovinco
INTER
Handanovic
Silvestre, Samuel, Ranocchia
Z'ntti, Guarin, Gargano, Cambiasso, N'omo
Cassano, Milito

It was back in March when Claudio Ranieri received the bullet from Inter after losing to Juventus, and while Andrea Stramaccioni will not be under anywhere near pressure of that magnitude, there is no question that if the Nerazzurri harbour ambitions of winning the Scudetto, then they must get a result at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday.

Stramaccioni men have turned a corner after a shaky start, and the 3-2 victory over Sampdoria midweek ensured an eighth straight win in all competitions for the San Siro outfit.

The hosts, meanwhile, continue to take Serie A by storm and if they avoid defeat against a much-improved Inter side, then they will make it 50 league games unbeaten, putting more pressure on AC Milan's 20-year record of 58 without losing.

Giorgio Chiellini, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Claudio Marchisio and Kwadwo Asamoah are all expected to be back in the starting line-up with Martin Caceres, Mauricio Isla, Emanuele Giaccherini and Paolo De Ceglie dropping to the bench.

However, less certain is whether or not coach Antonio Conte will continue to play Paul Pogba, who scored the last-minute winner against the Rossoblu on Wednesday, or sacrifice him for Arturo Vidal, whose form has been indifferent of late, though did score against Catania last Sunday.

The Juve tactician seems still unsure of his favoured striking partnership and has the dilemma of deciding who to play upfront, with Sebastian Giovinco and Mirko Vucinic in contention for a start on Saturday. Nicklas Bendtner and Fabio Quagliarella, who led the line midweek, may have to be content with a place on the bench in Derby d'Italia.

Inter meanwhile, will revert to a three-man defence after playing four at the back against Sampdoria. Matias Silvestre could make his 10th appearance of the season alongside Walter Samuel and Andrea Ranocchia. Gaby Mudingayi is expected to be replaced by Esteban Cambiasso.

Alvaro Pereira, who slotted in at right-back, will be replaced by Japanese star Yuto Nagatomo as the Nerazzurri are set to go five in midfieldm with Rodrigo Palacio, who played in a front three on Wednesday, dropping to the bench.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Juventus have made their best ever start to a season since Serie A became a 20-team league, beating Fabio Capello's 27-point record set in 2005-06.
  • The Bianconeri's 2-1 victory over Bologna means they are now 49 games undefeated and are only nine matches behind AC Milan's historic 58-game unbeaten run from 1991 to 1993.
  • Antonio Conte's men last lost a match in Serie A in the penultimate round of the 2010-11 season. They lost to Parma, which coincidently was the team to end Milan's unbeaten league record back in 1993.
  • Inter have not won in Turin against the Old Lady since January 2008. They last beat them 3-2 in the Coppa Italia with two goals from Mario Balotelli in 2008.
  • Saturday's clash is set to be coach Andrea Stramaccioni's (pictured, right) first game against Juventus. His predecessor Claudio Ranieri was sacked after a defeat to the Bianconeri back in March.
  • Stramaccioni's Inter have won eight consecutive games in all competitions this season. The record for most amount of victories in a row for the Nerazzurri is held by coach Roberto Mancini, whose side won 13 on the trot back in 2007-08.

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Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Mar 30, 2013 FC Internazionale 1 - Juventus 2
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Nov 3, 2012 Juventus 1 - FC Internazionale 3
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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
FC Internazionale
May 19, 2013FC Internazionale 2 - Udinese 5ITA1
May 12, 2013Genoa 0 - FC Internazionale 0ITA1
May 8, 2013FC Internazionale 1 - Lazio 3ITA1
May 5, 2013SSC Napoli 3 - FC Internazionale 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Palermo 1 - FC Internazionale 0ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper
3Giorgio ChielliniDefender
15Andrea BarzagliDefender
19Leonardo BonucciDefender
26Stephan LichtsteinerDefender
8Claudio MarchisioMidfielder
21Andrea PirloMidfielder
22Kwadwo AsamoahMidfielder
23Arturo VidalMidfielder
12Sebastian GiovincoStriker
9Mirko VučinićStriker
30Marco StorariGoalkeeper
3LucioDefender
4Martín CáceresDefender
11Paolo De CeglieDefender
33Mauricio IslaDefender
6Paul PogbaMidfielder
20Simone PadoinMidfielder
24Emanuele GiaccheriniMidfielder
39Luca MarroneMidfielder
17Nicklas BendtnerStriker
27Fabio QuagliarellaStriker
32Alessandro MatriStriker
1Samir HandanoviçGoalkeeper
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
23Andrea RanocchiaDefender
25Walter Adrian SamuelDefender
40JuanDefender
55Yuto NagatomoDefender
19Esteban Matias CambiassoMidfielder
5Walter GarganoMidfielder
8Rodrigo PalacioStriker
22Diego Alberto MilitoStriker
99Antonio CassanoStriker
12Luca CastellazziGoalkeeper
27Vid BelecGoalkeeper
6Matías SilvestreDefender
11Alvaro PereiraMidfielder
33Ibrahima MbayeDefender
11Ricardo Gabriel ÁlvarezMidfielder
14Fredy GuarínMidfielder
16Gaby MudingayiMidfielder
-A. DuncanMidfielder
-Marko LivajaStriker
Players to Watch
Sebastian Giovinco
Sebastian Giovinco
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 12
Games Goals YC RC
31 7 4 0
'The Atomic Ant' could be the key to Juve's success on Saturday. He assisted the winning goal against Bologna in midweek, and has plenty of potential to give the Inter defence a torrid time. The diminutive attacker has yet to really come alive this season, and perhaps the lack of game time has hampered his form, but the Derby d'Italia could be the match to kick-start his campaign.
Diego Alberto Milito
Diego Alberto Milito
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 22
Games Goals YC RC
20 9 0 0
Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli has already conceded that the Argentine striker is a threat not to be taken lightly. Milito may have a point to prove, having yet to score against the Bianconeri since joining the Nerazzurri in 2009.  Nevertheless, the 33-year-old has hit a rich vein of form recently, and has five goals to his name this season.
Prediction
Andrea Stramaccioni's men will be boosted by the 3-2 victory over Sampdoria after coming back from one goal behind at half-time, but the Nerazzurri have struggled against Antonio Conte's men in recent matches and a win here may be beyond them despite a 100 per cent away record so far. The hosts, however, have been doing just enough to grind out results without blowing teams away, and it will be hard to separate the two teams.
Editor's Prediction
Juventus 1
Inter 1
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