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February 24, 2013 2:00 PM GMT
Juventus Stadium — Torino
Referee: D. Celi
Attendance: 38000
February 24, 2013 2:00 PM GMT
Juventus Stadium — Torino
Referee: D. Celi
Attendance: 38000
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| Juventus | 1.20 | 1.08 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.20 |
| Draw | 6.00 | 7.50 | 17.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 51.00 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 6.65 |
| Siena | 15.00 | 67.00 | 301.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 351.00 | 15.00 | 13.00 | 40.00 | 50.00 | 14.39 |
Juventus-Siena Preview: Scudetto holders looking to respond after loss to Roma
Beppe Iachini has never beaten Juventus but his own Bianconeri have gone three games unbeaten ahead of Saturday’s match in Turin
By Jerrad Peters
AFP
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JUVENTUS
 Buffon Bonucci, Marrone, Caceres Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Kwadwo Quagliarella, Giovinco |
SIENA
 Pegolo Texeira, Terlizzi, Felipe Belmonte, Vergassola, Della Rocca, Rubin Rosina, Setsu Emeghara |
Juventus winger Simone Pepe has suffered a setback in training and will likely have to undergo surgery to repair a thigh injury. The 29-year-old has made just a single appearance from the bench so far this season.
Coach Antonio Conte is also without on-loan Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who is still recovering from adductor surgery and is expected back sometime in March.
Defender Paolo De Ceglie is sidelined with a thigh injury suffered against Fiorentina earlier this month and Giorgio Chiellini will be given the day off to rest his troublesome calf.
Claudio Marchisio returns from suspension.
Iachini’s only injury concern involves wing-back Angelo, who has a muscle injury but is expected to play some part in his side’s match against Atalanta on March 3.
Defenders Roberto Vitiello and Claudio Terzi are serving extended bans for their part in the 2011 match-fixing scandal.
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Since the beginning of January, Juventus have dropped points in four of eight Serie A matches, including losses to Sampdoria and Roma. They also lost 2-1 away to Lazio in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.- Only Roma have scored more than the 50 goals Juventus have managed in the league so far this season, but Fabio Quagliarella (pictured, right) is the only player with at least seven of them to his name.
- Juventus are unbeaten in their last seven matches against Siena. Their most recent defeat to them came in May 2008.
- Siena are third from bottom in Serie A but would be 15th had they not been deducted six points for their role in the 2011 Italian match-fixing scandal.
- Coach Beppe Iachini lost his first three matches after replacing Serse Cosmi last December but has since dropped just one of his last five while beating Sampdoria, Inter and Lazio.
- Striker Innocent Emeghara has scored three goals in four matches since joining Siena on loan from Lorient in January,
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Juventus 3-0 Siena
- 30.68 %
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Juventus 2-0 Siena
- 20.89 %
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Juventus 4-0 Siena
- 10.68 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Feb 24, 2013 | Juventus 3 - Siena 0 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Oct 7, 2012 | Siena 1 - Juventus 2 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Feb 5, 2012 | Juventus 0 - Siena 0 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 18, 2011 | Siena 0 - Juventus 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 14, 2010 | Juventus 3 - Siena 3 |
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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 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Siena 1 - AC Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | SSC Napoli 2 - Siena 1 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Siena 0 - Fiorentina 1 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Catania 3 - Siena 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Roma 4 - Siena 0 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Juventus £12.22 |
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| Returns: | Siena £3510.00 |
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| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper |
| - | Federico Peluso | Defender |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | Defender |
| 6 | Paul Pogba | Midfielder |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Midfielder |
| 9 | Mirko Vučinić | Striker |
| 12 | Sebastian Giovinco | Striker |
| 30 | Marco Storari | Goalkeeper |
| 34 | Rubinho | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | Defender |
| 33 | Mauricio Isla | Defender |
| 20 | Simone Padoin | Midfielder |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 39 | Luca Marrone | Midfielder |
| 21 | Nicolas Anelka | Striker |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella | Striker |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | Striker |
| 25 | Gianluca Pegolo | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Felipe | Defender |
| 33 | Matteo Rubin | Defender |
| - | Jorge Filipe Avelino Teixeira | Defender |
| - | Christian Terlizzi | Defender |
| 17 | Nicola Belmonte | Defender |
| 8 | Simone Vergassola | Midfielder |
| 7 | Francesco Valiani | Midfielder |
| - | Francesco Della Rocca | Midfielder |
| 27 | Alessandro Rosina | Midfielder |
| 36 | Francesco Bolzoni | Midfielder |
| 7 | Innocent Emeghara | Striker |
| 12 | Simone Farelli | Goalkeeper |
| - | Bruno Uvini | Defender |
| 24 | Massimo Paci | Defender |
| - | Fabrizio Grillo | Defender |
| - | Carlos Javier Matheu | Defender |
| 16 | Valerio Verre | Midfielder |
| 70 | Daniele Mannini | Midfielder |
| - | Adrián Calello | Midfielder |
| 17 | Salvador Agra | Striker |
| 81 | Erjon Bogdani | Striker |
| 83 | Reginaldo | Striker |
| - | Nicola Pozzi | Striker |
| Claudio Marchisio | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 8 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
The last time we saw the 27-year-old midfielder he was starring for Juventus in the Champions League against Celtic. Suspended for last weekend’s match against AS Roma —a 1-0 defeat— he’ll be a welcome addition for Antonio Conte ahead of Saturday’s match against Siena and will be expected to drive play forward like he has on so many occasions.
| Innocent Emeghara | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Siena boss Beppe Iachini has admitted he only saw the Nigeria-born Switzerland international on DVD before signing him on loan from Lorient last month. But the 23-year-old’s acquisition was definitely worth the gamble. He has scored three goals from just six shots since moving to Italy.
Juventus have Marchisio back and will not want to go two matches without a win following last Saturday’s loss in the capital. And while Siena have started to turn things around under Iachini they’ll be hard-pressed to get anything from an irritated opponent that has turned its home stadium into a fortress.
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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 |
