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11.09. (Sun) 12:30 Juventus - Parma

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Juventus (4-2-4):
Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Marchisio, Pirlo; Pepe, Del Piero, Matri, Giaccherini

New summer signing Mirko Vucinic was robbed in broad daylight in Turin on Thursday but didn't sustain any injuries and will be available for selection while Vincenzo Iaquinta is out with a thigh problem and will not feature on Sunday.

Parma (4-4-2):
Mirante; Zaccardo, Paletta, Lucarelli, Rubin; Valiani, Morrone, Galloppa, Modesto; Giovinco, Pelle

Franco Colomba will be without a number of players for the clash in Turin as Massimo Gobbi, Raffaele Palladino, Fernando Marques and Danilo Pereira are all nursing various injuries.

DID YOU KNOW?

Juventus lost last season's Serie A opener to Bari at the Stadio San Nicola

The Old Lady has never succumbed to an opening day defeat at home.

The Turin outfit failed to score in 10 encounters in the 2010-11 campaign.

Juventus scored 57 goals last season, 12 less than Inter who led the league in that department.

Parma kept 13 clean sheet last year.

The Ennio Tardini club have a three-game winning streak against Juve.

Sebastian Giovinco scored three goals against his former club last season.

Parma did not have a player who reached double digits in scoring last year.

Prediction
Parma had Juventus' number last season and defeated them both home and away, however, the Bianconeri are formidable at home in Serie A openers and should squeak out a win in their brand new stadium.
Editor's Prediction
Juventus 2-1 Parma