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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
CESENA  Antonioli Comotto, Moras, Von Bergen, Lauro Guana, Colucci, Parolo Santana Malonga, Mutu | JUVENTUS  Buffon Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio Pepe, Quagliarella, Vucinic |
Cesena are on course to become the first relegation casualty in Serie A this season, and their fate could be sealed as soon as the end of the weekend if they are defeated by Juventus and their rivals in the table fare better.
Unfortunately for coach Mario Beretta, his task has not been helped by the news that Bianconeri loanees Jorge Martinez and Vincenzo Iaquinta have been ruled out with injury, while Alex Calderoni and Raphael Martinho are also sidelined.
However, the former Chievo and Parma boss is ready to welcome back Gianluca Comotto, Steve von Bergen, Maurizio Lauro, Giuseppe Colucci and Mario Santana into the fold, at the expense of Luca Ceccarelli, Marco Rossi, Yohan Benalouane, Tommaso Arrigoni and Martinho, who all started in the Seahorses' 1-1 draw with Genoa on Wednesday.
Juventus returned to the league summit with a 2-1 win against Lazio midweek, maintaining their unbeaten Serie A campaign in the process. Unsurprisingly, coach Antonio Conte is not expected to make any changes, with a full-strength team ready to take to the Dino Manuzzi.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
The last time Cesena beat Juventus was 24 years ago - a 2-0 victory in November 1987.
- In total, the Seahorses have won just one of their 11 home fixtures against the Old Lady.
- However, their last three Serie A meetings have all ended in draws.
- Juventus, meanwhile, have had the better of Cesena on 11 previous occasions.
- They have failed to score more than a single goal against Cesena only twice in Serie A.
- In just 73 minutes of football, stretching over four substitute appearances, Alessandro Del Piero has scored twice and laid off one assist.
Juventus are currently in a rich vein of form, having won their past four on the bounce with just one goal conceded during the sequence, and all systems are set to go once more against Cesena. Antonio Conte seems to have finally found his best XI and consequently is now getting the best out of his players, while the same cannot be said for the hosts, who despite their apparent quality on paper, have sorely lacked cohesion.
Editor's Prediction
Cesena 0-3 Juventus 
