Moise Kean starts in a decimated Juventus team for the tricky trip to Leonardo Pavoletti’s Cagliari, fresh from three straight home wins.
It kicks off at the Sardegna Arena at 20.00 UK time.
You can follow all the action as it happens from this game and Milan–Udinese on the LIVEBLOG.
The Serie A midweek round arrives at a bad time for the Bianconeri, because Max Allegri has few choices available during an injury crisis.
Moise Kean starts in a decimated Juventus team for the tricky trip to Leonardo Pavoletti’s Cagliari, fresh from three straight home wins.
It kicks off at the Sardegna Arena at 20.00 UK time.
You can follow all the action as it happens from this game and Milan-Udinese on the LIVEBLOG.
The Serie A midweek round arrives at a bad time for the Bianconeri, because Max Allegri has few choices available during an injury crisis.
Cristiano Ronaldo is joined on the treatment table by Paulo Dybala, Leonardo Spinazzola, Andrea Barzagli, Sami Khedira, Juan Cuadrado, Douglas Costa and flu-ridden Mario Mandzukic.
Kean therefore gets his chance to start for Juve and is on sparkling form, as the 19-year-old found the net in both full senior Italy caps against Finland and Liechtenstein, then came off the bench to score the Juve winner against Empoli at the weekend.
Allegri switches back to the 3-5-2 formation with Federico Bernardeschi in support, Mattia De Sciglio and Alex Sandro as wing-backs.
Martin Caceres comes in to the defence, although his versatility means the system could change without necessarily introducing other players.
Cagliari are eight points clear of the relegation zone thanks to a recent spurt of form, which has seen them win three home games on the bounce.
They even thrashed Chievo 3-0 at the weekend for their first away victory since September.
Pavoletti was suspended for that game, but returns refreshed and raring to go tonight, supported by Joao Pedro and Arsenal transfer target Nicolò Barella.
If the Sardinians win this evening, it’ll be the first time they’ve managed three straight Serie A victories since October 2016.
However, Juve are unbeaten against Cagliari in Serie A since November 2009, emerging with 13 wins and three draws.
They’ve won each of the last five encounters, home and away, with four clean sheets.
Cagliari: Cragno; Srna, Pisacane, Ceppitelli, Lykogiannis; Faragò, Cigarini, Ionita; Barella; Pavoletti, Joao Pedro
Cagliari bench: Aresti, Rafael, Pellegrini, Romagna, Birsa, Bradaric, Deiola, Oliva, Padoin, Cerri, Despodov, Thereau
Juventus: Szczesny; Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini; De Sciglio, Emre Can, Pjanic, Matuidi, Alex Sandro; Bernardeschi, Kean
Juventus bench: Pinsoglio, Del Favero, Cancelo, Rugani, Bentancur, Kastanos, Nicolussi Caviglia, Mavididi