Juventus seek a record 12th consecutive Serie A victory in their visit to Chievo, but both sides are forced into revamps.
It kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Max Allegri has overseen an extraordinary comeback and a win here would put Juve top of the table for at least a couple of hours.
It would also allow him to equal Antonio Conte’s all-time club record run of 12 Serie A victories on the trot.
Juventus seek a record 12th consecutive Serie A victory in their visit to Chievo, but both sides are forced into revamps.
It kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Max Allegri has overseen an extraordinary comeback and a win here would put Juve top of the table for at least a couple of hours.
It would also allow him to equal Antonio Conte’s all-time club record run of 12 Serie A victories on the trot.
The Bianconeri are forced to make changes, as Mario Mandzukic and Kwadwo Asamoah are out for three to four weeks each, while Mario Lemina is still unavailable.
Patrice Evra also sits out a ban, but Roberto Pereyra is on the bench for the first time in three months.
Alvaro Morata ended his 20-game goal drought with a brace in Wednesday’s 3-0 Coppa Italia semi-final win over Inter and that breakthrough came at the perfect time, because he fills in for Mandzukic alongside Paulo Dybala.
Chievo held Juve to a 1-1 draw in Turin back in September, but have beaten the Old Lady just once in 25 Serie A meetings, home and away.
That stalemate earlier this season ended a run of six consecutive defeats to the Bianconeri.
Rolando Maran is also forced into changes, as Simone Pepe, Perparim Hetemaj, Riccardo Meggiorini, Alessandro Gamberini and Mariano Izco are injured.
Bostjan Cesar sits out a ban following his dismissal against Lazio, but above all this is Chievo’s first game since selling top scorer Alberto Paloschi to Swansea City for €10.5m.
Roberto Inglese therefore partners Paul-Jose Mpoku with support from Valter Birsa.
Chievo: Bizzarri; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Sardo, Frey; Castro, Radovanovic, Rigoni; Birsa; Inglese, Mpoku.
Chievo bench: Bressan, Seculin, Spolli, Pinzi, Gobbi, Pellissier, Costa, Damian, Depaoli
Juventus: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres, Lichtsteiner, Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Alex Sandro, Dybala, Morata
Juventus bench: Neto, Rubinho, Rugani, Chiellini, Padoin, Sturaro, Hernanes, Pereyra, Cuadrado, Zaza, Favilli