Juventus ring the changes ahead of the showdown with Napoli, but can’t take anything for granted, as Crotone are desperate for points.
It kicks off at the Stadio Scida at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens from all nine Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Juventus ring the changes ahead of the showdown with Napoli, but can’t take anything for granted, as Crotone are desperate for points.
It kicks off at the Stadio Scida at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens from all nine Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Bianconeri extended their lead at the top of the table to six points after shaking off the Champions League controversy with Real Madrid and sweeping Sampdoria aside.
This weekend, it’s the potential Scudetto decider, going head-to-head with Napoli in Turin, so Max Allegri rotates his squad.
Some choices are limited, as Mario Mandzukic, Miralem Pjanic and Mattia De Sciglio are all out injured.
It means Claudio Marchisio and Daniele Rugani get rare starts.
Juventus cannot assume there will be a victory in Calabria, because the Squali are desperate for every point they can get going into the final weeks of the campaign.
They sit in the bottom three on 27 points, just one behind SPAL, three adrift of Sassuolo and four from Cagliari.
Ante Budimir, Andrea Nalini and Ahmad Benali are still out of action, but it’s a special game for Rolando Mandragora, who is on loan from Juventus.
It's a surprise start for 18-year-old Moussa Diaby, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, who only made one previous Serie A appearance for six minutes off the bench against Genoa.
Crotone have faced Juventus three times in Serie A, losing all of them with a total eight goals conceded and none scored.
Walter Zenga has so far been unable to turn things around in Calabria, losing four of the last five games.
Crotone: Cordaz; Faraoni, Ceccherini, Capuano, Martella; Stoian, Barberis, Mandragora; Rohden, Simy, Diaby
Juventus: Szczesny; Lichtsteiner, Rugani, Benatia, Alex Sandro; Marchisio, Matuidi, Sturaro; Douglas Costa, Higuain, Dybala
Ref: Fabbri