Juventus have the opportunity to go four points clear at the top of the Serie A table, as Paulo Dybala hosts Atalanta.
 
This game was originally snowed off on February 25 and kicks off at 17.00 GMT.
 
 
The Bianconeri are one point above Napoli in the standings, but have this game in
Juventus have the opportunity to go four points clear at the top of the Serie A table, as Paulo Dybala hosts Atalanta.
 
This game was originally snowed off on February 25 and kicks off at 17.00 GMT.
 
 
The Bianconeri are one point above Napoli in the standings, but have this game in hand, so could end the evening with a four-point cushion from their nearest Scudetto rivals.
 
Juve were held 2-2 by Atalanta in Bergamo earlier this season, while they beat the Orobici 1-0 both home and away in the Coppa Italia semi-final last month.
 
Max Allegri is still without Federico Bernardeschi, Juan Cuadrado and Benedikt Howedes, but Mario Mandzukic returns to the starting XI with Douglas Costa and Dybala fanning out behind Gonzalo Higuain in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
 
Atalanta had rested eight of their regular starting XI when this game was originally scheduled, but have since gone out of the Coppa Italia and Europa League, so can now focus their attentions on Serie A results.
 
Nonetheless, with a trip to Hellas Verona coming up this weekend, Atalana rest Leonardo Spinazzola, while Juve-owned Mattia Caldara is not fully fit after a back injury.
 
Bryan Cristante and Josip Ilicic start in attack with captain Alejandro 'Papu' Gomez.
 
History is not kind to Atalanta, as they have lost the last seven consecutive trips to Turin. 
 
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Benatia, Chiellini, Asamoah; Pjanic, Matuidi; Douglas Costa, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain
 
Juventus bench: Szczesny, Del Favero, De Sciglio, Barzagli, Rugani, Alex Sandro, Khedira, Marchisio, Sturaro, Bentancur
 
Atalanta: Berisha; Mancini, Toloi, Palomino, Hateboer, De Roon, Haas, Gosens; Cristante; Ilicic, Gomez
 
Atalanta bench: Gollini, Rossi, Masiello, Cornelius, Freuler, Caldara, Castagne, Melegoni, Petagna, Spinazzola, Barrow

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