Stephan Lichtsteiner starts at right-back for Juventus against Genoa, with Douglas Costa preferred to Federico Bernardeschi in attack.
The Bianconeri start the evening four points behind Napoli, after the Partenopei beat Atalanta yesterday.
Paulo Dybala is out injured and it had been speculated that Bernardeschi could play, but Douglas Costa starts on the right as Coach Massimiliano Allegri sticks with his 4-3-3 shape.
Lichtsteiner is given the nod at right-back ahead of Mattia De Sciglio and Andrea Barzagli.
Stephan Lichtsteiner starts at right-back for Juventus against Genoa, with Douglas Costa preferred to Federico Bernardeschi in attack.
The Bianconeri start the evening four points behind Napoli, after the Partenopei beat Atalanta yesterday.
Paulo Dybala is out injured and it had been speculated that Bernardeschi could play, but Douglas Costa starts on the right as Coach Massimiliano Allegri sticks with his 4-3-3 shape.
Lichtsteiner is given the nod at right-back ahead of Mattia De Sciglio and Andrea Barzagli.
Gianluigi Buffon again misses out, so he cannot now match Paolo Maldini’s Serie A appearance record if he retires at the end of the season.
The visitors, meanwhile, opt for a front-two of Adel Taarabt and Goran Pandev, with Gianluca Lapadula left on the bench.
In midfield there’s a surprise start for 21-year-old Stephane Omeonga, who is preferred to Isaac Cofie.
The Grifone have lost more Serie A matches to Juve than to any other side, with an overall record of 61 losses, 20 wins and 20 draws against the Old Lady.
Juventus: Szczesny; Lichtsteiner, Benatia, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi; Douglas Costa, Higuain, Mandzukic
Juventus bench: Pinsoglio, Loria, De Sciglio, Barzagli, Asamoah, Sturaro, Bentancur, Bernardeschi
Genoa: Perin; Rossettini, Spolli, Izzo; Rosi, Rigoni, Bertolacci, Omeonga, Laxalt; Taarabt, Pandev
Genoa bench: Biraschi, Briek, Cofie, Galabinov, Gentiletti, Lamanna, Landre, Lapadula, Lazovic, Pellegri, Veloso, Zima