Juventus go with a new all-out superstar attack formation against Ciro Immobile’s impressive Lazio in the early kick-off.
It kicks off in Turin at 11.30 GMT, follow the build-up and action as it happens with the LIVEBLOG.
The Bianconeri need to recover from their fourth defeat of the season, 2-1 at rivals Fiorentina, and risk falling off the top of the table for the first time in a year.
Juventus go with a new all-out superstar attack formation against Ciro Immobile’s impressive Lazio in the early kick-off.
It kicks off in Turin at 11.30 GMT, follow the build-up and action as it happens with the LIVEBLOG.
The Bianconeri need to recover from their fourth defeat of the season, 2-1 at rivals Fiorentina, and risk falling off the top of the table for the first time in a year.
Alex Sandro and Stefano Sturaro are suspended, Claudio Marchisio and Mario Lemina injured, Dani Alves fit for the bench after a fracture and Patrice Evra dropped as he awaits a transfer abroad.
Surprisingly, Max Allegri is going all-out with a new 4-2-3-1 formation, starting Paulo Dybala with Sami Khedira in midfield, while Juan Cuadrado, Paulo Dybala (as trequartista) and Mario Mandzukic fan out behind Gonzalo Higuain.
Lazio are without Dusan Basta and transfer-listed Ricardo Kishna, while Keita Balde Diao is at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal and Senad Lulic sits out a ban.
Juve have won their last eight meetings with Lazio, home and away in all competition. In that time they scored 16 goals and conceded one.
Lazio have not enjoyed a Serie A win away to Juve since the 2-1 result on December 15, 2002.
Juventus have set a new all-time Serie A record of 26 consecutive home victories. It allowed the club to beat its own previous best of 25, achieved from August 2013 to November 2014.
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Asamoah; Khedira, Pjanic; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain
Juventus bench: Neto, Audero, Barzagli, Rugani, Dani Alves, Rincon, Hernanes, Pjaca
Lazio: Marchetti; Patric, De Vrij, Wallace, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Milinkovic-Savic; Lombardi, Immobile, Felipe Anderson
Lazio bench: Strakosha, Vargic, Bastos, Hoedt, Lukaku, Murgia, Leitner, Luis Alberto, Djordjevic, Vinicius