Juventus are going for the Treble this season, which means no rest for Paulo Dybala or Gonzalo Higuain for the trip to Zdenek Zeman’s Pescara.
It kicks off at the Stadio Adriatico at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT)
Follow all the build-up and action from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Juventus are going for the Treble this season, which means no rest for Paulo Dybala or Gonzalo Higuain for the trip to Zdenek Zeman’s Pescara.
It kicks off at the Stadio Adriatico at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT)
Follow all the build-up and action from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Bianconeri are fresh from a 3-0 demolition of Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final, but as Paris Saint-Germain learned last month, the Blaugrana don’t give up.
With the second leg on Wednesday, Max Allegri has to walk a fine line between resting star players and ensuring the six-point lead at the top of the Serie A table remains untouched.
Higuain and brace hero Dybala therefore stay in the starting XI with Mario Mandzukic, Juan Cuadrado and Miralem Pjanic, but Dani Alves, Alex Sandro and Giorgio Chiellini are rested.
There’s no choice for Leonardo Bonucci, who sits out a ban, so Daniele Rugani steps in with Andrea Barzagli.
Gigi Buffon and Sami Khedira haven’t even made the journey down south.
Pescara might be propping up the table, but their recent form has taken a turn for the better with draws against Milan and Empoli.
It’s always a special game against Zeman, the man who has bitterly criticised Juve over the years and even sparked an investigation into their medical staff by suggesting players had gained muscle mass suspiciously quickly.
Cesare Bovo is suspended, joining Alberto Gilardino, Davide Vitturini and Guglielmo Stendardo in the stands.
Ahmad Benali is struggling with flu symptoms and was a doubt to the last minute, and indeed he has not been deemed fit enough for the starting XI.
Pescara last defeated Juventus back in 1993, when beating Giovanni Trapattoni’s side 5-1, when a certain Massimiliano Allegri was in the Delfini midfield and scored two goals.
That was followed by five consecutive losses, home and away.
Pescara: Fiorillo; Zampano, Coda, Campagnaro, Biraghi; Memushaj, Bruno, Muntari, Coulibaly; Brugman, Caprari
Juventus: Neto; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Rugani, Asamoah; Marchisio, Pjanic; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain