The Nuovo Stadio Friuli is inaugurated by Antonio Di Natale’s Udinese, but Juventus seek a 10th straight Serie A win without Paul Pogba.
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The stadium has been undergoing reconstruction for several months and is finally open with all 25,000 seats sold out for this game.
The Nuovo Stadio Friuli is inaugurated by Antonio Di Natale’s Udinese, but Juventus seek a 10th straight Serie A win without Paul Pogba.
Follow the action from all seven Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
The stadium has been undergoing reconstruction for several months and is finally open with all 25,000 seats sold out for this game.
Di Natale leads the attack and aims to end his 10-round goal drought, partnered by on-form Cyril Thereau, while Maurizio Domizzi, Giovanni Pasquale and Alexander Merkel are injured.
Juve have the opportunity to go two points clear of Inter in second place if they get a 10th consecutive Serie A victory.
Andrea Barzagli, Mario Lemina and Roberto Pereyra are sidelined, so Daniele Rugani is again picked in the back three.
Claudio Marchisio returns from suspension and Mario Mandzukic is back after suffering from flu symptoms alongside Paulo Dybala.
However, the illness has spread to Pogba and he’s ruled out, making way for the versatile Kwadwo Asamoah.
Udinese: Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Felipe; Widmer, Badu, Lodi, Iturra, Edenilson; Di Natale, Thereau
Juventus: Buffon; Rugani, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Khedira, Marchisio, Asamoah, Alex Sandro; Mandzukic, Dybala