Juventus - Parma
Stadio Delle Alpi
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Fabio Capello will look to his champions elect to silence talk of their fortunate win over Udinese with an emphatic win over struggling Parma at the Stadio Delle Alpi.
The Old Lady are still eight points clear at the top of Serie A and appear uncatchable but after Week 20's draw with Chievo and the trouble they had dispatching Udinese last weekend, they still have something to prove.
Mario Beretta's problems are far more acute. The Crociati were outclassed in their 3-0 defeat against Roma last weekend undoing some of the good done by two vital wins over Empoli and Chievo.
It is crucial that the Gialloblu start to pick up points to distance themselves from the automatic relegation zone but there could not be a worse club to meet. Parma have conceded 29 goals on their travels, the worst in Serie A, and will hold out little hope of taking a positive result here.
While Capello is only lacking Robert Kovac and Jonathan Zebina, Beretta must deal with a huge catalogue of absentees. Ferdinand Coly, Ibrahima Camara, Damiano Ferronetti, Filippo Savi, Marco Delvecchio, Andrea Pisanu and Giovanni Pasquale are all injured and captain Giuseppe Cardone and Fabio Simplicio are suspended. Patrick Vieira returns from suspension for the home boys.
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Juventus: Buffon; Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta; Camoranesi, Emerson, Vieira, Nedved; Trezeguet, Del Piero
Parma: Guardalben; Bonera, Couto, Cannavaro, Contini; Grella, Bolano, Bresciano, Marchionni, Morfeo; Corradi
Ref: To follow...