Juventus - Udinese
Stadio Delle Alpi
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Juve have seen their lead at the top of the table cut to two points after a second consecutive defeat and they now face a tough task against in-form Udinese.
The Bianconeri thought the title was in the bag when they ran eight points ahead of the chasing pack, but seven days later the Scudetto race was blown wide open by shock defeats to Sampdoria and Palermo. They return to the Delle Alpi and welcome third-placed Udinese, who have rediscovered their own form after a poor January run.
Fabio Capello welcomes Mauro German Camoranesi back to the squad after his suspension,
but Olivier Kapo and Pavel Nedved remain sidelined with injury.
Alessandro Del Piero is again set for the bench in order to maintain the David Trezeguet-Zlatan Ibrahimovic partnership upfront.
Udinese are fresh from two wins on the trot and Vincenzo Iaquinta – a transfer target for the Turin side in the summer – is in fine form alongside Antonio Di Natale and David Di Michele. Marek Jankulovski was also close to a Juve switch in January and faces what could be his future teammates.
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Juventus (probable): Buffon; Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta; Olivera, Emerson, Blasi, Camoranesi; Trezeguet, Ibrahimovic
Udinese (probable): De Sanctis; Bertotto, Sensini, Kroldrup; Jankulovski, Pizarro, Muntari, Pieri; Di Michele, Iaquinta, Di Natale
It does not look good for juve
