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Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz return to the starting XI as Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus take on a Cagliari side who have proved rather hard to beat.
It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium at 17.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the Liveblog.
The Bianconeri got back on track midweek with a 3-2 Champions League victory away to Norwegians Bodo/Glimt, ending a run of three consecutive stalemates in all competition.
They are still trying to find their feet under new coach Spalletti, who started with a 2-1 win away to Cremonese and then went on that drawing streak.
Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz, the Turkish international coming off the bench in Norway to transform the team, return to the starting XI.
Federico Gatti is still not at 100 per cent with flu symptoms, while Gleison Bremer, Daniele Rugani, Arek Milik and Carlo Pinsoglio are on the treatment table.
Francisco Conceicao completes the attack with Teun Koopmeiners again part of the back three.
Cagliari are without a win since their 2-1 success away to Lecce on September 19, but have proved themselves tough opponents too.
They held Udinese and Como to away draws, and are fresh off a 3-3 thriller against Genoa.
However, a big loss in defence is veteran Colombia international Yerry Mina, joining Luca Mazzitelli, Marko Rog, Ze Pedro and long-term absentee Andrea Belotti.
Elia Caprile has been crucial in goal and could be kept busy again today, while Sebastiano Esposito, Michael Folorunsho and Gennaro Borrelli lead the attack.
Juventus: Perin; Kalulu, Kelly, Koopmeiners; McKennie, Thuram, Locatelli, Kostic; Conceicao, Yildiz; Vlahovic
Cagliari: Caprile; Zappa, Obert, Luperto; Palestra, Deiola, Adopo, Liteta; Folorunsho; Esposito, Borrelli
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