Amid a rocky start to the new Serie A season for Juventus both on and off the pitch, on Saturday evening they welcome Serie B champions Empoli to Turin with victory their only option.
Head coach Max Allegri may be without Cristiano Ronaldo, but will be glad to have some extra options available to him as the Bianconeri's midfield absentee list begins to clear, with Adrien Rabiot and Weston McKennie joining Manuel Locatelli in the squad.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest team news for the Turin giants' first home game of the campaign.
JUVENTUS vs. EMPOLI
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JUVENTUS
Out: Arthur (knee), Aaron Ramsey (muscular), Kaio Jorge (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Szczesny; Cuadrado, De Ligt, Bonucci, Sandro; Bentancur, Locatelli, Bernardeschi; Chiesa, Morata, Dybala
EMPOLI
Out: Fabiano Parisi (leg)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli, Romagnoli, Marchizza; Ricci, Stulac, Bandinelli; Bajrami; Mancuso, Cutrone
