Atalanta vs Juventus Match Preview
Juventus will be looking to extend their 18-game unbeaten run when they visit Atalanta in what is expected to be a hotly contested encounter.

Andrea Pirlo brings creativity to the Juve midfield
Serie A leaders Juventus are hoping to extend their impressive 18-game unbeaten run when they travel to Bergamo to take on Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium on Saturday.
Despite being held to a frustrating home draw by Cagliari last week, the Bianconeri still overtook Milan at the top of the league standings, after the Italian champions were edged out by city rivals Inter Milan at the San Siro on Sunday.
However, if Juventus intend to maintain league leadership they will have to be on top of their game against a difficult Atalanta side whose only home defeat of the season came against Milan a little less than a fortnight ago.
Due to Atalanta's good home record, it is likely to be a very hotly contested encounter, as both sides are in much need of the three points, even if they find themselves on opposite ends of the table.
Atalanta, who started the 2011-12 Serie A season with a six-point penalty for being found guilty in the Calcioscommesse betting scandal, come into the game having lost their last two matches, and if they continue with their recent downfall they could return to the Serie B next season.
Juventus will rate their chances of returning to Turin with the three points, and have reason to be as with 4 wins and 5 draws from nine away matches this season, they surely know a thing or two about playing in rival territory.
Veteran midfielder Antonio Pirlo has been able to pull the strings in the Juve midfield to great effect alongside Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal this season, and his display on Saturday could likely determine the outcome of the match.
Antonio Conte, the coach of Juventus, will be unable to count with the services of Dutch international Eljero Elia, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, while Fabio Quagliarella will also miss the match after undergoing surgery on his fractured cheekbone.
Meanwhile, Atalanta coach Stefano Colantuono will be able to field a full-strength side, apart from the suspended duo of Stefano Lucchini and Carlos Carmona.
Juventus have a significantly favourable history against Atalanta, with 21 victories and only 7 losses from 49 matches. The last game between the sides in 2009 finished 5-2 in favour of the Bianconeri, with former players Mauro Camoranesi scoring twice, and Felipe Melo, Diego and David Trezeguet also finding the back of the net for the victors.
Atalanta vs Juventus Match Report
Juventus move four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings after claiming a comfortable 2-0 victory over Atalanta in Bergamo on Saturday.

Emanuele Giaccherini scored a superb late volley
La Vecchia Signora clinched the unofficial title of Serie A winter champions after claiming a straightforward 2-0 victory over Atalanta at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia in Bergamo on Saturday.
Juventus pushed to the attack immediately from the kick-off, and almost went ahead inside the opening three minutes when Simone Pepe caught out Alessandro Matri with a precise low cross, but somehow the striker fired the ball over the bar.
Matri almost made amends for his earlier miss, when he struck the left post from inside of the area, as the visitors continued to pile heavy pressure on a vulnerable Atalanta.
It seemed that at any moment Juventus would break the deadlock, due to the free-flowing attacking soccer they were producing, but further misses from Pepe and Arturo Vidal kept the Bianconeri at bay.
Chilean midfielder Vidal thought that he had given his side the lead when he unleashed a venomous 27-metre drive on goal, but Atalanta goalkeeper Andrea Consigli managed to push it onto the crossbar to make sure his side entered the interval on level terms.
In the second period Juventus continued to dominate their opponents, and the breakthrough finally came in the 55th minute, when Andrea Pirlo caught out Stephan Lichtsteiner with a fabulous cross, and the Swiss defender headed home at the back post.
Moments later Matri was presented with another glorious opportunity to double Juve's advantage, but his smart lob bounced inches wide of the post.
With just eight minutes remaining on the clock, substitutes Luca Marrone and Emanuele Giaccherini combined superbly for Juventus' second goal which put the result well beyond Atalanta's reach.
Giaccherini connected to a sublime chipped through ball from Marrone with a spectacularly-timed volley.
With the win, Juventus provisionally moved four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings, however, their lead could be cut down to one point if Milan manage to overcome lowly Novara on Sunday.