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Gregory Sica, February 4 2012,
Serie A league leaders Juventus have an ideal opportunity to further distance themselves from their closest rivals when they entertain lowly Siena at the Juventus Stadium on Sunday.
Juventus are expected to breeze past Siena
Juventus are expected to breeze past Siena
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La Vecchia Signora are the odds on favourites to extend their impressive 20-game unbeaten run when they clash with relegation candidates Siena at the Juventus stadium on Sunday.

Juventus, who had their midweek game with Parma postponed due to extreme weather conditions, will be hoping to get back into the swing of things against a vulnerable Siena outfit who have yet to win an away game in ten attempts this season.

Although the Tuscan outfit will do their utmost to change this negative statistic it is likely to be an almost impossible ordeal, not only because Giuseppe Sannino's troops have suffered five straight defeats, but because their rivals boast the best defence in the league, after having conceded a mere 13 goals.

Juventus, who reinforced their side with Marco Borriello, Ouasim Bouy, Simone Padoin and Martin Caceres following the winter transfer window, contain depth in every sector of the field, and the fact that they have scored at least a goal in each of their last fifteen games at their newly-built fortress, the Juventus Stadium, means that they will likely continue with their glorious run on Sunday.

Antonio Conte, the coach of Juventus, will field a full-strength side for the game, with Paolo De Ceglie, Simone Pepe, Mirko Vucinic and Claudio Marchisio expected to start from the kick-off, as they did in the 2-1 win over Udinese.

Juve idol, Alessandro del Piero, will wait anxiously for an opportunity from the substitute's bench to increase his career-high tally of twelve goals versus Siena. There is no team that Del Piero has converted more goals against than La Robur.

Meanwhile, Sannino will maintain an almost identical formation as to the one that lost 2-1 to Fiorentina in the Tuscan derby.

The news comes rather surprisingly, considering the fact that Siena face Napoli at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia on Thursday.

Juventus have a favourable history over their rivals in the Serie A, after having obtained 13 wins, one draw and a single loss.

Do you think Siena could pull off an upset?

Prediction:

Juventus 2-0 Siena

Juventus vs Siena

Date: Sunday, 5 Feb 2012
Time: 09:00 ( US/Eastern )
Competition: Italy Serie A
Live/Repeat: Live
Venue: Juventus Arena (Torino)

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