Serie A league leaders Juventus will be looking to extend their impressive 20-game unbeaten run when they travel to the Stadio Ennio Tardini to take on Parma on Tuesday.
La Vecchia Signora have been in unstoppable form in recent weeks and are the odds on favourites to further extend their lead at the league summit against Roberto Donadoni's inconsistent side.
Juventus are well aware of the fact that more than ever now every team they face will fight their hearts out to be the first to inflict defeat upon them this season.
Parma are likely to be stiff opposition, as since their humiliating 5-0 defeat to Inter Milan at the San Siro in early January they have gone unbeaten in three successive league games, with a 3-1 home victory over Siena and two away draws against Bologna and Catania, respectively.
Furthermore, their home record is quite impressive, with five wins, three draws and a mere two losses in ten games. But in order for Parma to obtain a positive result, much depends on the form of former Juve striker Sebastian Giovinco.
The diminutive 25-year-old has scored four goals in his last three games against his former club and will be hoping to convert once again in order to boost his teams chances of causing an upset.
"Giovinco is the star and we know him well," Giorgio Chiellini, the wary Juve defender, stated in reference to the talented striker, who incidentally scored Parma's only goal in the 4-1 defeat to Juventus in September.
But despite what Parma have to offer, if Juventus stick to their normal game plan they should prove too difficult to crack. Antonio Conte has assembled a formidable unit that arrive at the Ennio Tardini full of confidence.
Another factor that will highly motivate Juventus coming into the clash is that if they manage to return home with the three points and Milan are beaten by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, the Bianconeri will open a four-point cushion over their nearest rivals.
If a full-strength Juventus reproduce anything near to the fighting spirit that they demonstrated in their hard-fought 2-1 win over Udinese on Saturday, they should rack up another three points against Parma.
Juventus are well aware of the fact that more than ever now every team they face will fight their hearts out to be the first to inflict defeat upon them this season.
Parma are likely to be stiff opposition, as since their humiliating 5-0 defeat to Inter Milan at the San Siro in early January they have gone unbeaten in three successive league games, with a 3-1 home victory over Siena and two away draws against Bologna and Catania, respectively.
Furthermore, their home record is quite impressive, with five wins, three draws and a mere two losses in ten games. But in order for Parma to obtain a positive result, much depends on the form of former Juve striker Sebastian Giovinco.
The diminutive 25-year-old has scored four goals in his last three games against his former club and will be hoping to convert once again in order to boost his teams chances of causing an upset.
"Giovinco is the star and we know him well," Giorgio Chiellini, the wary Juve defender, stated in reference to the talented striker, who incidentally scored Parma's only goal in the 4-1 defeat to Juventus in September.
But despite what Parma have to offer, if Juventus stick to their normal game plan they should prove too difficult to crack. Antonio Conte has assembled a formidable unit that arrive at the Ennio Tardini full of confidence.
Another factor that will highly motivate Juventus coming into the clash is that if they manage to return home with the three points and Milan are beaten by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, the Bianconeri will open a four-point cushion over their nearest rivals.
If a full-strength Juventus reproduce anything near to the fighting spirit that they demonstrated in their hard-fought 2-1 win over Udinese on Saturday, they should rack up another three points against Parma.
