After struggling in their Champions League campaign and feeling the pressure, Juventus finally got what they had been looking for--a much needed win. The Bianconeri's home ground continues to be a place in which no visiting team has been able to leave with all three points, and Greek outfit Olympiakos, despite attempting to put up a defensive wall, joined legions of others as Massimiliano Allegri's men were able to grind out a 3-2 result to keep their European aspirations alive.
They still do, have quite a bit of work to do as they are in third on goal differential and will have to improve if they want to avoid a second straight group stage exit.
However, with that still yet to come, they now will hope to continue building steam towards a fourth successive Scudetto by welcoming Parma this weekend. On paper, all the cards look in favor of the hosts as the Crociati are currently in the relegation zone with a dismal six points from 10 matches played. Yet Juventus fans will certainly be concerned about Andrea Pirlo.
Although the veteran midfielder recently scored two brilliant free-kick goals in his last two games, he is now again facing another spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury in training. Other key members who will not be able to feature are Arturo Vidal (suspension), as well as Kwadwo Asamoah, Andrea Barzagli, Martin Caceres, and Patrice Evra (all injured), so Allegri will have to tinker around quite a bit with his formation. In fact, some reports have the former Milan coach possibly using Carlos Tevez in a playmaker role in a trident attack alongside Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente, which would be interesting to see if that comes to fruition.
And while Roberto Donadoni's men have struggled, they did manage to pull off a surprise 2-0 win against Inter in their most recent fixture and so will be desperate to start getting back on track with the midway point of the season less than two months away.
Given how the reigning Scudetto champions did suffer a shock reversal to Genoa on matchday nine, they still will not take this match lightly as Roma will be looking to earn maximum points in their own match against Torino following their loss to Napoli. Despite their opponents' struggles, Antonio Cassano has been in good form and has grabbed a quintet of goals so far so his teammates will be counting on him to hopefully have an impact in Turin.
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Juventus starting XI: Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Padoin, Romulo, Marchisio, Pogba, Pereyra, Tevez, Llorente
Juventus bench: Storari, Rubinho, Ogbonna, Mattiello, Pepe, Coman, Giovinco, Morata.
Parma starting XI: Mirante, Costa, De Ceglie, Rispoli, Felipe, Lucarelli, Mauri, Lodi, Acquah, Cassano, Ghezzal
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