Juventus vs Bologna: Watch live online, on TV on April 19, 2014

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The Bianconeri look to maintain their lead over Roma in the last league game before their Europa League clash with Benfica.

Preview: Hosts Juventus hope to move closer to another Scudetto against relegation-threatened Bologna

Although Juventus currently lead Roma by eight points, it is still not enough for La Vecchia Signora to take their foot off the gas in the Scudetto race. Any potential slip-up by the reigning title holders, coupled with a positive result for the Giallorossi and they could find themselves in a very uncomfortable position with just five league matches remaining.

And naturally, Bologna, who rests in an uncomfortable 17th place with just 28 points earned, will try to make the Bianconeri's task as hard as possible. The Rossoblu have had a torrid time this season, with their highest place--15th--coming back on matchday two. However, they have spent the vast majority of their domestic campaign either in the drop zone or uncomfortably hovering above it.

Simply put, should they lose in Turin, coupled with wins for Livorno and Sassuolo, and they might find themselves only ahead of those two sides on a slightly superior goal difference. Unfortunately for them, they will be coming up against a squad that despite having already set their continental football ducks in a row--securing Champions League football for next season and being in the semi-finals of the Europa League this term--will be looking to wrap up their domestic campaign as quickly as possible.

Bologna, who has the second-weakest attack in the league with just 27 goals will obviously have to be wary of Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez, who alone have scored 31 league goals between them. Then there is the issue of the Bianconeri's strong back-line, which has just conceded 22 goals, the second-best after Roma's 19.

The Rossoblu, on the other hand, have shipped 51, and while not the worst out of the 20 teams (that dubious honour goes to Livorno), it will be hard on finding anyone willing to bet that Antonio Conte's men will not score in this match.

So, obviously on paper, all odds are in favour of the hosts, but the visitors will certainly be hoping that their opponents will have one eye on their tough clash with Benfica on April 24th in Lisbon and may be a bit distracted. Yet, given the fact that Roma refuses to give up in the Scudetto race, that's highly unlikely, and it looks to be a game of not who will win, but how Bologna will try to keep the score-line down.