Juventus will try to climb to the top of the Italian League, at least for a few hours, when visiting Chievo Verona in a match corresponding to the 22nd round of the tournament. The match is broadcasted by Fox Sports.
The Turin team, who won their last five Serie A matches, has Gonzalo Higuain, who will try to end a streak of six matches without scoring. The last one he scored was against Napoli on December 1st.
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On the other hand, Paulo Dybala is not available, as he is recovering from a muscular injury in the right thigh flexors that he suffered in the match on January 6th against Cagliari and will keep him inactive for at least one more week.
This is not the only absence in the team led by Maurizio Sarri, who also does not have captain Gianluigi Buffon, Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Frenchman Blaise Matuidi, Brazilian Alex Sandro, and German Sami Khedira.
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Juve has accumulated 53 points, only one less than Napoli, the rival with whom they are engaged in a tough title battle. Napoli, who also have a positive streak of five victories, will host Bologna on Sunday.
A few steps behind are Lazio, who have 46 points and will face Milan at Giuseppe Meazza, and Inter, who have 43 points and will visit SPAL 2013.