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Your support makes all the difference.Serie A leaders Juventus welcome Roma to Turin as the first of three games for Massimiliano Allegri's side in the next seven days before the winter break.
Juventus find themselves 22 points above Roma in the table, and their home draw to Genoa remains the only blemish on their otherwise perfect league record this season.
Eusebio Di Francesco's team meanwhile have lost all of their previous seven visits to the stadium and have won just twice in their last eight league games, the latest of which came against Genoa last weekend.
Preview
What time does it start?
Juventus vs Roma kicks off at 7:30pm (GMT)
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Eleven Sports 1 from 7:20pm. Supporters can also watch the match on Eleven Sports through iOS mobile and tablet apps as well as on Android mobiles.
Highlights will be shown at 5:30pm on Eleven Sports 2.
Player to watch…
Cristiano Ronaldo: The Portuguese decided the Turin derby in favour of his side with a well-taken penalty against Torino last weekend. It was his 12th goal in all competitions since joining the club from Real Madrid in the summer, and ensured that Juventus ground out a victory despite a lacklustre performance to extend their lead over second-placed Napoli to 11 points.
Form guide…
Juventus: WWWWLW
Roma: LLDDLW
Odds…
Juventus to win: 2/5
Roma to win: 13/2
Draw: 7/2
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
85 min: Juventus 1-0 Roma
Quite a tepid last ten minutes from both sides, but with five minutes to go it still remains Juve's game.
Will Serie A see more drama tonight though in the closing stages?
90 min: Juventus 1-0 Roma
Roma have tried to pile men forward, but Szczesny has not been exposed as yet due to the heroics of Chiellini, the latest coming from a block from Zaniolo's shot.
90 min: Juventus 1-0 Roma
Until that moment! The Pole makes a good save from Cristante's header from a free-kick from the right.
GOAL! Juventus 2-0 Roma (Costa 90+1')
That's the game decided in favour of Juventus, as Ronaldo's cut-back from the byline is sidefooted home by the Brazilian substitute.
But it's gone to VAR.....
90+2 min: Juventus 1-0 Roma
The goal is ruled out! The referee consults VAR and decides that Blaise Matuidi had fouled Zaniolo in the build up!
Douglas Costa is kept waiting for his first league goal of the season.
Another gameweek, another three points for Juventus, and it's that man Mario Mandzukic, just as he did against Inter Milan, who proves to be the difference again.
He headed home despite being second favourite for Matteo Di Sciglio's cross ten minutes before half time.
Cristiano Ronaldo will wonder how he didn't add to the scoreline with the chances he had, while Alex Sandro was also lively. Douglas Costa thought he had added a second but saw the goal ruled out by VAR.
Roma had a few opportunities but nothing that really tested Wojciech Szczesny.
The result ensures that Juventus will remain eight points clear at the top of the table at Christmas as they record their 16th league win in 17 games in what is turning out to be a remarkable season for Max Allegri with every passing week.
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