Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Getty Images)
Struggling club US Citta di Palermo (1-2-2, 5 points) will square off with defending champions Juventus FC (4-1-0, 12 points) on Saturday, Sep. 24 at the Stadio Renzo Barbera as round 6 of the 2016-2017 Serie A season commences.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Palermo earned their first victory of the season on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over bottom three squad Atalanta on the road at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, as per SkySports.
The contest looked headed to a goalless draw until Macedonian striker Ilija Nestorovski scored the winning goal with only one minute remaining before full time. The hosts were not able to find the equalizer in stoppage time to succumb to their second straight loss.
Head coach Roberto De Zerbi's squad had been winless in their first four games this term, which put them at 19th place in the 20-team Italian top flight table at the moment.
Meanwhile, five straight Scudetto winners Juventus demolished newly-promoted side Cagliari, 4-0, at the Juventus Stadium also on Wednesday, Goal reported.
Newly-acquired goalscorer Gonzalo Higuaín started for the first time for head coach Massimiliano Allegri and he did not disappoint by scoring the game's second goal at the 33rd minute.
Defender Daniele Rugani broke the game's deadlock at the 14th minute before Higuaín's left-footed strike while another newcomer, former Barcelona defender Dani Alves, netter the third goal at the 39th to give the Old Lady a 3-0 lead at the break.
An own goal from Cagliari defender Luca Ceppitelli at the 83rd gave Le Zebre their fourth goal in the match.
It was an essential bounce back win for Juve after their confidence-losing 1-2 defeat to Inter Milan in San Siro during their previous match.
Juventus, who is still on top of the overall standings with four wins in five games, is the favorite to win this match against Palermo.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout for Juventus.
Palermo starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Posavec; Cionek, Goldaniga, Andjelkovic; Rispoli, Chochev, Corsini, Aleesami; Diamanti, Hiljemark; Nestorovski
Juventus starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Buffon; Rugani, Barzagli, Chiellini; Alves, Lemina, Hernanes, Pjanic, Sandro; Dybala, Higuaín
