Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Getty Images)
Defending champions Juventus FC (13-3-0, 39 points) will look to extend its winning run to three games as they take on the challenge of second-running squad AS Roma (11-3-2, 35 points) in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match scheduled on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Juventus Stadium.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Juventus is on a two-game winning streak as the team is undefeated in six of their last seven games in the Italian top flight. They remain at the top of the standings after 16 rounds of competitions.
The Old Lady is coming off a 3-1 rout of contending team Torino in a Turin derby on the road at the Olimpico di Torino last Sunday, as per The Guardian.
Il Toro started the scoring in the 16th minute with a header from the center of the box by Italian forward Andrea Belotti from a cross by midfielder Daniele Baselli.
From there, head coach Massimiliano Allegri's side scored the next three goals to obliterate Torino's lead and secure a two-goal lead.
Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín scored a brace to lead Juve. He equalized the game in the 28th minute before grabbing the lead for his team in the 82nd. Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic then sealed the win in stoppage time with a right-footed shot, completing the hosts' three-goal haul.
Meanwhile, Roma nipped third-running team AC Milan, 1-0, at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday for their third straight win, BBC Sport reported.
Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan scored the game's winning goal in the 62nd minute, his second in the last two games for I Giallorossi.
It was the fourth win in five games for Roma as the team remained in the second spot of the league table, three points above Milan and four points below Juventus.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 victory for Juventus.
Juventus starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Buffon; Sandro, Chiellini, Rugani, Lichtsteiner; Sturaro, Khedira, Marchisio; Mandzukic, Cuadrado, Higuaín
Roma starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Szczesny; Manolas, Fazio, Rudiger; Emerson, De Rossi, Strootman, Peres; Perotti; Nainggolan, Dzeko
