Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. (Photo : Getty Images)
Empoli FC (4-5-2, 14 points) is scheduled to face defending champions Juventus FC (4-4-3, 15 points) at the Stadio Carlo Castellani on Sunday, November 8th for a 2015-2016 Serie A game as both teams try to move up the league table.
The two teams, coming off wins in week 11, are currently in the middle of the table with Empoli at the no. 12 spot while Juventus is at no. 10.
I Azzurri escaped with a 1-0 win against reeling squad Palermo at the Stadio Renzo Barbera on Monday to add three more points for Marco Giampaolo's side, as reported by ESPN.
Blues midfielder Riccardo Saponara scored the lone goal of the match eight minutes into the second half via a right-footed strike that moved past Palermo goalie and team captain Stefano Sorrentino off a free kick.
Juventus nipped Torino, 2-1, in their previous match held at the Juventus Stadium last Saturday to recover from the team's 0-1 loss to Sassuolo three days before, via SkySports.
It is an up-and-down season for the champs so far as they failed to find a rhythm after several personnel changes.
French midfielder Paul Pogba drew first blood at the 19th minute then Il Toro's Cesare Bovo equalized it at the 51st. Juve got the last laugh courtesy of substitute winger Juan Cuadrado, who is on-loan from Chelsea, with a soft tap-in from a cross by defender Alex Sandro in injury time.
Massimiliano Allegri hopes to carry the momentum of their win in this match against Empoli as La Vecchia Signora attempts to create a winning run amidst so far an inconsistent season.
The prediction is a close 2-1 win for Juventus.
Empoli starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Skorupski; Zambelli, Tonelli, Costa, Rui; Zielinski, Maiello, Maksimovic; Saponara; Pucciarelli, Livaja
Juventus starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Buffon; Padoin, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra; Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba; Hernanes; Morata, Dybala
