Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bottom three squad Carpi FC (2-10-4, 10 points) is scheduled to clash with the surging defending champions Juventus FC (9-4-3, 30 points) at the Stadio Alberto Braglia in Modena on Sunday, December 20 for a 2015-2016 Serie A season matchup.
Carpi lost a lopsided 0-3 game in the hands of middling team Empoli last Sunday at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, as per SkySports.
Empoli forward Massimo Maccarone scored a double at the 46th and 61st minutes while his teammate, midfielder Riccardo Saponara, added one at the 51st to complete the hosts three-goal haul.
The loss put I Biancorossi at second to the last in the overall standings as they are now winless in five of their last six assignments.
Meanwhile, Juve continued its sudden ascent up the league table, pulling off their sixth straight victory with a win over contending squad Fiorentina, 3-1, at the Juventus Stadium last Sunday, via Yahoo Sports.
After Viola midfielder Josip Ilicic scored the opening goal with a penalty kick at the third minute, Le Zebre netted three straight goals at the 6th, 80th, and 90th+1 minutes courtesy of Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mandzukic, and Paulo Dybala respectively.
The win propelled La Vecchia Signora to fourth place in the overall standings, just two points behind second and third-running Fiorentina and Napoli and six points behind league leader Inter Milan.
The prediction is a 3-0 romp for Juventus. Massimiliano Allegri is projected to continue their winning streak to seven games and get close to successfully defending their title at the end of the season.
Carpi starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo, Letizia; Pasciuti, Cofie, Lollo, Martinho; Ryder; Lasagna
Juventus starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado, Khedira, Marchisio, Evra, Pogba; Mandzukic, Dybala
