Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reigning four straight Italian top flight champions Juventus FC (24-4-4, 76 points) is looking invincible as the 2015-2016 Serie A season enters its final six matchdays. They are set to square off with bottom three club US Citta di Palermo (7-18-7, 28 points) on April 17th, Sunday at the Juventus Stadium.
Juve is aiming to snag their fifth straight Scudetto as they extended their undefeated streak to 22 games with a tough 2-1 win over contending squad AC Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza during the last matchday, as per Goal.
I Rossoneri defender Alex opened the scoring at the 18th minute of the match for the hosts, but it was immediately equalized by Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic nine minutes later to make it a 1-1 count at the halftime interval.
French midfielder Paul Pogba, who is rumored to be the target of high-profile European clubs in the summer, netted the winning goal at the 65th off a Claudio Marchisio cross following a corner kick.
The win retained La Vecchia Signora's six point lead in the overall standings over second-running squad SSC Napoli, who had survived their first game without top goalscorer Gonzalo Higuaín also in the said matchday.
Meanwhile, Palermo is currently third from the last in the league table, tied on points with Carpi FC but has an inferior goal differential tally of -28 to I Biancorossi's -21. They will need to win a few games in their last six matches to escape relegation to Serie B next season.
The Aquile lost their most recent game to capital city team Lazio, 0-3, in a crowd trouble-marred affair at the Stadio Renzo Barbera last Sunday, as reported by Forza Italian FootballThe Aquile lost their most recent game to capital city team Lazio, 0-3, in a crowd trouble-marred affair at the Stadio Renzo Barbera last Sunday, as reported by Forza Italian Football.
Lazio forward Miroslav Klose scored two quick goals in the first half, at the 10th and 15th minutes, to give the visitors a huge 2-point advantage, which initiated a hostile response from the local crowd as seats and flares were thrown onto the pitch, causing the game to be halted twice in the process.
I Biancocelesti midfielder Felipe Anderson sealed the match with another goal at the 72nd for Lazio to complete their three-goal haul on the road.
The predicted result is a 4-1 romp for Juventus.
Juventus starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Rugani; Lichtsteiner, Pogba, Marchisio, Asamoah, Sandro; Mandzukic, Morata
Palermo starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andjelkovic, Pezzella; Morganella, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Lazaar; Quaison; Gilardino
