Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling club Empoli FC (1-4-1, 4 points) will face five straight Italian top flight champions Juventus FC (5-1-0, 15 points) in a 2016-2017 Serie A season round 7 match on Oct. 2, Sunday at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live Online Thru FuboTV..
Empoli has dropped to the bottom three relegation area after going on a two-game losing slide. They are currently second to the last spot in the league table and has so far only won once this season.
Gli Azzurri is coming off a 0-2 loss to capital city squad Lazio on the road at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome last Sunday, as per ESPN.
Lazio scored once in each half, courtesy of Senegalese forward Keita in the 29th minute and Bosnian midfielder Senad Lulic right at the stroke of full time, en route to Empoli's shutout loss.
It was the fourth loss of head coach Giovanni Martusciello's squad as they also opened the season on a two-game losing run.
Meanwhile, Juventus is currently sitting on top of the league table as they have won five of their first six games of the season. They are only one point ahead of second-running squad and arch-rival Napoli in the overall standings.
The team is on a two-game winning run to bounce back from a 1-2 defeat in the hands of Inter Milan in the fourth round of competitions.
Juve's last game was a 1-0 nipping of another bottom three side, Palermo, at the Stadio Renzo Barbera last Saturday, Goal reported.
An own goal from Palermo defender Edoardo Goldaniga handed the win and three points to the Old Lady as the Rosanero dropped to their third loss this season.
Head coach Massimiliano Allegri's side is expected to come out strong in their visit to Empoli in an effort to redeem themselves from their poor performance against Palermo.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 victory for Juventus.
Empoli starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Skorupski; Zambelli, Bellusci, Barba, Pasqual; Tello, Jankovic, Croce; Saponara; Gilardino, Pucciarelli
Juventus starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Buffon; Rugani, Bonucci, Barzagli; Alves, Khedira, Lemina, Pjanic, Sandro; Mandzukic, Higuaín
