Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Getty Images)
Newly-promoted side Cagliari Calcio (8-12-3, 27 points) will clash with current league leaders and defending champions Juventus FC (19-4-0, 57 points) at their home field of Sant'Elia Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 12 in a 2016-2017 Serie A season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Cagliari has been on a downward spiral as of late with four winless performances in their last five matches. As a result, the team has dropped to the 15th spot of the 20-team Italian top flight table, 15 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth held by Inter Milan but still 13 points above the bottom three relegation zone.
Gli Isolani is coming off a 0-2 blanking at the hands of contending squad Atalanta on the road at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium last Sunday, as per ESPN.
Argentine midfielder Alejandro Gomez provided both goals for the hosts in the fourth and 16th minutes of the contest to hand head coach Massimo Rastelli's squad their third consecutive winless game.
Meanwhile, Juventus has won four straight games since their stunning 1-2 loss to Fiorentina in the middle of last month to hold firm the top spot of the league table. The team is seven points ahead of closest pursuer AS Roma with 15 rounds to go in the season.
In their most recent Serie A fixture on Wednesday, the Old Lady romped bottom three squad Crotone, 2-0, on the road at the Ezio Scida Stadium, Goal reported.
Juve was briefly given a hard time by the newly-promoted team as they were held to a goalless draw at the end of the first half of play.
However, head coach Massimiliano Allegri's boys began to find their rhythm in the second half with Mario Mandzukic breaking the deadlock in the hour-mark with a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box.
Gonzalo Higuaín then doubled the lead in the 74th minute with a close-range right-footer from a pass by newly-acquired Tomas Rincon from the right side of the six-yard box.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 victory by Juventus.
Cagliari starting lineup (4-3-2-1 formation): Rafael; Pisacane, Ceppitelli, Alves, Capuano; Dessena, Tachtsidis, Isla; De Gennaro, Moras; Borriello
Juventus starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Buffon; Alves, Bonucci, Rugani, Asamoah; Rincon, Khedira; Muscat, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuaín
