Sebastian Giovinco’s goal allowed Juventus to squeeze past Cagliari 1-0 in the Coppa Italia, but Arturo Vidal was one of three players who picked up injuries.
Juventus give Nicklas Bendtner and Paul Pogba rare starts as they welcome Cagliari in the Coppa Italia tonight, which is also Antonio Conte’s Turin comeback.
Coach Ivo Pulga insists Cagliari’s crushing defeat to Udinese was nothing more than “a bump in the road” ahead of tomorrow’s Coppa Italia match with Pescara.
Mattia Destro scored twice for Roma to beat his former Siena teammates, while Lazio continued to climb against Parma and Chievo shocked Genoa in a six-goal thriller.