Torino are fired up and can leap into joint fourth place with a victory in the Derby della Mole, as the Juventus injury crisis takes hold.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).

You can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

Torino are fired up and can leap into joint fourth place with a victory in the Derby della Mole, as the Juventus injury crisis takes hold.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).

You can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Granata have every motivation possible to win this clash, as not only is it a local rivalry and probably the closest-run derby in decades, but also gives Walter Mazzarri’s men the chance to at least temporarily catch Atalanta in fourth place.

Europa League football is the target, but the Champions League is also potentially within reach, as they currently sit in sixth place with a superior head-to-head record against Milan thanks to last week’s victory.

Juve, on the other hand, have already clinched their eighth straight Scudetto and are now coasting, although showed with the 1-1 draw at Inter that they can still pull out a performance on the big stage.

Max Allegri is dealing with a huge injury crisis that has ruled out Emre Can, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Alex Sandro, Rodrigo Bentancur, Douglas Costa, Daniele Rugani, Sami Khedira and Mattia Perin.

Moise Kean is therefore chosen to partner Cristiano Ronaldo, with Federico Bernardeschi and Juan Cuadrado wide in a 4-4-2 formation.

Leonardo Spinazzola gets the nod at left-back rather than Mattia De Sciglio.

Torino have Emiliano Moretti suspended for the derby, plus Vittorio Parigini, Iago Falque and Koffi Djidji on the treatment table.

Alex Berenguer supports Andrea Belotti, with Daniele Baselli and ex-Juventus striker Simone Zaza returning from suspension for a spot on the bench.

Brazilian Bremer arrived last summer, but this is his first Serie A start, with Sasa Lukic confirmed in midfield after a solid performance against Milan.

Torino won only one of their last 25 Serie A meetings with Juve, 2-1 in April 2015, along with five draws and 19 defeats.

Their last Derby della Mole success as the ‘away’ side was back in 1995 thanks to a Ruggiero Rizzitelli brace, followed by three stalemates and nine losses.

Juventus: Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Cuadrado, Pjanic, Matuidi, Bernardeschi; Ronaldo, Kean

Juventus bench: Pinsoglio, Del Favero, De Sciglio, Caceres, Barzagli, Pereira, Nicolussi Caviglia

Torino: Sirigu; Izzo, Nkoulou, Bremer; De Silvestri, Meite, Rincon, Lukic, Ansaldi; Berenguer, Belotti

Torino bench: Ichazo, Rosati, Baselli, Zaza, Singo, Damascan, Aina, Millico

Ref: Orsato

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