Juventus change for the final Champions League group game with Dinamo Zagreb, using Juan Cuadrado, Miralem Pjanic, Gonzalo Higuain and Mario Mandzukic together.
It kicks off in Turin at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action on the Liveblog.
Juventus change for the final Champions League group game with Dinamo Zagreb, using Juan Cuadrado, Miralem Pjanic, Gonzalo Higuain and Mario Mandzukic together.
It kicks off in Turin at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action on the Liveblog.
The Bianconeri have already qualified for the Round of 16, but need a victory to be sure of first place – although this season that might not exactly be an advantage, as it means the possibility of facing Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and maybe even Real Madrid in the next phase.
Max Allegri has an injury crisis on his hands, ruling out Leonardo Bonucci, Dani Alves, Andrea Barzagli and ex-Dinamo Zagreb star Marko Pjaca.
Stephan Lichtsteiner is not in the Champions League squad, while Paulo Dybala is expected to make his comeback during the second half after over a month out.
A new 3-4-1-2 formation is tested out with Pjanic in a trequartista role behind Mandzukic and Higuain, plus Cuadrado and Kwadwo Asamoah on the wings.
Pipita is without a goal in all competition for a month now, so he’ll be particularly eager to make his mark this evening.
The real surprise is that Norberto Neto starts in goal to rest Gigi Buffon – and it’ll be the Brazilian’s Champions League debut.
Dinamo Zagreb have failed to pick up a single point, or indeed score a goal, in the first five group games.
They are on their third Coach of the season, Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev appointed on September 29 – two days after Juve won 4-0 in Zagreb.
Zlatko Kranjcar had started the campaign and left on September 19, replaced by interim boss Zeljko Sopic.
Jonas and Davor Lovren are suspended, with Domagoj Antolic, Marko Leskovic and Gonçalo Santos injured.
Defender Filip Benkovic is struggling with a back problem, so Gordon Schildenfeld steps in.
There are reports this could be the final game in a Dinamo jersey for the likes of Paulo Machado, El Arbi Hilal Soudani, Josip Pivaric and maybe even Ante Coric.
Dinamo are aiming to avoid becoming the 18th team to go through the Champions League group phase without a point, the most recent being Maccabi Tel-Aviv last season.
Juventus: Neto; Rugani, Benatia, Evra; Cuadrado, Lemina, Marchisio, Asamoah; Pjanic; Higuain, Mandzukic
Juventus bench: Buffon, Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Khedira, Hernanes, Sturaro, Dybala
Dinamo Zagreb: Livakovic; Situm, Sigali, Schildenfeld, Pivaric; Moro, Knezevic, Gojak; Soudani, Coric, Fernandes
Dinamo Zagreb bench: Semper, Henriquez, Benkovic, Fiolic, Sosa, Stojanovic, Matel