Juventus looking to extend Serie A lead

The Old Lady can open a six-point gap but Roma will have a game in hand.

MILAN: Juventus travel to Genoa looking to maintain their three point lead over Roma today, while AC Milan go in search of an away win against Cagliari that could see them jump into third place to qualify for the final Serie A Champions League spot.

Defending champions Juventus extended their lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Palermo on Sunday as Roma dropped two points in a goalless draw away to highflying Sampdoria on Saturday.

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri admits his side are still 'looking for balance' as they head to the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

Carlos Tevez should be buoyed by his first call-up to the Argentina squad in three years on Monday, while Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente are both in the running to start alongside Apache up front.

Llorente broke his league duck in Sunday's win in Turin, although Morata could also be given the nod having shown plenty of promise in a 1-0 Champions League defeat away to Olympiakos last week.

Juventus will be without defender Patrice Evra after he was diagnosed with a hamstring strain that is expected to keep him out for a month.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 29^th, 2014.

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