Week 25 of the 2016-17 Serie A season kicks off at the Juventus Stadium when Juventus hosts Palermo. The Old Lady is looking to increase their lead atop the Serie A table while Palermo just wants to earn points as much as possible to avoid their possible relegation.
Where to Watch Juventus vs. Palermo
The Juventus vs. Palermo match is scheduled on Friday, February 17 at Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy. The match will kick off at 1:45 p.m. EST and 7:45 p.m. BST.
Juventus vs. Palermo is going to be shown live on beIN Sports USA and fuboTV in the United States, and BT Sport 2 in the United Kingdom. Fans can watch the match via live stream on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV and the BT Sport App.
Juventus vs. Palermo Preview
According to Serie A's official website, Juventus sits atop the league table with 60 points after 24 matches. They have a seven-point lead over the second-place Roma and nine points over Napoli. As for Palermo, they are in danger of getting relegated with just 14 points in 24 matches.
In their first meeting last September 24, 2016, Juventus got a close 1-0 win against Palermo at the Renzo Berbera Stadium. It was an own goal by Edoardo Goldanigo that gave the Old Lady the win.
Juventus is on a six-game winning streak that started on January 22 against Lazio. In their last game against Cagliari, Gonzalo Higuain scored a brace to give Juventus a 2-0 win. Higuain scored in the 37th and 47th minute, per Sky Sports.
On the other hand, Palermo is coming off a 3-1 defeat to Atalanta last Sunday at their home stadium. Ivaylo Chochev's 41st-minute goal was not enough as Atalanta was able to start the game with two goals and added a third one in the second half.
Possible Lineups and Predictions
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Buffon; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Sami Khedira, Claudio Marchisio; Juan Cuadrado, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic; Gonzalo Higuain
Palermo (4-3-3): Josip Posavec; Andrea Rispoli, Edoardo Goldaniga, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Giuseppe Pezzella; Bruno Henrique Corsini, Mato Jajalo, Ivaylo Chochev; Carlos Embalo, Ilija Nestorovski, Aleksandar Trajkovski
Prediction: Juventus gets the easy 3-0 win over Palermo. The Old Lady have too much quality for the home side to force an upset.
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