Interest in the Serie A has dissipated—look no further than the half-empty stadiums for proof—but nothing will provide a greater shot in the arm than Lazio's visit to Juventus. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET can be live streamed here free.

One Intoxicating Shot

As if facing one of Italy's most in-form sides wasn't bad enough, Juventus face the daunting task of doing so just days after an emotional 1-0 victory over AS Monaco in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Arturo Vidal on the spot was enough for the Old Lady to hold an aggregate lead over their French counterparts. Now, the club must attempt to refocus on match that has little-to-no meaning.

While a Lazio victory would see Juventus' lead in the table drop to nine points, it's still a nine-point lead with just seven match days remaining. Saturday's result will prove to be of little consequence, even less so with the return leg against Monaco just three days away.

Given all those caveats, you try to find the motivation for what should be considered a trap game.

The In-Form Player

Alvaro Morata continues to troll Real Madrid on a week-in, week-out basis. While Los Blancos suffer through Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez sucking the life out of the bench, Morata is enjoying a successful spell in Turin. In 24 appearances, with only eight serving as starts, the 22-year-old has seven goals and four assists.

Projected Lineups

Juventus' (3-5-2): Buffon; Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzagli; Evra, Pereyra, Pirlo, Vidal, Padoin; Tevez, Morata

Lazio's (4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Lulic, Mauricio, Cana, Basta; Cataldi, Biglia; Candreva, Mauri, Anderson; Klose

Updated League Table

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Juventus30217257154270
2Lazio30184858283058
3AS Roma301512341221957
4Napoli30148850371350
5Fiorentina30131074334949
6Sampdoria30121353831749
7Genoa30111184234844
8Torino30111093532343
9AC Milan30101284437742
10Internazionale30101194637941
11Palermo30911104244-238
12Sassuolo30811113645-935
13Chievo3098132231-935
14Udinese30810123341-834
15Empoli3061593036-633
16Verona3089133654-1833
17Atalanta30611132641-1529
18Cesena30410162853-2522
19Cagliari3049173558-2321
20Parma3054212456-3212

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).