CAGLIARI VS JUVENTUS Good evening and welcome to our live-text coverage of Cagliari vs Juventus! Juventus are drifting out of the title race and even toying with a top four challenge as they look set to do a Celtic and miss out on a tenth consecutive title. And after crashing out of the Champions League this week at the hands of Porto, they really need a domestic booster. So, it's just as well that today they're up against 17th-placed Cagliari...but even they're unbeaten in three... There's plenty to play for an 90 minutes Stay with us for all the build-up, hype and highlights ahead of kick-off at 5pm.
Serie A / Matchday 27
Unipol Domus / 14.03.2021
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- G. Simeone(61')
- Cristiano Ronaldo(10', 25' PEN, 32')
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Updated 14/03/2021 at 18:56 GMT
8'
Nainggolan, on loan from league leaders Inter, will want to do his best to frustrate Juve today and edge his parent club closer to the title.
And he's doing plenty of running at the moment to frustrate the Juve midfield.
The visitors have a corner now but Cagliari clear without too much trouble. Little to do for the likes of Ronaldo and Morata so far.
6'
Ronaldo finds space on the ball about 22 yards out and it's just electric in the stadium despite the lack of fans when he has a few touches.
But it's actually the hosts who are passing it around nicely and they've won themselves a corner here.
Chiellini heads clear but it's a promising start from the underdogs.
3'
Chiesa shows his stuff down the left and whips in a ball that's easily caught by Cragno.
And we've our first foul of the match too as De Ligt is penalised for a high foot.
1st Half
1'
LET'S GO
16:59
The coaches shake hands...we're almost ready to go.
Let's hope it's a good one in Sardinia!
16:55
FIVE MINUTE WARNING
16:51
LAST TIME OUT
When these sides met in Turin...
16:43
CLOUDY IN SARDINIA
16:36
CAGLIARI'S GREAT ESCAPE
Two wins and a draw from their last three has helped Cagliari pull off a remarkable escape from near the foot of the table to 17th a safety.
They're on fine form, and could certainly disrupt an off-form Juventus should the Old Lady fail to put on their best show today.
And they'll be desperate for a point or three for that extra bit of breathing space between them and the relegation zone.
Certainly a team with plenty to play for. Underdogs yes, pushovers no.
16:27
CAN JUVE BOUNCE BACK?
It's a week to forget for the Old Lady after Porto booted them out of the first knockout round of the Champions League.
What's more, Inter Milan scored an 85th-minute winner against Torino to extend their winning run to eight matches and go 13 points clear of Juve who remain third in Serie A.
Juve may have two games in hand, but with Inter unfaltering, a domestic title that they have basically owned for a decade may be heading elsewhere.
Anything but a win today and you'd have to say that's that.
16:19
JUVENTUS TEAM NEWS
16:17
CAGLIARI TEAM NEWS