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Cristiano who? Juventus begin life without CR7 as they host Empoli tonight in their Serie A fixture. We'll have the live commentary on what should be an intriguing night for the Old Lady.

Serie A / Matchday 2
Juventus Stadium / 28.08.2021
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Alex Livie

Updated 28/08/2021 at 20:42 GMT


19:15
Life goes on for Juventus without Ronaldo, says Allegri. Speaking to the press yesterday before the move to Manchester United was complete, the boss said: "He made a choice. Omar Sivori, Michel Platini, Alessandro Del Piero, Zinedine Zidane, Gianluigi Buffon have all passed through Juventus. Great champions, it’s a law of life. Juventus remain the most important thing and the basis for great results. It has been three years, he has given his contribution, now he leaves and life goes on, as it normally does."
19:10
Patrick Cutrone - on loan from Wolves - leads visitors' attack alongside Leonardo Mancuso as newly-promoted Empoli look to bounce back after losing their opening day fixture 3-1 to Lazio.
19:05
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TEAMS IN FULL - Juventus XI: Szczesny; Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Danilo, Rabiot; Chiesa, Dybala, McKennie.. subs: Bernadeschi, Chiellini, De Sciglio, Fagioli, Kulusevski, Locatelli, Morata, Luca Pellegrini, Perin, Pinsoglio, Ranocchia, Rugnai /// Empoli XI: Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli, Luperto, Marchizza; Haas, S Ricci; Bandinelli, Bajrami, Mancuso; Cutrone.. subs: Brignoli, Fiamozzi, Furlan, Henderson, La Mantia, Parisi, Pinamonti, Romagnoli, Tonelli, Viti, Stulac, Zurkowski.
18:55
Paulo Dybala, Federico Chiesa and Weston McKennie all start up front for the hosts with Danilo filling a role in midfield in the absence of Aaron Ramsey. Is it a strong enough line-up to propel Max Allegri to his first victory of his second spell as boss?